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Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments

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Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.
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Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments

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Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
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Fime opens Melbourne lab to bolster SoftPOS security

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Fime opens a Melbourne software security lab to certify rising SoftPOS payments under PCI MPoC, targeting booming NFC mobile acceptance growth.
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Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer award

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Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer at the 2026 Card and Payments Awards in London for its fast-growing orchestration platform.
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Gr4vy unveils Silent Mode for parallel fraud testing

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Gr4vy launches Silent Mode to let merchants trial multiple fraud tools in parallel on live payments without affecting real customer outcomes.
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BioCatch warns AI agents will supercharge online fraud

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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BioCatch warns AI shopping agents will turbocharge online fraud, urging banks and retailers to distinguish helpful bots from criminal misuse.
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Ant backs Google's Universal Commerce Protocol push

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Ant backs Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise how AI agents handle shopping, payments and post-purchase support.
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Mastercard links with TerraPay to boost wallet tap-and-go

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Mastercard and TerraPay team up to let mobile wallet users tap and pay at over 150 million Mastercard contactless locations worldwide.
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Forter unveils AI copilot to tackle surging fraud risk

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Forter launches Prism AI copilot and fresh benchmarks as agentic activity soars 2,107% and automated fraud attempts jump 202%.
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Boku rides wallet boom as EBITDA surges & volumes soar

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Boku lifts H1 revenue 34% and EBITDA 53% as merchants shift from cards to wallets, pushing payment volumes to $7.4 billion.
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Study finds value for money trumps price in eCommerce

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Value for money, not low prices or rapid delivery, is the strongest driver of eCommerce satisfaction, Judge.me's study of reviews finds.
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AI 'agentic' tools to drive surge in cyber fraud by 2026

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Autonomous 'agentic' AI fraud tools set to intensify cybercrime by 2026, forcing firms to fuse human judgment with smarter machine defences.
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Ecommpay gains full DAC approval for accessible site

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Ecommpay secures full Digital Accessibility Centre approval as its redesigned website and product pages meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
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Castles opens Melbourne hub to drive Pacific growth

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Castles Technology has opened a Melbourne hub as its Pacific headquarters, targeting fast-growing Android payments across Australia and NZ.
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Cloudflare outage exposes risks of AI & payments reliance

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Cloudflare's latest outage fuels fears over fragile AI and payments systems as firms brace for weeks of disputes and operational fallout.
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Riskified urges fraud vigilance as holiday eCommerce surges

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Riskified urges shoppers and merchants to stay vigilant against rising AI-driven eCommerce fraud as holiday online sales may hit USD $311 billion in 2025.
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Gr4vy partners with Mastercard to simplify global payment access

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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Gr4vy teams up with Mastercard to offer merchants worldwide seamless access to advanced payment solutions via its no-code platform.
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AI-driven shopping surges, raising new risks for merchants

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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A survey shows 73% of shoppers use AI tools, raising new fraud risks and liability concerns for merchants during the rise of agentic commerce.
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Findi to acquire Sphere for Good, driving climate fintech in India

Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
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Findi Group will acquire Sphere for Good in an all-share deal to expand climate fintech solutions across India's vast market.
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PayPal launches Fastlane to boost guest checkout in Australia

Thu, 11th Sep 2025
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PayPal has launched Fastlane in Australia, speeding up guest checkout to cut cart abandonment and boost conversion rates for local retailers.