The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

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.

Cross-Border

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 13, 2025

Introducing the AIsa Payment Network AIsa combines the speed of the Lightning Network with the stability of multi-asset stablecoins to deliver an AI-native payment solution. Designed to process transactions as small as $0.0001, AIsa enables instant settlements with near-zero fees.

Payment Networks

The Fintech Times

JULY 4, 2025

With firms spending roughly $120billion (S$154.2billion) on cross-border transaction fees, alternatives are being sought after. According to a new report from the Project Guardian FX industry group, implementing tokenised bank liabilities and shared ledgers in cross-border payments and FX is a viable solution.

Interoperability

Fintech Finance

MAY 1, 2025

In March 2025, Qatar National Bank (QNB) began leveraging Kinexys Digital Payments (KDP) as its blockchain payment system for USD corporate flows. Through the relationship, QNB can address the complex challenges in the industry for commercial settlements, such as cross-border payments and liquidity funding needs.

Cross-Border Payments

Finextra

JUNE 29, 2025

Market Size Value of cross-border payments is estimated to reach a minimum $ 250 trillion by 2027. Global non-cash commercial payments will grow at a CAGR of 11.3% 60% of corporate banks agree that cross-border real-time payments infrastructure brings a revenue opportunity.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

OCBC Bank and Ant International have announced a strategic partnership aimed at streamlining cross-border fund settlements using tokenised deposits and leveraging advanced encryption and AI. This demonstrates how blockchain can support evolving treasury and liquidity needs.

Settlement

Fintech Finance

MARCH 25, 2025

Clapper, a rapidly growing social media platform, announces its partnership with TruBit , the leading digital asset payment solutions platform in Latin America , to enable seamless US-LATAM cross-border payments. and 31.4%. . This is a win-win-win for TruBit, Clapper, and their current and future users. .”

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

. “For Visa, this is an opportunity to deliver innovations that enhance payment experiences across Asia Pacific with greater flexibility, security, and convenience. Visa is committed to meeting the evolving demands of consumers and merchants, ensuring seamless and secure payments.”

Product

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In line with G20’s commitment to lower cross-border payment costs via technology innovation, Platform Tech developed a world-leading Time-Series Transformer AI FX Model to help multi-national merchants in airline, e-commerce and other sectors to improve treasury management efficiency and reduce cost.

Embedded Finance

Fintech News

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The year saw nearly universal adoption of cashless payments and milestones in cross-border payment linkage initiatives, notably through Project Nexus. Cross border payments and digital advances in Singapore Singapore has made advancements in digital payments and emerging challenges in cross-border interoperability.

FinTech

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

To address this, stakeholders including NETS Group and Liquid Group are working on interoperable QR payment solutions that are designed to simplify processes for merchants, Chia said. On the international front, cross-border payments have presented a different set of challenges.

FinTech

The Fintech Times

JULY 29, 2025

Through its new stablecoin transfer service, Clear Junction plans to enable its clients to send, receive and convert stablecoins, beginning with USDC (Circle) and USDT (Tether) – across the Ethereum, Solana, and Tron blockchain networks. Stablecoin use cases are also emerging in treasury operations, and crypto-fiat liquidity management.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

APRIL 30, 2025

Onafriq , the African payments gateway, is joining forces with Circle , a stablecoin-focused company and USDC issuer, to transform cross-border payments and digital financial services across Africa. This collaboration underscores our vision to democratise access to payments and drive financial inclusion across the globe.”

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Ondo Finance announced today that it will be the first provider to bring real-world assets (RWA) to the Mastercard Multi-Token Network (MTN), a digital network connecting financial institutions with businesses to improve cross-border payment experiences.

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

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 17, 2024

.” A growing ecosystem supporting global adoption Key RLUSD partners include leading global exchanges, market makers, and payment providers, which will drive adoption and usage across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, UK, and Middle East regions. Access liquidity for remittance and treasury operations.

Stablecoins

Finextra

JUNE 19, 2025

On-Demand 230 registered Online Join this Webinar How is the macro-economic environment reshaping global trade and payment requirements? On-Demand 230 registered Online Join this Webinar How is the macro-economic environment reshaping global trade and payment requirements? But the geo-economic domain is not the only source of change.

Multi-Currency

Finovate

MAY 22, 2025

Circle has launched the Circle Payments Network (CPN) to modernize the $190 trillion cross-border payments market with blockchain-based, near-instant settlement. CPN enables financial institutions to securely exchange payment instructions and settle transactions using USDC on public blockchains.

Payment Networks

Fintech News

JULY 22, 2025

Others, including the Bank for International Settlements, warn that they’re built on shaky ground. The core idea is to create a digital currency that people can actually use, be it for payments, transfers, or savings, without worrying that it might crash in value overnight. So, What Is a Stablecoin?

Stablecoins

Finovate

JUNE 16, 2025

The retailer would use the stablecoin for internal settlement, supply chain payments, employee payroll, and in-store consumer purchases. Amazon While not officially confirmed, Amazon has also explored blockchain-based payments. Walmart Walmart filed a patent for a USD-backed digital currency in 2019.

