Fintech News

APRIL 21, 2025

Businesses can also process US dollar wire transfers to more than 170 countries and make payments in over 30 currencies, including USD, EUR, and CNY. Businesses can pay suppliers in their local currencies, helping to lower exchange rate and reconciliation costs, with clear references for each payment.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

For foreign payment service providers looking to facilitate cross-border B2B payments into China, the correspondent banking model often remains the only route to facilitate clearing and settlement. “Getting correspondent bank accounts is the biggest challenge every payment service provider is facing.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 24, 2025

By integrating with RTGS.global’s instant settlement infrastructure, TransferMate will deliver seamless, real-time international payments for RTGS.global’s business customers, reducing reliance on traditional banking intermediaries and eliminating the risk associated with moving money cross-border.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 5, 2024

Today, Ripple , the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, announced a new partnership with Clear Junction , the global leader in cross-border payments solutions for regulated institutions. The post Ripple Partners With Clear Junction to Enhance UK and EU Cross-Border Payments appeared first on Fintech Finance.

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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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

These challenges are only exacerbated when payments move across international borders, usually accomplished via correspondence banking. Banks are typically required to establish direct links with financial institutions (FIs) in other nations to make or receive cross-border payments.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Wise has spent the last 14 years building an alternative to traditional correspondent banking. With over 65 licenses globally and now six direct connections to domestic payment systems, this infrastructure enables over 63% of all Wise transactions to be completed instantly (under 20 seconds), with an average fee of 0.62%.

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Payments Source

AUGUST 8, 2018

The fact remains that the vast majority of international payments are still done via banks and through the correspondent (SWIFT) network, writes Rosie Faulkner, vice president and money laundering reporting officer at Earthport.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 7, 2025

KCB and Bank of Kigali customers can now send and receive cross-border payments using PAPSS. The service is fully operational and accessible via the banks mobile applications and branch networks, enabling seamless transactions across African borders.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The traditional correspondent banking network is one major speedbump that stops financial institutions (FIs) from providing speedy, inexpensive, cross-currency and cross-border transfers, Lembo explained, but financial services providers can adopt new technology and approaches to safely streamline these transactions.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 8, 2019

Despite controversy surrounding Ripple’s digital token, one bank is pushing forward to use it in cross-border payments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2019

In another example, also in June, MoneyGram and Ripple struck a two-year strategic partnership to use Ripple’s xRapid product, where the goal is to leverage the XRP cryptocurrency for foreign exchange settlements in MoneyGram’s cross-border payments.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 11, 2024

Faster Payments Council (FPC) , a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today published its latest research report, titled The Practicalities of Cross-Border Payments in a Faster Payments World.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 29, 2025

Conduit , a leading cross-border payments platform powered by stablecoins, announced today it closed a $36 million Series A funding round. Broad Geographic Coverage: Conduit natively supports a diverse range of currencies and payment methods, including highly inflationary local currencies in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. .

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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. These shortcomings make the cross-border payment industry ripe for disruption and innovation.

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Finextra

JUNE 19, 2024

Taking to the stage on the second and final day of EBAday in Lisbon, Portugal were Erik Frantz, executive director, financial institutions – banks, CaixaBank; Roisin Levine, head of UK and Europe partnerships, Wise Platform; Rafael Linde, head, international development and global relationship management, Cecabank; Dean Sposito, head of institutional (..)

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Cross-border payments are expected to surge over the next few years as the economy becomes increasingly global and interconnected. The latest Smarter Payments Tracker looks at the infrastructure developments that are making cross-border payment systems faster, more seamless and interoperable.

