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Circle Says Lack of Direct EMI Access to EU Central Bank Accounts Stifles Payments Innovation
Circle Says Lack of Direct EMI Access to EU Central Bank Accounts Stifles Payments Innovation
May 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

To access central bank accounts in the European Union (EU) today, electronic money token (EMT) issuers, and by extension all electronic money institutions (EMIs), have...

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Equals Group to Introduce A2A Payments After Roqqett Acquisition
Equals Group to Introduce A2A Payments After Roqqett Acquisition
November 28, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Equals Group is set to acquire Roqqet in a deal subject to regulatory approval. In a press release announcing the acquisition Monday (Nov. 28), the...

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ACI Worldwide Pairs With Payment Manager NORBr on eCommerce Tools
ACI Worldwide Pairs With Payment Manager NORBr on eCommerce Tools
May 12, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Real-time payments firm ACI Worldwide is partnering with NORBr, a payment services distributor platform for digital merchants, to facilitate merchants’ connection to ACI’s solutions.  Nigel...

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Consumer, Merchant Appetite For Efficiency Drives 2nd Wave Of Payment Orchestration
Consumer, Merchant Appetite For Efficiency Drives 2nd Wave Of Payment Orchestration
August 03, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Payments regulation can feel like a new entrant on to the global scene, given the sheer number of headlines it has suddenly started turning up...

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Sponsor Banks Face Pressure To Keep ISOs, PayFacs On Board
Sponsor Banks Face Pressure To Keep ISOs, PayFacs On Board
July 06, 2021  |  Digital Payments

David O’Brien, CEO of Agreement Express, told PYMNTS in a recent Masterclass interview that when it comes to sponsor banks, the heat is on. At...

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RILA On How United States Retailers Are Responding To Changing Privacy Rules
RILA On How United States Retailers Are Responding To Changing Privacy Rules
March 30, 2020  |  Regulation

Merchants often find themselves caught in the middle as states from New York to California pass data security laws. In our latest Merchants Guide To...

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Deep Dive: How Businesses Can Sidestep Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
Deep Dive: How Businesses Can Sidestep Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
March 23, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Most companies now operate at global or multimarket scales, offering their products to clients and customers around the globe via digital channels. Employment is following...

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Worldpay On Modernizing Security Defenses To Foil eCommerce Fraud
Worldpay On Modernizing Security Defenses To Foil eCommerce Fraud
January 23, 2020  |  AML

The European Union’s long-anticipated 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), which modernizes security rules to reflect the needs and threats facing today’s economy, took effect in...

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Data Sharing: The Magic Merchants Need To Smooth The SCA Speed Bumps
Data Sharing: The Magic Merchants Need To Smooth The SCA Speed Bumps
January 22, 2020  |  Regulation

The rollout of PSD2’s Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has been a bit bumpy, to say the least. A year ago (when the rollout was still...

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