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India in Talks to Forge New Cross-Border Payment Linkages, Says RBI

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

India is advancing efforts to establish cross-border payment linkages with multiple countries, as reported by Bloomberg, citing an official from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). India’s initiatives are also closely tied to its exploration of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Cross-Border Payments

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CBDCs in practice: What we’ve learned from the early movers

The Payments Association

JUNE 3, 2025

James Hurren explores what early CBDC deployments across Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe reveal about usage, adoption, and the future of cross-border digital money. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have rapidly evolved from theoretical concepts into live pilots and national deployments.

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MAS to Explore Wholesale CBDC for Settlement Among Series of Tokenisation Plans

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Leading banks such as Citi, HSBC, and Standard Chartered have formed the Guardian Wholesale Network to build this ecosystem. MAS is expanding its Global Layer One (GL1) initiative to support cross-border transactions of tokenised assets.

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CBDC in Corporate Payments and Transaction Banking

Finextra

JULY 27, 2025

Here’s a at the evolution, real-world potential, and future of CBDC-linked instruments in transaction banking. Large corporates built bespoke treasury systems to manage multi-bank transfers, FX conversion and reconciliation.

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Australia Launches Major Tokenisation Pilot with Central Bank and Industry Players

The Fintech Times

JULY 10, 2025

Australia’s central bank and a government-backed research centre have selected 24 industry participants to trial digital settlement systems for tokenised assets, in a project exploring the future of wholesale finance. The pilots span asset classes such as fixed income, private markets, trade receivables and carbon credits.

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Is 2025 Finally the Year for Open Finance in Southeast Asia?

Fintech News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Regional integration is playing a key role, with governments accelerating their efforts to enhance cross-border commerce and digital economy participation. The initiative seeks to establish multilateral linkages of national retail payment systems. Technological advancements are another driver of open finance in Southeast Asia.

Payment APIs and Integration

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Digital Rupiah Inches Closer with Successful Completion of PoC

Fintech News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Indonesia has reached a significant milestone in its journey toward exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) with the completion of the Proof of Concept (PoC) for the wholesale Digital Rupiah under the auspices of Bank Indonesias Project Garuda.

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Monetary Authority of Singapore Unveils Plans to Enable Industry-Wide Adoption of Tokenisation

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Phase two – foundational infrastructure MAS also plans to develop an ecosystem of market infrastructures to facilitate seamless cross-border transactions. In 2023, the central bank launched the Global Layer One (GL1) initiative, to help develop foundational digital infrastructures, on which it could deploy commercial networks.

Authorization

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The Next Decade of Growth in Southeast Asia’s Booming Digital Payments Ecosystem

Fintech News

JUNE 17, 2025

A key feature on its way to mobile wallets is support for card networks and domestic bank transfer networks alongside international cross-border payment rails.

Digital Payments

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The Journey of Payments and Clearing Systems in India

Finextra

JUNE 11, 2025

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC - Digital Rupee): Policy: RBI is actively piloting both wholesale and retail versions of the Digital Rupee (e₹). For instance, CBDC could be programmed for specific uses (e.g., Future Vision: Seamless, real-time, and cost-effective cross-border payments are a key focus.

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PAY360 2025 unpacked: Key survey findings shaping the future of payments

The Payments Association

APRIL 28, 2025

It highlights how industry leaders are prioritising AI, cross-border payments, and digital currencies while grappling with regulatory, technological, and customer demands. Cross-border payments remain the second most significant opportunity, cited by 11% of industry professionals. Why is it important? What’s next?

Cross-Border Payments

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UAE closes in on launch of Digital Dirham

Finextra

AUGUST 11, 2025

UAE closes in on launch of Digital Dirham The United Arab Emirates is closing in on the phased launch of its Digital Dirham central bank digital currency. The CBDC will soon be introduced in phases to mitigate risks, with an intermediated two-tier distribution model and wallet-based access.

ISO 20022

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Zūm Rails partners with Western Union Canada

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

According to the official press release, Western will leverage its technological development and its deep history in the cross-border remittance industry. Following this announcement, the collaboration aims to support fast and efficient money movement between Canada and 200 countries and territories around the world.

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NITMX partners with Mastercard to power Thailand's PromptPay

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

Visa

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Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) and FORUS Digital Announce Strategic Cooperation to Advance Financial Innovation in Africa

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Digital Asset Tokenisation System: Provides a robust production-grade platform for financial institutions, such as banks and investment firms, to tokenise real-world assets and manage them within a regulated environment. Financial innovation is not limited to central banks. by 2024.

Payment Networks

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ESG-Linked Payments in Transaction Banking

Finextra

JULY 2, 2025

Tokenized Sustainability Credits: Corporates can settle parts of cross-border payments with on-chain carbon tokens or biodiversity credits, automating offset procurement during reconciliation. Banks can build trust in their ESG forecasts by offering explainable AI models that auditors and regulators can validate.

