Financial Crime 360
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WhatsApp Expands Bill Payments in India as Alipay+ Faces UPI Setback
WhatsApp rolls out a new bill-payment feature in India. It allows users to manage and pay a range of household and other recurring bills directly through the messaging app. The feature is gradually introduced across the country for Android and iOS users.
FCA Crypto Authorisation Gateway Approaches as Crypto Identity Fraud Attempts Reach 22.5%
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is set to open its new cryptoasset authorisation gateway on 30 September 2026. It will require crypto firms seeking permission under the upcoming regulatory regime to demonstrate how their systems and controls manage risks including financial crime and identity fraud.
Malta’s Payments Sector Grew Up Fast. What Happens Next?
In 2018 Malta passed the Virtual Financial Assets Act and became one of the first EU member states to write a purpose-built rulebook for crypto and distributed-ledger businesses. The marketing followed quickly. For a few years the island was branding itself Blockchain Island, and a run of exchanges and payment firms set up licensed entities […]
Handwave Expands Visa Partnership to Scale Palm-Based Biometric Payments in Europe
European fintech startup Handwave has expanded its agreement with Visa to support the rollout of biometric payments across European markets, combining palm-based payment technology with Visa’s tokenisation, authentication and fraud prevention capabilities.
India Card Payments Set for Steady Growth as Financial Inclusion and Credit Card Adoption Expand
India’s card payments market is expected to maintain steady growth in the coming years as financial inclusion expands, digital infrastructure improves and consumers increasingly shift away from cash. While debit cards continue to dominate the market, growing demand for credit cards and new use cases linked to India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) are expected to […]
EMVCo’s Agentic Payments Framework: What “Intent Services” Mean
Every card network is racing to answer the same question: how do you let an AI agent spend a person’s money safely? The EMVCo agentic payments framework, published this week, is the card industry’s standards body stepping into that race not with its own payment product, but with a shared foundation the whole industry can […]
Citi Processes Live Dollar Payments on Swift Blockchain Ledger
Correspondent banking has run the same way for decades. Money typically moves between banks through a chain of intermediaries, and payments pause on weekends and holidays. That is finally starting to change, and Citi’s Swift blockchain ledger transactions this week are a bright illustration.
Top 20 Payment Gateway Providers of 2026. Part 2
Payment gateway providers that will help you accept payments online
Top 20 Payment Gateway Providers of 2026. Part 1
One way or another, payment gateways play an essential role in the е-cоmmеrсе transaction sector
Confirmo Launches EU Stablecoin Payouts For Cross-Border Business Payments
Confirmo, a global stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, has begun processing mass stablecoin payouts for EU businesses.
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Eftsure Acquires Relish, Protects $288B in Annual Payments With AI
Eftsure, a company that helps businesses check payments are going to the right place, has bought Relish, a US AI-powered firm that checks and cleans up vendor data and automates invoice processing.
Castles Technology Expands French Presence Ahead Of NRF Europe 2026
Castles Technology, a company that makes Android-based payment terminals, is deepening its investment in France as retailers, hotels, restaurants and self-service machine operators speed up their adoption of newer payment technology.
Peak Season Prep Starts Now: Three Priorities For Ecommerce Companies Ahead Of Annual Code Freeze
By Melinda Ellis van Zyl, enterprise sales lead, Shiprazor The online retailers who win Q4 are the ones who do the hard work in September. By the time November comes around, it is too late.
Immigrants Who Send Money Home on WhatsApp Felix App Could Soon Use It as Their Bank
For millions of Latino immigrants in the US, sending money home to family already happens inside WhatsApp, which they open every single day anyway. One Miami startup just bet $200 million that the same familiar chat window can become a lot more than a way to wire cash abroad.
Payments are the transfer of money between two parties in exchange for goods, services, or to settle obligations. They can be made through various online and offline methods like cash, cards, bank transfers, mobile wallets, or digital currencies.
Payments are foundational to the fintech industry. They represent the most frequent and essential financial interaction between individuals, businesses, and institutions. In fintech, innovations in payments focus on making transactions faster, affordable, more secure, and inclusive.
These money transfers are often the entry point for broader digital financial services, such as lending, insurance, or investment, and play a key role in driving financial inclusion and global commerce.
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