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Cash Vs. Card: What Is the Best Option for Protecting Your Money?
Date: November 11, 2022
By Jairo Riveros, chief strategy officer and managing director of the U.S. and Latin America at Paysend We’ve all heard about credit card fraud which can happen both physically and virtually, but using cash also carries risk. Either way, using cash or a credit card can leave you vulnerable, but what if one could be...
Sustainable Aid Payments: How FinTech Is Coming to the Aid of Those in Need
Date: November 10, 2022
By Denise Johansson, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Enfuce, one of Europe’s leading payment processors As people’s finances take repeated poundings from turbulent market forces and rising living costs, aid organisations face even more challenges as donations are put on pause due to pressure on household budgets. Many economists forecast that money donated to charities will depreciate by...
Data Lakes Are Dead. Long Live Data in Motion
Date: November 10, 2022
By Nick Gordon, CEO and co-founder of Adnitio Insight Financial institutions are facing a myriad of operational risks to such an extent that regulators are becoming increasingly interested in operational resilience practices. The reality is that beyond just being a headache, failed transactions and processes can often lead to customer dissatisfaction and reduced profits. One...
Fingerprints™ and Tag Systems Collaborate to Offer Contactless Biometric Payment Cards Globally
Date: November 8, 2022
World-leading biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) has entered a partnership with global card manufacturer, Tag Systems (and part of AUSTRIACARD Group). Banks, fintechs and Tag Systems’ broader customer portfolio will be able to offer cardholders the enhanced convenience and security of biometric-enabled payment cards. The partners will launch an advanced biometric payment card solution...
Fraud Is Only Skyrocketing, and Incremental Learning Is the Tech to Combat It
Date: November 8, 2022
By Jimmy Hennessy, Director of Data Science, ACI Worldwide In recent years, merchants have faced continuous change. The rapid acceleration of digital consumer purchasing, accelerated by COVID-19, has forced rapid digital transformation for merchants. This has bought many benefits, but has also created many new opportunities for online fraud. One significant growth area with more...
Five Signs Businesses Are Drowning Under an Inefficient Accounts Payable System
Date: November 4, 2022
By Rob Israch, President at Tipalti Accounts payable (AP) is the most time-consuming and manually intensive function in finance. Despite this, AP teams are notoriously slow to adopt automation, with only 9% being fully automated in the UK. For scaling businesses, this won’t cut it. They need technology that grows with the business and finance...