Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Applicability of Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing Rules for Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Lending
The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced the dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2026 are subject to certain protections under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing).
TON Foundation Selects OpenPayd to Power Its Global Fiat Infrastructure
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
TON Foundation, a non-profit organisation supporting the development of TON Blockchain, has selected OpenPayd to provide the global fiat infrastructure underpinning its rapidly expanding ecosystem.
Frankfurt Digital Finance #7 & European Fintech Day 2026
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
The next edition of FRANKFURT DIGITAL FINANCE and EuropeanFintechDay will take place on 11–12 February 2026.
The “Refund Hack” Economy: Why E-Commerce Chargebacks Surged in 2025
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
As we enter the critical holiday shopping season, businesses are facing new and emerging challenges with first-party fraud. Sift’s Q4 2025 Digital Trust Index shows that chargeback rates climbed steadily throughout 2025, reaching 0.26% in Q3, a 53% increase from Q1 2025. Retail e-commerce chargeback rates have exploded by 233% since Q1 2025, the highest increase of any merchant category.
Nutanix Expands Capabilities To Help Customers Build And Operate Distributed Sovereign Clouds
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Cloud
Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced new capabilities in its Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) solution designed to give organisations greater flexibility to deploy and govern their infrastructure across distributed environments running traditional, modern, and AI applications, including fully disconnected environments, with cloud providers that offer sovereign services, or across a combination of both – without ...
Signicat and Markaaz Partner to Strengthen Global SMB Verification and Onboarding
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Digital Identity
Signicat, Europe’s leading provider of digital identity and fraud prevention solutions, and Markaaz, the leading global business identity and intelligence platform, today announced a strategic partnership to enhance Signicat’s Digital Identity and Orchestration Platform with the most complete and continuously verified global business identity intelligence available.
Doha Bank Issues USD150 Million Digital Bond with Instant Settlement
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Doha Bank has successfully listed its inaugural USD150 million Floating Rate Digitally Native Notes (DNN) on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market (ISM), achieving T+0 instant settlement via Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI). Euroclear’s D-FMI facilitates the issuance, distribution and settlement of fully digital international securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT).
EBANX Drives the Next Phase of Credit Cards in LatAm with Network Tokenization for Cross-Border Transactions
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for emerging markets, has extended its operations with Network Tokens to five Latin American countries. The technology replaces the card’s sensitive Primary Account Number (PAN) with a secure, dynamic token (DPAN), thereby protecting cardholder data while ensuring a smoother payment experience.
Coinbase Selects Chainlink CCIP as the Exclusive Bridge Infrastructure to Supercharge Coinbase Wrapped Asset Growth
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Coinbase, the leading publicly-listed firm for digital assets, and Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform, today announced the selection of Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the exclusive bridging solution for all Coi
Customers in Denmark Can Now Access ViaBill’s Pay Later Installment Plans with Apple Pay
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Starting today, ViaBill customers in Denmark can now choose to split up payments for their purchase using ViaBill’s Mastercard and Pay Later solutions on Apple Pay. Eligible customers can now choose to pay in monthly installments when checking out with Apple Pay online and in-app using iPhone or iPad, or in-store using iPhone. This innovative capability delivers even more convenience, control, and transparency to even more customers.
HSBC and Hang Seng Bank Announce Despatch of Scheme Document on Proposed Privatisation of Hang Seng Bank
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Banking
HSBC Holdings plc and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited today announced the despatch of the scheme document regarding the proposal for the privatisation of Hang Seng Bank by way of a scheme of arrangement.
BPI’s BanKo Teams Up with ACI Worldwide to Modernize Payments Infrastructure
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
BPI Direct BanKo, Inc., A Savings Bank (BanKo), the microfinance arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), announced that it has selected ACI Worldwide , an original innovator in global payments technology, to advance its payment infrastructure.
Cultura Bank Selects Tieto Banktech in Strategic 5-Year Technology Partnership
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Banking
Cultura Bank, a Norwegian ethical savings bank with approximately NOK 1.4 billion in assets and more than 4,500 customers, is joining Lokalbanksamarbeidet (the Local Bank Collaboration), a consortium of 16 independent Norwegian savings banks. This provides access to competitive and modern solutions in line with the strategic partnership entered with Tieto Banktech in May 2025.
Visa Launches Stablecoins Advisory Practice to Accelerate Digital Payments Innovation in Europe
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Visa , a global leader in digital payments, today announced the launch of its Stablecoins Advisory Practice. The new value-added service offering by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) provides actionable insights and recommendations to guide banks, fintechs, merchants, and businesses of all sizes on market fit, strategy, and implementation.
Exactly.com Discusses eCommerce Predictions for 2026: Social and Agentic Commerce Take Centre Stage
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
As we gear up for the New Year, Exactly.com spotlights the trends that are set to redefine e-commerce in 2026. Mark Andreev, COO at Exactly.com and a renowned fintech leader with decades of experience launching card payment solutions, shares his expert predictions for the year ahead.
