The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Ant International is also working with StraitsX to enable the efficiency and interoperability of payments made via PBM through the Whale platform, Ant International’s treasury management solution. Through this, we also hope to connect the diverse economies in Asia together to bring to reality a connected and inclusive digital economy.”

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Fintech News

JUNE 17, 2025

As interoperability between mobile wallets, bank transfers and global payment networks improves, markets across the region are already seeing increased transaction volumes and greater user engagement driven by seamless, frictionless payments.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 2, 2025

iNet , the independent Saudi Central Bank-licensed network service provider (NSP), is supporting the growth of the Kingdom’s fintech sector by becoming a part of global paytech ACI Worldwide ‘s Retail Payment Solutions (RPS) for Postilion programme.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Payments providers will need to prioritise interoperability and compliance to unlock growth while addressing security and volatility concerns. This evolving landscape presents fertile ground for innovation, ensuring organisations remain competitive in an increasingly digital economy.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2025

In 2025, PagBrasil received authorisation from the Central Bank of Brazil to operate as a payment institution (PI) in the electronic money issuer category. The PI license is a testament to our strength as a fintech now officially recognised by the Central Bank. What are you most excited about in 2025?

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The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

The ascent of digital wallets The evolution of digital wallets has mainly been shaped by advancements in technology, a demand for convenience, and the broader shift towards cashless economies. Initially, digital wallets served as simple online repositories for card details and were used primarily in e-commerce transactions.

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Digital Payments Finance Online and Mobile Banking Payments 88

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The global economy is increasingly interconnected, and remittances play a crucial role in the financial well-being of millions worldwide. Based in Singapore, the NSO will be owned by the central banks and IPS operators of participating countries. The significance of cross-border payments has never been greater.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 27, 2025

LANKAQR is a national initiative launched by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to ensure all QR code-based transactions are standardized and interoperable in Sri Lanka.

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The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

The addition of stablecoin on- and off-ramps is expected to expand the platform’s interoperability between fiat and digital currencies. The company’s platform supports embedded financial services, including account provisioning, FX, and domestic and cross-border payments.

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Finextra

JUNE 23, 2025

dollar on deposit with the bank, and here’s the kicker: unlike JPM’s earlier internal-only JPM Coin (which ran on a private network), JPMD is being launched on Coinbase’s public blockchain network, Base (built on Ethereum). International Ripples: Global Banking and Geopolitics in a Stablecoin Era The U.S.

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Finovate

MARCH 7, 2025

Its fair to say that traditional financial systems left many people and communities underserved, but LPMsfrom mobile wallets in Africa to RTP schemes like UPI in Indiabridge this gap, and theyre empowering billions of consumers to participate in the digital economy. At Boku, we want to be at the heart of this transformation.

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The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

There is also support for maintaining a broad scope of data coverage, including data from occupational pension schemes and insurance undertakings, and for introducing interoperability mechanisms through the voluntary use of European Digital Identity Wallets.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 7, 2025

The Central Bank of Bahrain has officially approved Pay10 , which is a big step in its plan to grow in the region. Harry Gill , Pay10 Chairman stated: “We are honored to receive this license from the Central Bank of Bahrain and to support the Kingdom’s progressive approach to financial innovation.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 7, 2025

Pay10, a global alternative payment platform, has received a payment service provider licence from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), clearing the way for the company to offer regulated digital payment services in the Kingdom. per cent in value, according to the Central Bank of Bahrain. per cent in volume and 14.6

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

UAE-based alternative payment method (APM) provider Pay10 has secured an open finance licence from the Central Bank of the UAE , enabling it to provide payment initiation services, including variable recurring payments across the country. The Open Finance licence is the final piece, enabling seamless payment initiation and fund flows.

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Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

Home Announcements Payments Pay10 secures Bank of Bharain licence External This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. Pay10 secures Bank of Bharain licence The Central Bank of Bahrain has officially approved Pay10, which is a big step in its plan to grow in the region.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As of December 2023, 130 countries, representing 98 per cent of global GDP, were exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) according to the Atlantic Council ‘s CBDC tracker. Ninety-eight per cent of the global economy is reportedly already exploring digital versions of their currencies. .

