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The Unexpected Cost of False Declines for Your Business
False declines are one the most detrimental consequences of a poor fraud prevention solution. This article explains the unexpected cost of false declines for your business. False declines are a problem that just about every online retailer has to learn
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Are Buy Now Pay Later Schemes Evil?
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) arrangements have surged in popularity over the past couple of years, but the global pandemic has further pushed that growth to new levels. Although BNPL providers are offering consumers with potentially better choices and deals, as well as
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The Fintech Times: Vesta, GM of Asia Pacific Shares Latest Trends on Payment Fraud in the APAC Region
Vesta’s General Manager of Asia Pacific, Shabab Muhaddes shares his thoughts. Southeast Asia is home to the world’s fastest growing e-commerce markets, and that growth is coming exponentially. In 2017, a Google-Temasek report foresaw a $200 billion internet economy in
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Ripple Joins Singapore NFT Marketplace Mintable’s US$13 Million Series A Fundraise
Ripple announced that it has made an investment in Mintable, a Singaporean non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace that allows users to seamlessly create, buy, and sell digital items using fiat or cryptocurrency, during its US$13 million Series A funding round. The
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Singaporean Insurtech Bolttech Clinches Unicorn Status With US$180 Million Series A
Singaporean insurtech firm bolttech announced the completion of an oversubscribed US$180 million series A funding round which values it at more than US$1 billion, giving it unicorn status only one year after its launch in 2020. The fundraise led by
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Wealthtech Endowus Secures Investment From UBS, Samsung and Singtel
Endowus, a Singaporean MAS-licensed digital wealth platform, announced that it has received an undisclosed sum from strategic investors UBS AG, Samsung Ventures and Singtel Innov8. They were joined by venture capital investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and SoftBank Ventures Asia. UBS
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Podcast: Moneyfm 89.3 Discussion With Vesta GM of APAC
Listen in to morning podcast from MoneyFM 89.3 and Vesta GM of APAC to learn about our expansion to South East Asia Listen in to Money FM 89.3 podcast with Vesta Breakfast huddle with Elliott Danker and Manisha Tank
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Using Payment Data to Increase E-Commerce Revenue
If extracted effectively and used properly, payment data hold immense value, allowing businesses to make smarter decisions to optimize authorization rates and increase revenue, according to a whitepaper by payment fintech Checkout.com. The paper, titled Optimizing authorization rates with access
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