Fintech News

MAY 11, 2025

FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual Cross-Border Payments 100 list, highlighting the 100 most influential players in global payments.

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Beau wants to use distributed ledger technology (DLT), and France is considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC). DLT would also help in terms of cross-border payments, he said.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, and Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) successfully completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) on the Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN). The PoC explored two models.

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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. Phalen said the mindset has been “digital-first” — which means the transactions that flow across Visa B2B Connect use a digital identifier to pass payment instructions.

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Clearly Payments

AUGUST 29, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have received attention in recent years as central banks worldwide explore the potential to evolve the way we conduct financial transactions. With the rise of digital payments, cryptocurrencies, and fintech innovations, CBDCs represent a new frontier in the evolution of money.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Global payments revenues are at an all-time high, and experts predict that they could even climb to be a $2 trillion industry by 2020. Cross-border payment revenues currently account for approximately $200 billion, a significant slice of the payments pie. Developments From Around The Smarter Payments World.

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