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Digital Currency Central Bank 145

Fintech News

JULY 15, 2024

Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Bank of Korea (BoK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cross-border payments. This MOU follows the 2022 bilateral cooperation agreement on central banking and was signed by BI Governor Perry Warjiyo and BoK Governor Rhee Chang Yong.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Central Bank Interoperability 120

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The Central Bank of Iceland (CBI) is debuting a new instant pay platform with partnership with SIA , a European company specializing in high-tech payment services and infrastructures, according to a press release. In October, SIA was bought by Italian digital payment company Nexi for $5.4 billion.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The race toward central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is tightening, with Brazil reportedly looking to launch one by 2022 in a bid to help digitize payments. Roberto Campos Neto, president of Brazil’s central bank, said his country’s new digital currency will work in concert with its new instant-payments system. “To

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In terms of collaboration, as noted in this space, the Federal Reserve is working in collaboration with seven other central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to bring together a framework that would smooth the path to digital currency issuance. The Federal Reserve Bank has been exploring a digital currency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And now, for digital currencies, it’s a group effort — among central banks, that is. Up until now, the explorations and considerations of digital currencies — as would be, potentially, issued by central banking systems to bring fiat into digital form — has been done on a country-by-country basis.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announces that the Kenya Electronic Payment and Settlement System (KEPSS) has been successfully migrated to the ISO20022 Global Messaging Standard (“ISO20022 Standard”). CBK has directed banks to inform their customers and provide necessary support to ensure seamless service.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Detailing similar efforts in India and the Asia-Pacific region, the new Tracker looks at faster payments systems getting built around the world to ignite whole economies. Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, is the newest financial institution (FI) to connect to TIPS, for example.

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Faster Payments Real Time Payments Cross-Border Payments 137

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This involves enhancing accessibility, affordability, connectivity with domestic and international payment networks in the times to come and ensuring interoperability. Through strategic collaborations with foreign central banks and governments, NIPL is committed to advancing India’s digital public goods across the globe.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

may take its place alongside markets in Asia and, say, Brazil (where instant payments can be done across PIX, and all wallets that use QR codes are interoperable). Tencent said in a recent report titled “2020 Pandemic and the QR Code Economy Report” that in the first quarter, the WeChat QR code economy increased by 25.86

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Real-time payment is also is finding traction in the gig economy, allowing employees to be paid on a regular basis, even daily. The vision has always been a traditional currency with the liability of a central bank that could run on the public internet and underpinned by blockchain. Interoperability In Focus .

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Developments include cross-border quick response (QR) payment linkages, connectivity between real-time national payment schemes, and the ongoing Singapore Response Code Scheme (SGQR+) project focusing on furthering QR code payment interoperability.

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FinTech Cross-Border CBDC Web 3.0 109

Open Banking Excellence

JULY 1, 2024

This proven programme makes it simpler and faster for regulators to shape and implement their domestic open banking and open finance frameworks and policies. Helping reduce costs and enabling them to positively impact their citizens and economy drives a fairer and more inclusive society. It’s your North Star.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The pandemic has shifted priorities in regulatory policy tied to the financial services industry — and for Europe, it is heralding the emergence of a data-driven economy. Interoperability is Key — and so are Partnerships . Ready for Digital Currencies? .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Earlier this month, as PYMNTS noted , the Federal Reserve said its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. Central bank digital currencies (or CBDCs) have been gathering steam, at least as a concept. Interoperability Is Key.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 12, 2025

As national payment infrastructures become more interoperable and networked on a regional, and soon global, scale, stablecoins may start to lose their perceived ‘indisputable’ advantages in the cross-border sector. Cue interoperable national payment schemes. Stablecoins have not. At least, not yet.

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Fintech News

MARCH 25, 2025

Ant International and LankaPay have officially launched Alipay+ in Sri Lanka through LANKAQR , the countrys national QR code standard introduced by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In a press release , eCurrency Mint said BRM will issue the digital tender, eCFA, in compliance with eMoney regulations of Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO), the central bank of WAEMU. The aim of the currency is to secure universal liquidity, promote interoperability and provide transparency.

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Digital Currency Financial Inclusion Interoperability Central Bank 73

Clearly Payments

JANUARY 4, 2024

Unlike traditional currencies issued by governments and central banks, cryptocurrencies are typically based on blockchain technology, a distributed ledger that records all transactions across a network of computers. By accepting cryptocurrency payments, merchants contribute to a more inclusive global economy.

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Cryptocurrency Stablecoins Cross-Border Payments Digital Currency 105

Fintech Finance

APRIL 23, 2025

Pay10 , a leading Alternative Payment Method (APM) provider headquartered in the UAE announces that it has become the first fintech company to go live in production on the Central Bank of the UAE’s (CBUAE) Open Finance Framework, authorizing it to provide payment initiation services including variable recurring payment.

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Finance Interoperability Central Bank Financial Inclusion 59

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Digital assets are no longer a futuristic pipe dream in modern economy. That’s the third phase we see, when you interoperate between digital and traditional assets for liquidity and financing, but also to upgrade and make payment systems much more dynamic rather than static,” he said. It’s not a zero-sum game.”.

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