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13 APAC-Born Companies Recognized Among Top Global Cross-Border Payment Leaders of 2025

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These companies span every segment of the market, from long-established remittances players and banks to neobanks, business-to-business (B2B) platforms, stablecoin providers and regional specialists, and are powering global trade. Released on May 08, the 2025 Cross-Border Payments 100 recognizes industry leaders across the sector.

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Real Time Heats Up In B2B, While Blockchain Gains Traction

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This week’s round-up of the latest innovations in payment rails for B2B payments shows a key focus on real-time transactions and embrace of emerging, faster payment rails. Plus, blockchain makes new inroads in the B2B arena. Transcard Embraces Track for Real-Time B2B Payments. Volante Explores the Real-Time B2B Value Prop.

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 Visa B2B Connect Goes Global

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Visa and Mastercard each made headlines in the payments infrastructure and cross-border realms, eyeing digital payments and B2B payments. As reported earlier in the week, Visa launched B2B Connect , a network focused on enabling financial institutions (FIs) to help their clients make B2B payments across borders.

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Visa’s B2B Payments Tech Tested In Thailand

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Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect , into Thailand, according to reports. The Nation reported that B2B Connect is now being piloted by Thailand’s largest bank Kasikornbank. ” Visa began testing the B2B payments solution earlier this year with UnionBank in the Philippines.

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Visa, Mastercard, Amex Stake Their Bets On B2B

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When the B2B payments industry began considering what to expect for 2018, commercial cards weren’t often on the radar. Cards are still expected to account for only a minor fraction of B2B payments volume in accounts payable by the end of the year, after all, with ACH gaining traction as the go-to ePayments rail for corporate payers.

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 World Bank Sees DLT Potential For Cross-Border Transactions

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At heart of the matter, of course, is the place (or choice) of using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to underpin the transactions — especially B2B transactions. Some see distributed ledger technologies (DLT) as having the potential to drive industry-wide change.

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Ripple Enables Real-Time Payments Into China Via LianLian

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Last year, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced a collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to link the two markets via distributed ledger technology (DLT) and develop an interface using blockchain to facilitate cross-border payments for B2B trade between the two markets.