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6 Asian Companies Recognized Among the World’s Most Promising in Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual selection of the world’s most promising cross-border payments companies in 2024. One of Singapore’s entries is Partior. Another company from Singapore featured on the list is Tazapay.

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Xoom Enables Partners to Use PayPal USD for Faster Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

Xoom, a PayPal service, offers digital remittance services in over 160 countries, providing users with a convenient platform to send money, pay bills, and reload phones. This move aims to reduce the cost and increase the speed of international money transfers by leveraging blockchain technology.

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XWeave Secures US$3 Million Funding for Stablecoin Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

XWeave , a startup developing infrastructure for stablecoin-based cross-border payments, has raised US$3 million in seed funding. Additional investors include White Star Capital, Fabric Ventures, Digital Currency Group (DCG), The Venture Dept., and several angel investors.

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Empowering Financial Institutions: An Interview with the CEO of Almond FinTech

Fintech Review

In this exclusive Fintech Review interview, Adam Swartzbaugh, CEO of Almond FinTech , discusses transformative cross-border payment technology. Almond’s blockchain-driven Settlement Optimization Engine (SOE) addresses critical speed, transparency, and cost challenges in cross-border payments.

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UBS Successfully Pilots Blockchain-based Payment Solution for Cross-Border Transactions

The Fintech Times

Global asset manager and Swiss bank UBS has developed and successfully piloted a blockchain-based payment solution, aiming to increase efficiency and transparency, as well as enable the programmability of money movements for corporate and institutional clients. UBS plans to further expand and develop its UBS Digital Cash offering.

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French Regulators Approve Merge for Fiat and Stablecoin Payment Services

The Fintech Times

This dual licensing enables the company to offer cross-border payment services that integrate traditional fiat currencies with blockchain-based stablecoin transfers.

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Payments trends report 2024

The Payments Association

Furthermore, the report takes a forward-looking approach, incorporating forecasts for 2025 and exploring pivotal themes such as artificial intelligence in payments, the evolution of tokenisation and decentralised finance (DeFi), and the adoption of emerging technologies like blockchain, generative AI, and machine learning.