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

Service level agreements used in cross-border payment arrangements define minimum service levels for correspondent banking relationships, the links between payment systems and payment instrument rulebooks.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

A new report from the International Finance Corporation, a part of the World Bank Group, finds correspondent banking relationships are down, an unintended consequence of regulatory reform. 8) said 27 percent of global banks surveyed have reported a drop in the number of correspondent banking relationships.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

According to the new Simplifying Cross-Border Payments Playbook , there are five key criteria that an ideal cross-border payment solution should meet: speed, security, compliance, transparency and ubiquity. How Cross-Border Payments Are Made. So, what’s the problem? What’s Changing?

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

So, why do cross-border payments present so many challenges? Despite rapid market growth, international payments have been hampered by country-specific regulations, while transactions being channeled through intermediary banks can take days to complete and often come with fees. Currently, there are 0.7

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

This month’s Deep Dive explores the challenges that remittance service providers face when seeking to stay compliant, the impact this has on the availability of cross-border money transfer services and regulatory technology strategies to help reduce this friction. . Correspondent Banking .

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The Payments Association

MARCH 15, 2024

Exploring innovative solutions to address the challenges and opportunities in global financial connectivity as traditional correspondent banking relationships diminish. Read more

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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 results in $5billion in transaction fees annually, undermining economic integration efforts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2019

The modern-day financial services landscape has a need for speed, and one of the slowest areas of the market can be seen in cross-border payments. Remittance and peer-to-peer payment technologies have accelerated transaction speeds for consumers tired of waiting days for money to move across borders.

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Fintech News

JULY 14, 2024

Companies such as Siemens and iFAST Financial have benefited from the platform through Standard Chartered, gaining better access and control of their working capital, constant availability, and faster, more seamless payment flows.

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Finance Magnates

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

How MSBs are leveraging the power of USDC and Circle for cross-border payments to their counterparties. As cross-border payments continue to gain popularity, businesses are constantly looking for faster, more secure, and cost-effective methods to conduct transactions.

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Finovate

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Mastercard launched Move Commercial Payments , a real-time cross-border payments solution that operates 24/7. The new commercial payments tool leverages a multi-rail system that includes SWIFT, Visa Direct, and Mastercard’s proprietary networks. with Lloyds Banking Group and UBS.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When you think about financial technology, it is easy to think about solutions which are making payments faster, easier and more accessible. Having explored the evolution of cross-border payments to date, we now turn our attention to the biggest barriers that may be limiting and slowing the growth of the space.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

Payments messaging firm SWIFT has released its first set of guidelines for financial institutions using the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard to complete cross-border transactions. More guidelines will be released in the future, the company added.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Having reflected on what the top priority is for businesses looking to enter the cross-border payments space, we now turn our attention to the future, and how the sector will evolve in 2024. Most notably, the European Payment Council ’s ‘One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst)’ scheme went live in December.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

.” That means being able to send and receive payment regardless of location, yet traditional offerings often fall short, he said. An alternative to this payment strategy is to open up a bank account in each market in which a business operates.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

B2B payments are undergoing a vast digital transformation, with solutions providers stepping up to offer more speedy options as companies look to expand internationally. The organization also plans to develop the regulatory framework for facilitating seamless payments between EU citizens, corporations and governments. More than $18.2

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Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

BS2 also serves as Nium’s Brazilian Real (BRL) Correspondent Bank, assisting in real-time payment settlements for cross-border Pix transfers. BS2 is leveraging Nium’s Global FX product to reduce costs and enable real-time payouts between Brazil and key trading partners like China and the UAE.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Enterprise software provider R3 is teaming up with Mastercard to establish a blockchain solution for cross-border payments, the companies said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. More than 300 financial services firms, technology companies, banks, regulators and associations are part of R3’s Corda ecosystem.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nium , the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, is strengthening its presence in Latin America by applying for essential licenses, joining key fintech associations, expanding its employee presence, and signing new customers. Nium has been present in the region dating back to 2017.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 26, 2024

SmartStream’s enhanced APC solution addresses these issues by connecting financial firms with any payment rail globally, providing a single, integrated solution to track, monitor, and investigate transactions across the payments corridor.

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