Finextra

JUNE 30, 2025

A new way of settling transactions Firstly, when we talk about digital currency we are referring to the registration of a fiat currency (such as the pound) on a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-based network with a 1:1 relationship to the fiat currency. Digital currencies can be issued by central banks (aka.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Beau wants to use distributed ledger technology (DLT), and France is considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC). He said that “disorderly approaches and heterogeneous adaptations” could happen if the bank didn’t take decisive action. DLT would also help in terms of cross-border payments, he said.

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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. During the second quarter, the company will enable payments to more than 14 countries spanning the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

The jockeying for cross border-payments continues, and SWIFT and Ripple continue to dominate the headlines. At heart of the matter, of course, is the place (or choice) of using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to underpin the transactions — especially B2B transactions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Visa and Mastercard each made headlines in the payments infrastructure and cross-border realms, eyeing digital payments and B2B payments. As reported earlier in the week, Visa launched B2B Connect , a network focused on enabling financial institutions (FIs) to help their clients make B2B payments across borders.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

According to the latest Smarter Payments Tracker , global payment usage is at an all-time high. So, why do cross-border payments present so many challenges? Increasingly, payments providers are stepping in creating solutions that solve speed and security issues for companies while maintaining seamless user experiences.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Cross-border payments still present challenges , but the landscape is changing rapidly. . A trial of the service included one test in which it delivered a payment from Singapore’s FAST scheme through 17 banks and seven countries within 13 seconds. Of course, there is no Zelle or Venmo of B2B payments (yet).

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