The Fintech Times

APRIL 2, 2025

Following a new partnership between Centiglobe , the cross-border payment infrastructure solutions provider, and Mastercard Move , Mastercard s portfolio of global money movement solutions, customers using Centiglobe’s blockchain-based payments platform will now be able to use Mastercard Move through a single integration.

Visa

The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

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.

Payments Trends

Fintech Review

MAY 4, 2025

Wise Business Provides borderless accounts and real-time FX conversions with transparent mid-market rates, removing hidden fees from international payments. Best for : SMEs needing efficient cross-border banking. Best for : Platforms building cross-border payment functionality into their services.

Payment APIs and Integration

Finovate

MAY 2, 2025

Latin America and the Caribbean Uruguay-based cross-border payment platform dLocal announced a strategic partnership with online international education platform 51Talk. International identity verification firm Veriff opened new offices in So Paulo, Brazil. Asia-Pacific Singapore fintech Surfin raised $26.5

Online and Mobile Banking

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Appointments Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, has named its first chief financial officer, Valentina Longo. Longo will drive strategic investments to fuel growth and help advance Chainalysis’ mission to build trust in cryptocurrency markets through data and blockchain analysis.

FinTech

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

It may seem that cross-border payments were in the … well … crosshairs this past week, with a number of country-by-country and company-by-company initiatives using blockchain and other methods to speed payments and lower fees. Canada and Asia. A Larger Stage.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated discussions with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) , the US Federal Reserve, and the international payment platform SWIFT to explore the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for cross-border payments.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

In a renewed show of support for blockchain technology , American Express General Manager of Corporate Payments Carlos Carriedo has suggested that its pilot tests with partner Ripple to enable real-time cross-border corporate payments have been a success. Reports in Invest In Blockchain on Tuesday (Dec.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

MAY 7, 2024

FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual selection of the world’s top cross-border payment companies, recognizing the leading publicly traded companies, startups and private companies operating in the space worldwide.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Morgan ’s Onyx , told Karen Webster that peer-to-peer (P2P) private blockchain networks can help streamline information flows tied to cross-border payments and remove the complexities tied to legacy systems. Morgan said it had established Onyx, a new business unit dedicated to blockchain and digital currencies.

Blockchain

The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have a lot of potential to uproot the cross-border payments market. The cross-border payment was completed using the Central Bank of the UAE’s (CBUAE) mBridge platform and marks a significant step forward in the international payments market.

CBDC

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

international transactions per capita every year, up from 0.5 So, why do cross-border payments present so many challenges? Blockchain and AI to the Rescue. Some payments providers are also leveraging blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to meet these needs, expediting the cross-border payment process.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Federal Bank in India has partnered with blockchain payments company Ripple to facilitate cross-border payments, according to reports. Powered by blockchain-enabled solution, the Ripple platform ensures cross-border transactions much safer and secured. ”.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

PNC Treasury Management joined the Ripple cross-border payments network that uses blockchain to facilitate global transactions. “For far too long, the technology underlying cross-border payments has been opaque, slow and costly,” said Ripple SVP of Customer Success Marcus Treacher in a statement.

Cross-Border Payments

Payments Source

JULY 31, 2020

Cross-border payments do not and should not exist in a vacuum, says Veem's Marwan Forzley.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

ECS Fin , which works in transaction processing optimization, will launch a pilot program to test the integration of blockchain services of Apifiny 's Roxe network to help companies save time and costs on B2B payments, according to a press release.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Enterprise software provider R3 is teaming up with Mastercard to establish a blockchain solution for cross-border payments, the companies said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. The new operation combines R3 ’s blockchain expertise with Mastercard’s existing payment assets and distribution. “We

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Bantotal , a core Latin America banking service provider that works with 60 banks in 14 countries, has partnered with Bitex to perform cross-border payments using bitcoin blockchain, according to reports. A Bantotal spokesperson said the service is used by around 20 million people.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Having reflected on what the top priority is for businesses looking to enter the cross-border payments space, we now turn our attention to the future, and how the sector will evolve in 2024. “In 2024, cross-border payments volumes will continue to grow rapidly. .”

