Fintech Finance

APRIL 26, 2024

Addressing the launch of cross-border payment in Hong Kong, Monsinee Nakapanant, Co-President of Ascend Money, the operator of TrueMoney, Thailand, said, “Hong Kong has always been ranked in the list of top destinations for Thai travelers due to its vibrant city life, shopping opportunities, culinary experiences, and iconic attractions.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 26, 2024

If we cast our minds back to when bank cards were first introduced, we witnessed similar hesitation then too. “But regardless, it’s crucial that central banks continue to uphold the highest levels of privacy throughout future stages of development if they want to gain consumer trust and encourage widespread adoption.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

. “This is a transformational time in the cross-border B2B payments industry,” said Visa Head of B2B Partnerships Taira Hall in a statement. “Mesh delivers a unique solution that simplifies the cross-border payments experience for businesses needing to pay their global suppliers.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

InstaReM is a cross-border payments company that, according to Nanu, is something of a hybrid. Serving Consumers And Business. One side of its business is about helping retail customers transfer money from one country to another — something like Xoom.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Alipay+ currently supports 13 e-wallets and payment apps in Asia for use across an 80-million-strong merchant network in China, an increase from 10 payment partners in 2023. The number of Alipay+ partner wallet users redeeming digital coupons increased by 105 per cent quarter-on-quarter over the past six months.

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Finovate

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Demand from consumers for financial services is already significant and continuing to grow, with point-of-sale (POS) digital payment volumes tripling to over $22 billion in the three years ending in 2023, with the number of POS terminals and bank cards in circulation doubling over the same time period.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

million bank accounts across these institutions, leaving a significant gap in financial access, with an addressable market of 4.5 million people — meaning the majority still lack access to formal banking services. However, there are only around 1.5 Key developments in the fintech and digital ecosystem have emerged over recent years.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 12, 2024

emerchantpay , a global payment service provider and acquirer, joins forces with Brazil-based fintech company FitBank  to reinforce emerchantpay’s payment proposition in Latin America. Allica Bank has announced partnerships with accounting software platforms Sage and Xero.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

Most suppliers (57 percent) also said their current strategy to mitigate non-payment risk limits their ability to grow across borders. In Europe, and especially thanks to SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area), Dr. Wieser said bank cards are far more rare than bank transfers when it comes to B2B transactions, domestic or across borders. “In

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

The company said it plans to activate services by the end of the second quarter of 2016 using a phased approach, which will allow remittances to be sent into Cuba within minutes using Western Union’s cross-border payments platform. “As 70 Percent | The Market Share UnionPay Has Of The Bank Card Companies In China.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 16, 2024

Fintech PAYSTRAX has forged a new partnership and integration with UK payment solutions provider Cardstream to provide smooth card and online transactions for its customers. PAYSTRAX merchants can also integrate Cardstream’s payment gateway into their online platforms, websites or mobile apps.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Tencent was reportedly talking to five different international card issuers about allowing cardholders outside the country to use WeChat Pay while they travel. Rival Alipay has a similar functionality that allows tourists to link their own bank cards to its app.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Account updaters batch-check card details prior to each renewal, confirming details with issuing banks, card networks, processors, merchants and customers. Recent data indicates that it is between five to 25 times more expensive to gain a new customer than to keep an existing one. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

electronic payment services supply including an application of supplier seeking to operate as a wholly foreign-owned entity” to begin prep work to operate as a bank card clearing institution within five working days. China will accept “any applications from a U.S. Visa , Mastercard and American Express are named in the text.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In addition to serving Amazon’s core customers, payments is an attractive revenue line when thinking about the scope of the payments market. Swipe fees alone are a $90B-a-year business for banks, card networks like Visa, and payment processors like Stripe. Source: May 2018, CryptoDaily.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 12, 2017

Ripple’s network now includes 15 of the top 50 global banks as well as “10 banks in commercial deal phases, and over 30 bank pilots completed.” ” Ripple’s digital currency, XRP, was part of blockchain consortium, R3’s 12-bank cross-border payments trial in October.

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Fintech News

MAY 26, 2025

The partnership aims to boost tourism spending by combining STBs destination marketing with Wises cross-border payment services. A survey by Wise found that 96% of Malaysian respondents still use money changers abroad, while 65% rely on local bank cards despite knowing about fees and marked-up exchange rates of up to 3%.

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