Africa to Be Fastest Growing Fintech Region as Global Industry Grows to $1.5 Trillion by 2030 – BCG

Emerging economies will lead the way as fintech gains momentum. Asia-Pacific is poised to outpace the US, becoming the world’s largest fintech market by 2030, while Africa will be the fastest growing region, according to a new report. Africa’s fintech market – led by South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya – is projected to grow

APP Scams Emerge as the Top Payments Fraud Threat With Fraudsters Changing Tactics, Finds ACI Worldwide Report

According to ACI’s 2023 Prime Time for Real-Time report, the top three fraud tactics in 2022 are Authorized Push Payment (APP) scams, card fraud, and identity theft, with APP scams being the number one fraud tactic. Financial crime and fraud are perennial problems for banks and financial institutions, with the global cost of fraud predicted

Adyen and Shopify Partner to Power New Payment Capabilities For Enterprise Merchants

As a preferred enterprise payments partner for Shopify, Adyen will provide large-scale customers the agility to succeed in the fast-moving ecommerce industry Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, announces a new global partnership with Shopify, a provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, to strengthen ecommerce capabilities, simplify the customer

Mastercard Partners With NAPS to Drive Innovation Across Morocco’s Digital Payments Landscape

As Mastercard’s partner, NAPS benefits from access to its extensive network, expertise and wide-ranging portfolio of products and services Mastercard and NAPS, a leading Moroccan fintech company, have initiated a collaboration to develop innovative payment solutions for individuals and businesses. The partnership consolidates the strong historical relationship between the two entities. NAPS is on a

ACI Worldwide Collaborates With Red Hat To Expand Payments Cloud Offering

Collaboration will enable financial institutions and payment providers to utilize ACI solutions on Red Hat OpenShift ACI Worldwide, a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced a collaboration with Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading enterprise Kubernetes platform, to enable financial institutions and payment providers to utilize ACI solutions on the platform. The

6 Top Payment Device Management Features

It’s fundamental for merchants accepting card-present payments to have a payment device – but more precisely, a payment device that works. Like all IT hardware, payment terminals occasionally need maintenance, updates, or other service. A payment device management solution makes it possible to keep terminals functioning in optimal condition and to troubleshoot them for quick

ACI Worldwide to Offer Banks New Cross-Border, Real-Time Payment Services

ACI enables financial institutions to utilize Swift Go via the ACI Enterprise Payments Platform ACI Worldwide, a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced the addition of Swift Go to its cross-border payments offering. In response to the growing demand for new cross-border, real-time payment services, ACI will enable banks to utilize Swift

BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures Publishes New Correspondent Banking Data

Over the last decade the volume and value of cross-border payments has increased by 61% and 37%, respectively, while the number of correspondent banking relationships has fallen by 29%. The BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) today published data pertaining to 2022. The correspondent banking network facilitates a large share of cross-border payments

Adyen Set to Free Millions in Daily Cash Flow For Customers With Faster Payout Services

Platform users such as gig economy operators or marketplace sellers will receive instant payouts for services or products sold Adyen increases the velocity of funds movement ‘untrapping’ 1 – 3 days worth of cash flow per customer empowering businesses and accelerating payments to end users Adyen’s banking infrastructure connects directly to real time payment rails

ACI Worldwide To Offer Banks New Cross-Border, Real-Time Payment Services

ACI enables financial institutions to utilize Swift Go via the ACI Enterprise Payments Platform ACI Worldwide, a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced the addition of Swift Go to its cross-border payments offering. In response to the growing demand for new cross-border, real-time payment services, ACI will enable banks to utilize Swift