Transactions

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Unzer rolls out with Wero from EPI

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

CBDC

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ADZ Worldline Payment Solutions launches Pay by Link

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

Payment Solutions

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Mastercard teams up with enza to support fintech advancement in Africa

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

Visa

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ConnectPay partners with InSoil for EU expansion

The Paypers

JUNE 16, 2025

Multi-Currency

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OpenPayd and Circle to offer fiat–stablecoin payment network

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

The primary goal of this partnership is to support cross-border transactions and digital asset operations for enterprise clients. The company’s platform supports embedded financial services, including account provisioning, FX, and domestic and cross-border payments.

Stablecoins

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Wallet wars: How digital payments are reshaping finance

The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

The European PSD2 framework, growing pressure on big techs financial ambitions, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) discussions all indicate a looming regulatory crackdown. The question is not if but how severe and far-reaching these new rules will be.

Digital Payments

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Float partners with Adumo for improved in-store payments

The Paypers

JUNE 23, 2025

Credit Cards

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Back to the Future with Global Payments Trends

Finovate

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

There is increasing demand for faster, safer, and cheaper payment opportunities as cross-border trade activity escalates. CBDCs are more relevant than ever According to the report, “More than 90% of central banks are pursuing or considering central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects, and more than 30 have rolled out pilots.”

Payments Trends

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Spreedly integrates Just-In-Time Card Updates for Visa Cards

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

Credential

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Bitget Wallet rolls out national QR payment support, goes live in Vietnam

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

CBDC

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12 Years Ago: The First nexo Standards Transaction, a Milestone for European Payments

Finextra

JUNE 18, 2025

Discussions are also progressing toward the adoption of nexo standards for the future Digital Euro , already recognized by the European Central Bank (ECB) as a key technical framework. no mandatory cobadging). They are now evolving to incorporate Instant Payments , and will likely move to integrate the Digital Euro in the future.

ISO 20022

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Payabli raises USD 28 mln to expand embedded payments and AI tools

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

Embedded Payments

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Mollie rolls out the Tap payment terminal

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

Payments

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Fintech industry pushes back on FIDA limits in EU consultation response

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

Another contested point is the exclusion of credit rating agencies from the regulations scope, which fintech actors argue would impair cross-border access to relevant data for personal finance management tools.

Consulting

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U.S. Bank and Fiserv launch integrated Agent Card Issuance solution

The Paypers

JUNE 16, 2025

Credit Cards

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Stake launches Pay to Card to speed up real estate payouts

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

CBDC

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Walmart and Amazon explore Stablecoins for payments

The Paypers

JUNE 16, 2025

Stablecoins

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Wollette to launch WollettePay for one-tap Open Banking

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

Payment APIs and Integration

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Stablecoin plus Regulatory Oversight = Economic Growth

Finextra

JULY 28, 2025

Several major banks have indicated interest and, indeed, plans to issue stablecoins. Many countries are viewing what else can compete with the Stablecoin, e.g. CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) or another type of digital/crypto token. One UK Bank, Lloyds, is currently looking at acquiring a digital wallet company.

Stablecoins

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What will payments look like in 2030?

The Payments Association

AUGUST 8, 2025

From the decline of physical cash to the rise of blockchain-based systems, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and real-time cross-border settlements, payments are becoming faster, more secure, decentralised, and increasingly invisible. in fees on average. to under 1%. to under 1%.

Cross-Border

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Salt Edge partners with Tuum and LHV Bank

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

Payment APIs and Integration

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Fabrick finalises acquisition of finAPI

The Paypers

JUNE 18, 2025

Embedded Finance

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Finovate Global Canada: Mitigating Currency Volatility, Earning Banking Licenses, and More!

Finovate

APRIL 4, 2025

. “With the Canadian dollar under pressure and potential trade disruptions looming, we designed Float FX to give Canadian businesses an advantage when operating across the border,” Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO of Float, said. Central and Southern Asia TBC Bank Uzbekistan secured $20 million in debt financing.

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Payments regulation roadmap: Q3 2025

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

Globally, preparations for central bank digital currencies and evolving open finance frameworks signal longer-term structural change. The UK’s divergence from other common law jurisdictions in defining digital assets as personal property could introduce contract enforcement risks for cross-border services.

Regulations

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The UK needs a Stablecoin Strategy

Finextra

AUGUST 4, 2025

By enabling the proliferation of dollar-backed stablecoins in digital wallets, cross-border payment systems, and institutional markets, the U.S. is building a new layer of infrastructure—one that projects American influence not through central bank control, but through programmable code and global integration.

Stablecoins

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