Business services
How real-time pay-in notifications drive growth: benefits and industry use cases
Business services
Merchant account for e-commerce: what to set up before your first sale
Business services
Cross-border payment routing: rails, multi-currency accounts, and fee strategy
Business services
Cards vs. Pay by Bank: Which payment methods should your checkout offer?
Security
Deepfake and AI voice-cloning fraud: how it works and how to protect your finances
AI has reached a point where some models can pass a Turing test under specific conditions, create convincing photos and videos of real people, and copy voices. An AI voice-cloning fraud is particularly dangerous in corporate finance because it can imitate a voice used to verify someone’s identity. But even without bypassing voice recognition, it’s a very dangerous tool – someone can impersonate a CEO, police chief, politician, or anyone else with authority to make decisions. Imagine a fake CEO calling accountants to transfer money for unexpected expenses. Such cases have already happened. We already have troubling results overall with
Business services
How real-time pay-in notifications drive growth: benefits and industry use cases
The time between a customer paying and your business recognizing the payment can affect conversion rates, operating costs, and whether customers return. With real-time pay-in notifications, your team can confirm orders faster and keep customers informed. These updates support automated payment workflows, reducing manual checks and helping you deliver goods or services sooner. In this article, the Genome team will explain how real-time payment notifications work and how businesses across different industries can use them to support growth. The shift from manual checks to real-time payment visibility With traditional banking, businesses can face scheduled updates or manual checks to confirm
Business services
Merchant account for e-commerce: what to set up before your first sale
Launching an online store is an exhilarating milestone. You have sourced your products, refined your branding, and built a sleek storefront that you are proud to show off. But before you launch your marketing campaigns and welcome your very first visitor, there is one critical behind-the-scenes system that deserves your undivided attention: your payment infrastructure. Your checkout needs a reliable way to accept payments. Setting up your merchant account for e-commerce before launch can help prevent payment problems and delays. Knowing how to set up a merchant account also helps you prepare the documents and website details your provider needs.
Business services
Cross-border payment routing: rails, multi-currency accounts, and fee strategy
You’ve probably heard enough bad stories about intermediary bank fees and currency conversion. But how far can it go? Here’s a good example provided by the Bank of Canada. According to the 2026 paper, banks in the Canadian cross-border business payment sample quoted total margins of around 2–3.5%, mostly from currency conversion. Meaning, on a €10,000 payment, a 2% total cost would equal €200. If the payment value is higher and you do dozens or hundreds of transactions, it is even worse. The amount would be unacceptable for many. Can you reduce intermediary bank fees when it comes to cross-border