Stablecoins

Finextra

JULY 13, 2025

Fast settlement: Typical wire transfers take 3–5 days; stablecoins settle in minutes or less. India: Blockchain-Based Payout Hubs While the RBI maintains strict control over crypto assets, Indian companies working abroad—especially in IT and freelancing—are using stablecoins like USDT on TRON or Polygon to bypass delays and FX losses.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

MARCH 5, 2025

Ozean , a blockchain for Real-World Assets (RWA) yield launched by Clearpool , is joining forces with First Digital , a Hong Kong-based group offering global multi-asset custodial, trust, payments and stablecoin solutions, as part of WakeMaker, Ozean’s accelerator programme.

Stablecoins

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As digital payment technologies evolve, they are revolutionising how transactions occur and breaking down barriers that have long excluded billions from the financial ecosystem. With the rise of real-time payment settlement networks, cross-border transactions are becoming instant, cost-effective, and more transparent.

Innovation

Finovate

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By bringing payments on-chain and leveraging efficient liquidity solutions, we are addressing critical challenges in cross-border transactions making payments faster, cheaper, and more reliable worldwide,” said MANSA CEO and Co-FounderMouloukou Sanoh.

Cross-Border

The Fintech Times

APRIL 4, 2025

As a result, the USD-denominated stablecoin is now being integrated into Ripple ‘s flagship payments solution, Ripple Payments, as the digital asset infrastructure provider looks to drive RLUSD’s utility and demand. Over time, Ripple will also expand the use of RLUSD for our payments customers.

Stablecoins

Finextra

JULY 24, 2025

Business impact of modern payment ecosystems A modern digital payment system brings more than just speed. You’ll also see fewer errors, faster settlements, and reduced fraud. Also, check if your current infrastructure supports a digital payment platform. Are manual processes delaying settlements?

Digital Payments

Finextra

JUNE 13, 2025

Blockchain and Decentralised Finance How Does Blockchain Enhance Transactions? Blockchain and decentralised finance (DeFi) enable secure, intermediary-free transactions. By 2025, 25% of banking apps will incorporate blockchain features, per Deloitte. Instant cross-border payments, cutting costs by 40%, per Ripple.

Mobile Banking

Finovate

JULY 2, 2025

Blockchain-powered financial infrastructure is on the rise, and it’s important for banks, fintechs, and regulators to understand new developments in the space, what’s possible, and what’s next. Another key differentiating factor between the two blockchain-based payment tools is that they have opposite effects on liquidity.

Stablecoins

CoinRemitter

MARCH 28, 2025

The crypto payment adoption is growing rapidly across the European Union (EU), with stablecoins being widely used as a preferred cryptocurrency among businesses. Lower Transaction Costs: Cross-border payments using stablecoins significantly reduce transaction fees by more than 50% compared to traditional banking systems.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 10, 2025

By adopting the Chainlink standard for verifiable data on the Ethereum blockchain, Ripple hopes to bolster the utility of RLUSD across the onchain economy. Through the new partnership, Ripple will leverage the Chainlink standard to bring pricing data around its USD-denominated stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), onchain.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 26, 2025

Vincent Chok , CEO at First Digital “2025 is undoubtedly going to be a breakout year for stablecoin adoption, with businesses increasingly looking for solutions that address regional challenges like cross-border payment friction and currency volatility,” explained Vincent Chok , CEO at First Digital.

Stablecoins

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

The arrangement will allow OpenPayd to enable its clients to convert between fiat currencies and USDC, with the goal of reducing settlement friction and enabling near real-time fund transfers. The company’s platform supports embedded financial services, including account provisioning, FX, and domestic and cross-border payments.

Stablecoins

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

Reduced Transaction Costs and Fees (including cross-border) Stablecoin transactions are significantly faster than traditional methods, often confirmed in seconds or minutes. Operating on blockchain networks, stablecoin payments are available 24/7, bypassing the limitations of traditional banking hours and weekend closures.

Stablecoins

Fintech Review

MAY 4, 2025

Payments & FX Management Let’s continue the top 100 fintech tools and platforms with payments and foreign exchange (FX) management. Managing payments and FX is mission-critical for businesses operating across borders or handling multi-currency revenue streams.

Payment APIs and Integration

Finovate

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Go beyond the basics and evaluate how blockchain technology might be relevant to your own operations. They have been successfully used in cross-border payments, remittances, and payroll for global workforces because they enable instant payouts at rates much cheaper than funds sent via traditional banking rails.

FinTech

The Fintech Times

JUNE 18, 2025

The demand from consumers to move money across borders as seamlessly as possible has become so great, that some have delved into the world of DeFi to see if they can get a better money-moving experience. Through the new collaboration, OpenPayd is offering simple conversion between fiat currencies and USDC.

Stablecoins

Payments Dive

JULY 17, 2025

For instance, the card network said in April that it will work with payment technology company Nuvei and crypto exchange OKX to enable stablecoin use in consumer payments and digital wallets. The company also said last month that it’s linking with blockchain company Paxos to smooth the acceptance of stablecoins across its network.

Stablecoins