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whitePaper | December 11, 2021

Financial inclusion is a well-recognized global issue: 1.7 billion people are “unbanked” – lacking an account at a financial institution or mobilemoney provider – according to the World Bank.1 Meanwhile, many small- and medium-sized businesses face challenges in realizing benefits from the current financial system. Individuals and small businesses may not be able to access financial services; if they can, those services may not be of high quality, suitable or affordable. The World Bank defines financial inclusion as the ability of individuals and businesses to access “useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs”.2 Financial inclusion is a complex global problem that existing systems and offerings have so far failed to solve.

whitePaper | June 29, 2022

As the name suggests, real-time payment systems accelerate the speed at which funds are transferred between people, businesses, and governments creating efficiencies throughout the payments life cycle. This has benefits for all involved stakeholders, including end users such as consumers, merchants, corporates, governments, and financial institutions.

whitePaper | May 16, 2023

Intercompany financial management (IFM) is a discipline for structuring and handling transactions within a corporation and between its legal entities designed to maximize staff efficiency and accounting accuracy while optimizing tax exposure, minimizing tax leakage, and ensuring consistent tax and regulatory compliance. According to Ventana Research, by 2025, one-half of large enterprises will have implemented IFM to achieve tax, risk management, and financial close benefits.

whitePaper | March 29, 2022

Recent global developments have created ample opportunities for cybercriminals to take advantage of vulnerable and even traditionally non-vulnerable individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the use of digital channels for everyday banking, while other services including digital payments, contactless and cashless payments, and buy now pay later (BNPL) services were embraced by consumers around the world. Last year, 93% of consumers used one or more digital payment methods1 , such as Zelle, and made nearly $100 billion in purchases using BNPL services2 . Not to mention government stimulus programs created unusual cash flows that were ripe for the taking by scammers.

whitePaper | September 13, 2022

Over the past decade, a number of major innovations have been introduced that are transforming transport ticketing ecosystems. In particular, Account Based Ticketing (ABT) and the acceptance of bank cards at passenger gates are now pre-eminent in the strategies of major transit agencies. This document explores the opportunities that these trends are creating in terms of the use of closed loop cards.

whitePaper | March 29, 2022

The Emerging Case for Proactive Mule Detection, commissioned by BioCatch and produced by Aite-Novarica Group, examines how recent trends in stimulus fraud have influenced financial institutions (FIs) to shift their disposition toward managing mule activity. The white paper is the product of a survey of 32 North American fraud executives as well as interviews with three fraud leaders who are actively engaged in transforming how their institutions proactively track, detect, and manage mule activity.