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Faster Payments
Will Earned Wage Access Unlock FedNow Sender Adoption?
July 30, 2024

One year on, FedNow and instant payments are seeing a groundswell of interest and intention to speed up funds paid out to individuals. Taking stock of the July 2023 launch of the central bank’s instant payment rail, Jill Capicchioni, product director of payments at NCR...

Payments Innovation
Payments Orchestrators Become Open Payment Platforms to Improve eCommerce Efficiency
July 30, 2024

As digital commerce evolves, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance their payment processes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Payment Methods
AppBrilliance Opens Pay-by-Bank Options for Closed-Loop Digital Wallets
July 29, 2024

When The Clearing House amended its rules on digital wallets in early May, few in the industry paid much attention. After all, it was little more than a footnote to its use cases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cross Border Commerce
WTO Agreement Looks to Pave Way for Paperless Cross-Border Commerce
July 29, 2024

With the news that five years of trade negotiations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce reached a milestone Friday (July 26) — with participants agreeing to a two-year extension of a moratorium on taxation of cross-border electronic transmissions —...

Investments
Rillet Raises $13.5 Million for Accounting Automation Platform
July 29, 2024

Accounting automation firm Rillet has raised $13.5 million to develop its platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Security & Fraud
France Suffers Attack on Broadband Services Amid Olympic Games
July 29, 2024

Amid a worldwide data breach surge, France is dealing with an older-school type of cyberattack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Retail
Gift Card Scams Surge as Maryland Enacts Law Amid Federal Crackdown
July 29, 2024

Gift card scams are back in the news, with two federal agencies issuing warnings about their proliferation and one state now passing a law aimed at stopping its latest iteration called card draining, where scammers deplete the value of gift cards before they are used....

Investments
Aveni Raises $14 Million to Bring AI to Financial Services
July 29, 2024

Scottish FinTech Aveni has raised $14 million to bring AI to the financial services field. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Banking
UK’s Open Banking Milestone: What 10 Million Users Mean for UK’s Financial Services Future
July 29, 2024

While open banking starts to gain traction in the U.S., across the pond the banking and payments sector is celebrating milestones. Last week it celebrated ten million active users. Is that a good number? Consider two facts before you answer. One: Ten million users is...