Tag: instant payments
APP scams, instant payments and the future of SAR reporting
Rethinking SAR thresholds in 2026 has become unavoidable as APP scams surge alongside the rapid expansion of instant payments across Europe.
According to Flagright, as...
EU fintechs face new AML duties as APP scams surge
APP scams, where victims are manipulated into sending money themselves, have become the most damaging form of payment fraud across Europe.
According to Flagright,...
Real-time payments expose the weakest link in fraud prevention
Financial crime intelligence sharing has emerged as a defining challenge for the payments industry as real-time transactions become the norm.
Money now moves in seconds,...
N26 partners with EPI to launch Wero payment option
N26, the mobile bank headquartered in Berlin and known for its digital-first banking services, has signed a new membership agreement with Wero, the pan-European digital wallet developed by the European Payment Initiative (EPI)
FRAML convergence reshapes financial crime control
Europe’s financial sector is grappling with a perfect storm of interconnected risks. Fraud and money laundering are no longer discrete criminal threats — they...
RBI joins EPI as Acceptor PSP with new Wero payments
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), a leading Austrian banking group operating across Central and Eastern Europe, has formally joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI) as...
Instant payments demand smarter AML strategies
The rise of instant payments is reshaping the financial landscape, driving new expectations for speed, convenience, and security.
Napier AI, a developer of financial crime...
EBANX integrates Bre-B payments for global merchants
Colombia has officially launched its instant payment system, Bre-B, designed to replicate the success of Brazil’s Pix network.
LSEG and AWS launch instant compliance screening tool
LSEG Risk Intelligence has launched World-Check Verify, a cloud-native screening solution built with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Payments Canada launches Real-Time Rail guide for PSPs
Payments Canada has introduced The Real-Time Rail Participation Guide for Payment Service Providers to help PSPs access the country’s new instant payments system.










