Tag: instant payments

Digital euro nears reality but banks weigh cost vs reward

The digital euro is edging from concept towards reality, and according to a report from Tieto, European banks now face pivotal choices over the...

Why banks can’t afford years-long payments overhauls

Payments modernisation has become the defining boardroom debate in banking, and according to Tieto, the banks that move in months rather than years will...

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,...

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