Tag: instant payments
VoP delays: the fraud risks banks can’t ignore
As Europe's shift to instant account-to-account payments accelerates, the pressure on financial institutions to implement robust fraud safeguards is mounting. Movitz Payments CEO and founder...
Interchecks raises $50m to accelerate instant payments
Interchecks, an instant payments platform serving sportsbooks, FinTech firms and financial institutions, has closed a $50m Series C funding round and launched a new...
EU instant payment rules: banks risk being left behind
With European regulators tightening deadlines around instant payment security, financial infrastructure firm Tietoevry Banking is warning that bank hesitation on Verification of Payee (VoP)...
ACI and EPI target Europe’s payments fragmentation
ACI Worldwide, a global payments technology firm listed on NASDAQ, has become a principal member of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and will integrate...
FedNow API gives banks real-time pre-payment risk data
Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS), the payments arm of the US Federal Reserve, has unveiled a new network intelligence API for its FedNow instant...
Structured payments data strengthens AML compliance
Financial institutions are facing increasing pressure to modernise payments infrastructure as global demand for instant transactions grows. Within this environment, ISO 20022 AML compliance...
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)










