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Ripple, a global FinTech firm, has secured approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to expand the payment activities permitted under the Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence held by its Singapore subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte. Ltd.

Ripple boosts payments platform after MAS grants expanded scope

Ripple, a global FinTech firm, has secured approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to expand the payment activities permitted under the Major...
Riskified revolutionizes e-commerce with expanded dispute resolve platform

Riskified revolutionizes e-commerce with expanded dispute resolve platform

Riskified, a pioneering company in ecommerce fraud and risk intelligence, announced today the expansion of its Dispute Resolve platform. This enhancement comes as a timely solution for merchant teams grappling with the usual spike in chargebacks following the holiday season.

Mastercard teams with Riskified to reduce eCommerce fraud

Mastercard and Riskified have announced a partnership designed to help businesses increase eCommerce revenues while reducing fraud.  It is hoped that the collaboration will provide...

SmartMetric’s biometric technology powers new era for Visa and MasterCard

SmartMetric, a pioneer in the development of biometric credit cards, has recently celebrated the adoption of its advanced security technology by leading payment networks, Visa and MasterCard.
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Wink widens seed round with further $3m

Wink, a US-based biometric identity and payments platform, has received an additional $3m of seed investment.

UK set to tighten regulatory grip on BNPL credit agreements

The UK government has announced new plans to strengthen the regulation of interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit agreements.

How can merchant payments firms navigate the European regulatory landscape?

With a central bank digital currency (CBDC) anticipated to be launched in Europe soon, it is becoming increasingly important that merchants can prepare to accept such a currency.

Checkout.com set to acquire ID verification firm ubble

Cloud-based payments provider Checkout.com is set to snap up digital identify verification startup ubble for an undisclosed fee.

Federal Reserve reassesses US Central Bank payment system

The Federal Reserve Board has proposed changes to how financial firms get access to the US Central Bank’s payment system, a report by PYMTS has revealed.

finnCap Cavendish advises on Boku Identity sale

finnCap Cavendish, part of financial advisory firm, finnCap Group, has advised on the sale of Boku Identity division, to Twilio, a US-based cloud communications platform.

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