May 21, 2024
Intellicheck CEO: Identity Validation Needs Simplicity as Account Takeovers Spike

Staying one step ahead of the bad guys is becoming more difficult by the day for financial services companies. For example, identity verification is a double-edged sword. While necessary for...

May 20, 2024
Triver Deploys Experian Solutions to Accelerate Small Business Lending

Triver, a provider of cash flow financing for small- to medium-sized businesses in the United Kingdom, deployed several Experian data solutions to accelerate onboarding and approvals. With these solutions, SMBs using Triver’s...

May 17, 2024
Making Sense of Embedded DeFi’s Role in Web3’s Future

The Web3 space has its sights set on transforming payments and commerce via blockchain technologies. And with the news Wednesday (May 15) that Safe has announced the integration of native...

May 16, 2024
Could ISO 20022’s Data-Rich Messaging Fuel AI Innovation?

The best, and most lasting innovations, are those that beget other innovations.  That’s because innovation rarely happens in isolation. The strongest pushes of forward progress frequently build upon existing knowledge, technology...

May 10, 2024
Synapse Saga Emphasizes Tangled Web Between FinTechs, Middlemen and Sponsor...

In biology, a synapse is essentially a conduit, a place in the brain where neurons connect and communicate. In financial services, the recent news that TabaPay would be ending its...

May 02, 2024
Private Equity Firm Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Fraud Prevention...

Private equity company Permira has acquired a majority stake in Israeli fraud/financial crime prevention provider BioCatch.  The agreement, announced Thursday (May 2), values BioCatch at $1.3 billion, and comes amid a...

May 02, 2024
Data Revolution Adds Stability to Uncertain Financial Transactions

In the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty,” Thredd Chief Administrative Officer Oliver Dean explores how data analytics and AI have transformed the card payments industry.   Continued uncertainty...

April 30, 2024
Why Securing Payments is a Big Deal for Small Businesses 

There are nearly as many ways to pay and be paid as there are types of small businesses.  But there’s one common thread connecting both Main Street businesses and the...

April 26, 2024
Banks Need ‘Change Management Checklist’ in Battle Against Fraud

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise to transform all manner of industries — helping banks, in particular, improve their anti-money laundering (AML) efforts. But as Chris Caruana, VP of Strategy...