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In today’s top news, Oracle and Swift team up to provide fast cross-border payments, and House Democrats are advocating for big changes to Big Tech. Oracle, SWIFT Add Fast Cross-Border Payments For SMBs. Oracle Banking Payments announced Wednesday (Oct. Macy's Invests In BNPL Firm Klarna. Macy’s Inc.

SWIFT

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Money is moving faster than ever, with innovations making it possible for consumers and businesses to send and receive payments within minutes as opposed to days. These innovations can save valuable time and money, but they do not often solve issues associated with international payments.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 14, 2024

MANSA , a global decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that provides liquidity to cross-border payment companies, today announced it has surpassed $3 million in transaction volume. MANSA’s rapid growth demonstrates the importance of accessible liquidity for payment providers globally. for corporations , for example.

Volume

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

With the payments sphere accelerating towards real-time transactions, FinTech players of all types are exploring how they can be some of the first to make that goal a reality. One blockchain company claims it’s nearly done it. 14) said BlockCypher can now facilitate near-instant cross-border payments for corporate payers.

Blockchain

Finovate

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Global bank Standard Chartered unveiled this week that it has teamed up with cross-border payments fintech Wise (formerly TransferWise). The bank has selected Wise Platform , Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, to power international payments for SC Remit , Standard Chartered’s cross-border payment service.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Individual jurisdictions around the globe are pressing for both faster and more efficient cross-border payments. China’s central bank, for instance, took steps last month to boost the efficiency of cross-border transactions involving Chinese parties by lengthening its clearing window time span. In the U.S.,

Cross-Border Payments

Payments Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Open source development has joined blockchain technology in a bid to take a bite out of banks' long-standing control over the international payments market.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Corporate leaders want cross-border systems to deliver that same level of responsiveness. The cross-border payment space is ready — and perhaps overdue — for disruption. Change is being fueled by shifting regulations and emerging digital technologies that enable faster payment capabilities.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Global payments revenues are at an all-time high, and experts predict that they could even climb to be a $2 trillion industry by 2020. Cross-border payment revenues currently account for approximately $200 billion, a significant slice of the payments pie. Developments From Around The Smarter Payments World.

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

Payments Source

APRIL 21, 2017

2 lender, has executed its first cross-border payments through a system based on the software that supports bitcoin. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain’s No.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

If entranced by bitcoin’s ebbs and flows, one would be forgiven for being caught off guard (if they are, in fact, off guard) to find that a major bank is coming to market with a service backed by blockchain, which now is live and available — and can help make sure that funds cross borders with speed and surety.

Blockchain

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When you think about financial technology, it is easy to think about solutions which are making payments faster, easier and more accessible. Having explored the evolution of cross-border payments to date, we now turn our attention to the biggest barriers that may be limiting and slowing the growth of the space.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

In bridging the gap between what they have – in terms of technology – and what they would like to have in solving cross-border challenges, Sawrup said that with today’s offerings, “especially with the emergence of API technologies,” businesses are using that connectivity to drive their operations toward real-time payments functionality.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

Commercial payments provider FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. announced news on Thursday (March 1) that it has entered a pilot program with enterprise blockchain solution firm Ripple and Cambridge Global Payments , the international payments provider focused on B2B and owned by FLEETCOR.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

HSBC is increasingly relying on blockchain technology to facilitate its foreign exchange trading services, reports in Financial Times said Monday (Jan. 14), with more than three million FX transactions having already been processed by the bank in the past year via blockchain.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

BlueVine , the provider of working capital to small business (SMB) owners, announced news on Thursday (March 8) that it has inked a deal with Veem , the cross-border payments company. Veem changes all that, making it easy for small business owners to send and manage cross-border payments using blockchain technology.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

One of Canada’s largest banks has sent one of the world’s first real-time cross-border payments, it claimed this week. ATB Financial announced on Thursday (July 14) that it successfully sent a payment of CA$1,000 to Germany using blockchain-based technology supported by the SAP HANA Cloud Platform.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

JUNE 19, 2024

Be it central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), a tokenised digital Singapore Dollar, or various initiatives backed by governmental regulators, stablecoins are one of the more pivotal developments in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. It has already arrived.”

Stablecoins