Leading fraud prevention platform Ravelin is urging merchants to take immediate action on Visa’s updated VAMP (Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program).  It warns failure to minimise fraud will mean incurring significant, recurring fees, and even losing the ability to accept Visa payments.

Ravelin has published a simple VAMP guide to help businesses save time, money, and avoid disruption.

LSEG today announces that it has launched its Digital Markets Infrastructure (“DMI”) platform for private funds and facilitated its first transaction. 

Thales has announced the findings of its latest API Threat Report (H1 2025), warning that APIs – the behind-the-scenes connectors powering apps, payments, and logins – have become the primary target for cybercriminals.

Allianz X, the strategic investment arm of the Allianz Group, is pleased to announce a strategic equity investment in Coterie Insurance (Coterie), a tech-enabled, data-powered managing general agent (MGA) specializing in property and casualty (P&C) commercial insurance products for small to mid-size business (SMB) owners in the United States.

TENEX.AI, the AI-native cybersecurity company transforming security operations, today announced its $27 million Series A funding round led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with full participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Shield Capital. This milestone underscores explosive demand for AI-native MDR and positions TENEX as an emerging category leader.

Azentio Software, a leading technology enabler in the BFSI space, announced the launch of Azentio Loan Origination, its next-generation product that redefines how financial institutions scale credit operations across retail, SME, and corporate segments, and supports both conventional and Islamic financing.

Groundbreaking experiments led by Swift have demonstrated the potential impact AI and secure cross-border data collaboration could have on reducing fraud levels in international payments.

PXP, the omnichannel global payment platform, has launched Checkout Components, a new enterprise-grade solution that addresses one of ecommerce's biggest challenges: customers abandoning their purchases at the final hurdle. The solution gives businesses complete control over how payments are presented, processed, and optimised across desktop and mobile platforms.

Scottish Widows has partnered with Origo to enhance its letter of authority process for advisers across its business, which will cut turnaround times and improve the quality of information.

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has announced the rollout of real-time cross-border payments into Saudi Arabia. Through its Direct Global Network, Thunes' Members can now deliver instant payouts directly to bank accounts and wallets in the Kingdom in Saudi Riyals (SAR), streamlining transactions for both individuals and businesses.