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Payment Service Providers stories - Page 2

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Fime opens Melbourne lab to bolster SoftPOS security

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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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

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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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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Ecommpay links with Payrails to streamline payments

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Ecommpay and Payrails form strategic tie-up, offering large merchants a single API to streamline complex, multi-provider payment stacks.
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Lydian app brings crypto payments to Clover merchants

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Lydian app lets Clover merchants accept crypto from 300+ digital assets at checkout while still being settled in local fiat currency.
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Gr4vy unveils Silent Mode for parallel fraud testing

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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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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Cloudflare outage spotlights systemic risks in cloud resilience

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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Yesterday's Cloudflare outage triggered widespread 5xx errors, exposing systemic risks in cloud resilience and sparking calls for stronger multi-cloud strategies.
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Mastercard adds stablecoin wallet payouts to expand global reach

Fri, 14th Nov 2025
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Mastercard partners with Thunes to enable near-instant payouts to stablecoin wallets via Mastercard Move, enhancing global digital payment options.
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Instagram posts fuel surge in money mule recruitment schemes

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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Nearly 24% of Instagram posts tagged as 'quick-money' offers are linked to money mule recruitment, posing major challenges for law enforcement and platforms.
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MojoTip partners with Ecommpay to make digital tips & payouts real-time

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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MojoTip teams up with Ecommpay to offer real-time digital tipping and instant payouts, boosting cashless tipping across Europe and beyond.
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Datalex partners with Gr4vy to bring new payment tech to airlines

Tue, 26th Aug 2025
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Datalex partners exclusively with Gr4vy to integrate advanced payment orchestration tech, enhancing airlines' checkout and boosting payment flexibility.
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RBA reforms to ban surcharges & cap fees reshape payments

Wed, 16th Jul 2025
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The RBA will ban surcharges and cap interchange fees on card payments by mid-2026, boosting alternative methods like Account-to-Account payments.
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Grammarly adopts Gr4vy no-code platform to expand payment options

Wed, 18th Jun 2025
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Grammarly adopts Gr4vy's no-code platform to expand its global payment options, enhancing flexibility and reducing transaction costs with over 400 methods.
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Australians lose AUD $500 annually due to dishonour fees

Fri, 18th Apr 2025
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New research reveals that Australians face annual charges of up to AUD $500 in dishonour fees from banks and platforms, worsening financial stress for many.
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Primer & Cleeng join forces to optimise global payments

Fri, 11th Apr 2025
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Cleeng has partnered with Primer to enhance global payment operations, aiming to reduce subscriber churn while boosting payment performance across markets.
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Fintech leaders predict 2025's impact on the industry

Wed, 1st Jan 2025
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Fintech executives foresee 2025 shaped by evolving fraud tactics, AI, open banking regulation, and changing consumer demands in the mortgage market.
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Majority of PSPs face bank account closures by lenders

Tue, 15th Oct 2024
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A report from fintech Neo reveals 95% of Payment Service Providers have faced account closures or restrictions, often without bank explanations.
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How payment service providers and merchants can enhance the eCommerce payment experience

Fri, 19th Jul 2024
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As eCommerce surges towards a projected USD $9.3 trillion by 2027, merchants and payment providers must enhance security and convenience to reduce cart abandonment.
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Third-party solutions herald new era in online fraud prevention

Sat, 14th Oct 2023
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Rise in online fraud prompts Payment Service Providers to seek innovative third-party solutions for prevention.
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Wise partners G-P for faster, low-cost contractor payments

Thu, 23rd Feb 2023
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The new partnership gives customers autonomy, enabling payments in most countries and currencies at the time, frequency and currency of their choice.
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Corpay enters new agreement with World Table Tennis

Thu, 1st Dec 2022
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Corpay Cross-Borders award-winning platform will enable eligible companies to manage their global payments from a single point of access.