September 23, 2025 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rail Europe, the platform for international rail bookings across the continent, has entered a collaboration with Checkout.com. This partnership aims to streamline payment processing while hopefully delivering measurable gains in transaction success and risk management. By integrating Checkout.com’s payment solutions, Rail Europe has seen an … Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, payments, rail europe, travel

September 23, 2025 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is entering an alliance that aims to transform how companies handle their purchasing needs. TreviPay, a provider of business-to-business (B2B) payment solutions, announced a deepened partnership with Walmart Business to advance the retailer’s Pay By Invoice initiative. This collaboration marks a pivotal expansion, introducing… Read More

 Tagged b2b, payments, trevipay, walmart

September 23, 2025 @ 10:25 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As socially focused apps and services race to adapt to lower thresholds under Visa’s VAMP, BrightCheck is helping them reduce chargebacks through a combination of social verification and payment security. Founder and CEO Scott Bright said it’s a combination that can help companies in many… Read More

 Tagged BrightCheck, chargebacks, Scott Bright, social apps, VAMP, visa

September 23, 2025 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Everyday expenses are squeezing the life out of long-term planning, as a new report from UK’s online pension provider PensionBee reveals that over half of UK consumers are staring down retirement with growing unease. Released on 17 September 2025, the research findings paint a troubling… Read More

 Tagged insights, pension, pensionbee, retirement, uk, united kingdom

September 23, 2025 @ 8:32 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new study conducted by MoneyThumb, a provider of automated document evaluation and fraud detection solutions, in partnership with deBanked, a merchant cash advance publication, reveals an alarming trend in the small business lending sector: fraud is not only on the rise but is significantly… Read More

 Tagged deBanked, fraud, MoneyThumb, Ryan Campbell, Sean Murray, small business lending

September 23, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move aimed at improving retail investing, Webull Securities (Europe) B.V. has announced a partnership with Upvest, Europe’s investment infrastructure provider. Unveiled this month, the collaboration introduces fractional trading of European stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the Webull EU platform. This initiative, starting… Read More

 Tagged europe, germany, retail investors, upvest, webull

September 23, 2025 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a resilient display of resilience despite significant economic challenges, the UK welcomed over 363,000 new businesses in the first half of 2025, according to an analysis by SME lender iwoca of Companies House data. That’s the equivalent of 84 fresh enterprises springing to life… Read More

 Tagged analysis, data, iwoca, sme's, uk, united kingdom

September 23, 2025 @ 3:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Union is poised to restrict major technology companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta, from participating in a forthcoming financial data sharing framework, as reported by the FT. This move reflects the EU’s ongoing efforts to regulate the influence of Big Tech while… Read More

 Tagged EU, europe, fida framework, Tech Firms

September 22, 2025 @ 6:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fraud prevention platform Ravelin urges merchants to take immediate action on Visa’s updated VAMP (Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program). It warns that failure to minimize fraud will mean incurring significant, recurring fees, and even losing the ability to accept Visa payments. VAMP enforcement begins on Oct. 1…. Read More

 Tagged fraud, martin sweeney, ravelin, VAMP, visa

September 22, 2025 @ 6:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the Fed rate cuts dominated discussions this week, Web3 also looked at some new developments with ETFs Did the Fed cut enough? “Markets are on edge this week as investors await the outcome of the most important FOMC meeting of 2025. Some analysts expect… Read More

 Tagged bima labs, Block Street, devere group, etfs, galxe, interest rate cuts, jerome powell, Kevin Rusher, Kuvi.ai, LIKWID, nigel green, RAAC, Sergei Gorev, The Fed, youhodler