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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). T Rabi Sankar Deputy Governor T.

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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

MAS is expanding its Global Layer One (GL1) initiative to support cross-border transactions of tokenised assets. Access to a common settlement facility is also being facilitated through the SGD Testnet, featuring S$ wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) for market testing.

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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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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.

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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?

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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. This enhanced connectivity allows users to move funds effortlessly across payment methods and national borders, streamlining transactions for individuals and businesses alike.

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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.

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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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Merchant survey 2025: Navigating the payment innovation divide

The Payments Association

JUNE 16, 2025

While transaction fees and fraud prevention dominate immediate merchant concerns, forward-thinking businesses are leveraging payment method diversity, cross-border capabilities, and emerging technologies to gain measurable advantages.

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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 currency systems could prove to be key in improving financial inclusion and opening up new opportunities to large underbanked communities in many African countries. The UDPN aims to drive down payment and foreign exchange costs whilst accelerating the uptake of regulated digital currencies.

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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

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Australia Launches Major Tokenisation Pilot with Central Bank and Industry Players

The Fintech Times

JULY 10, 2025

Backed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) , the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Treasury, the project is led by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC).

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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. They can embed ESG tags in ISO 20022 MX messages to enable seamless cross-border sustainability tracking.

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Unzer rolls out with Wero from EPI

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

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ADZ Worldline Payment Solutions launches Pay by Link

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

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Mastercard teams up with enza to support fintech advancement in Africa

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

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Visa and Chainlink test CBDC-stablecoin swap across blockchains

The Paypers

JUNE 12, 2025

A recent pilot conducted under the HKMA ’s e-HKD+ initiative has tested the feasibility of using digital currencies for cross-border investment transactions.

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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.

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ConnectPay partners with InSoil for EU expansion

The Paypers

JUNE 16, 2025

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Wallet wars: How digital payments are reshaping finance

The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

Digital wallets are expanding faster than financial oversight can keep up, forcing governments to scramble for new safeguards without choking innovation. The European PSD2 framework, growing pressure on big techs financial ambitions, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) discussions all indicate a looming regulatory crackdown.

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Float partners with Adumo for improved in-store payments

The Paypers

JUNE 23, 2025

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

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

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

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

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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.”

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

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

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Mollie rolls out the Tap payment terminal

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

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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.

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

The Paypers

JUNE 16, 2025

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Stake launches Pay to Card to speed up real estate payouts

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

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Walmart and Amazon explore Stablecoins for payments

The Paypers

JUNE 16, 2025

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Wollette to launch WollettePay for one-tap Open Banking

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

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Salt Edge partners with Tuum and LHV Bank

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

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Fabrick finalises acquisition of finAPI

The Paypers

JUNE 18, 2025

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Payments regulation roadmap: Q3 2025

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

Across the EU, operational resilience, real-time payments, and the steady rollout of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) are redefining compliance baselines for digital finance. Globally, preparations for central bank digital currencies and evolving open finance frameworks signal longer-term structural change.

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RS2 partners with Visa to optimise global payment processing

The Paypers

JUNE 25, 2025

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Nauru establishes a crypto asset regulator

The Paypers

JUNE 23, 2025

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Revolut reportedly exploring launch of its own stablecoin

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

Momentum for digital currencies tied to fiat value has grown following recent legislative developments in the United States, including the passage of the GENIUS Act by the Senate.

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