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Increasing RuPay, UPI Acceptance In EU, Middle East Helps Indian Travelers Spend With Ease
Increasing RuPay, UPI Acceptance In EU, Middle East Helps Indian Travelers Spend With Ease
October 18, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

When the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) outlined its vision for a national payment system that would rival international card schemes, its primary goals were...

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UK Sees 13% YoY Drop In H1 Fraud Losses As In-Person Scams Surge
UK Sees 13% YoY Drop In H1 Fraud Losses As In-Person Scams Surge
October 18, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

In the never-ending cat-and-mouse game between those looking to defraud consumers and others looking to protect them, the advent of enhanced Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)...

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EMEA Daily: Meta to Sell Giphy Following CMA Ruling
EMEA Daily: Meta to Sell Giphy Following CMA Ruling
October 18, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the U.K’s Competition and Markets authority announced that Meta is set to sell Giphy following the authority’s...

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Wise Hikes Transfer Fees, Upgrades 2022 Outlook
Wise Hikes Transfer Fees, Upgrades 2022 Outlook
October 18, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Wise, the U.K.-based cross-border money transfer business, has increased the average cost of transactions for the first time since 2020. Get the Full Story Complete...

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FCA Enforcement Chief to Step Down
FCA Enforcement Chief to Step Down
October 18, 2022  |  Personnel

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced Tuesday (Oct. 18) that Mark Steward will be stepping down as the regulator’s executive director of enforcement and...

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Meta Will Jettison Giphy Following CMA Ruling
Meta Will Jettison Giphy Following CMA Ruling
October 18, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Meta Platforms says it will sell the GIF generator Giphy following an order from the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority Tuesday (Oct. 18). Get the...

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Seamless B2C Transactions Demand Interoperability Across African, Global Payment Systems
Seamless B2C Transactions Demand Interoperability Across African, Global Payment Systems
October 18, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

With some 40 currencies across 54 countries, divergent preferences for payment methods and even the same payment method processed differently depending on the country, it’s...

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Big Tech Eyes Untapped Cloud Opportunities in MEA Markets
Big Tech Eyes Untapped Cloud Opportunities in MEA Markets
October 17, 2022  |  Big Tech

In recent years, cloud data centers and the scalable server power they provide businesses have emerged as one of the most critical infrastructural components of...

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Maintaining Physical Bank Branches Keeps Cash Alive In Underserved European Communities
Maintaining Physical Bank Branches Keeps Cash Alive In Underserved European Communities
October 17, 2022  |  Digital Banking

From the vinyl revival to the enduring appeal of film photography, analog technologies that many thought would give way to the rising tide of digitization...

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