Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In line with G20’s commitment to lower cross-border payment costs via technology innovation, Platform Tech developed a world-leading Time-Series Transformer AI FX Model to help multi-national merchants in airline, e-commerce and other sectors to improve treasury management efficiency and reduce cost.

Embedded Finance

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

OCBC Bank and Ant International have announced a strategic partnership aimed at streamlining cross-border fund settlements using tokenised deposits and leveraging advanced encryption and AI.

Settlement

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JUNE 24, 2025

This integration connects local payment rails (such as Brazil’s PIX) directly to global USDC liquidity, facilitating faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border payments without the need for banks to build new infrastructure from scratch 1 2 4 6.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Ondo Finance announced today that it will be the first provider to bring real-world assets (RWA) to the Mastercard Multi-Token Network (MTN), a digital network connecting financial institutions with businesses to improve cross-border payment experiences.

Visa

The Fintech Times

JULY 29, 2025

The launch comes as stablecoins emerge as key tools in global finance, offering real-time settlement, reduced costs, and increased accessibility for cross-border payments, especially in hard-to-reach markets that still face challenges with correspondent bank networks and financial inclusion.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

JULY 17, 2025

But the real story is in the infrastructure behind it: licensing, interoperability and a deep commitment to making cross-border payments work for everyone – not just the biggest players. Interoperability is a long-standing challenge for the world’s payment ecosystems, and with wallets, it’s no different.

Cross-Border

Finextra

JULY 8, 2025

China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) is rapidly emerging as a central artery in the internationalization of the Renminbi (RMB), offering a robust infrastructure for cross-border settlements and reshaping how global institutions engage with China’s markets. What Is CIPS and Why Does It Matter?

Global Payments

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 26, 2025

Vincent Chok , CEO at First Digital “2025 is undoubtedly going to be a breakout year for stablecoin adoption, with businesses increasingly looking for solutions that address regional challenges like cross-border payment friction and currency volatility,” explained Vincent Chok , CEO at First Digital.

Stablecoins

Finovate

JULY 2, 2025

Even though some banks have issued permissioned, institutional stablecoins, they are usually used internally for payment settlement, not open to the public, and are not tradable on public blockchains. While stablecoins are best known for their use in cross-border payments, programmable payments, and in DeFi.

Stablecoins

The Payments Association

AUGUST 8, 2025

By 2030, the payments landscape will look radically different from today, shaped by disruptive technologies, shifts in consumer expectations, digital regulatory frameworks, and new global infrastructures. In essence, payments are no longer an action; they are becoming infrastructure. in fees on average. to under 1%.

Cross-Border

Fintech Review

MAY 4, 2025

Payments & FX Management Let’s continue the top 100 fintech tools and platforms with payments and foreign exchange (FX) management. Managing payments and FX is mission-critical for businesses operating across borders or handling multi-currency revenue streams.

Payment APIs and Integration

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

Evaluate impact on systems architecture, including interoperability requirements, private-sector wallet development, and settlement linkages with RTGS and new ISO 20022 rails. Inadequate liquidity planning to support real-time settlement may lead to processing failures or financial penalties.

Regulations

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Nium, a global payments infrastructure provider, announced a partnership with Partior , a blockchain-based clearing and settlement network, at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024. The partnership allows financial institutions to connect with Nium for faster, more transparent cross-border payments.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 14, 2024

DBS has announced the pilot launch of DBS Treasury Tokens, a next-generation treasury and liquidity management solution, in collaboration with Ant International. DBS Treasury Tokens enables Ant International to reduce the settlement of intra-group transactions from potentially days to seconds.

Liquidity Management

Fintech Finance

JULY 12, 2024

Cross-border payments are becoming increasingly important to international economies. The G20 roadmap for enhanced cross-border payments aims to improve the speed, access, transparency, and cost of international payments by 2030.

Cross-Border

Fintech Finance

JULY 15, 2024

The European Union’s leading bank, BNP Paribas and Ant International , a digital payment and financial technology leader, have formed a strategic partnership to enhance cross-border payment solutions for merchants and consumers in Europe.

Cross-Border Payments

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.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

DBS has initiated the pilot of the “DBS Treasury Tokens”, a blockchain-based solution designed for next-generation treasury and liquidity management, in collaboration with Ant International. DBS Treasury Tokens aim to address the needs of large corporations like Ant International, which operate across multiple markets.

Treasury

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 15, 2024

RTGS.global , the next generation settlement company revolutionising cross-border payments, has today announced the launch of a unique solution for Payment Service Providers (PSPs) that will enable them to offer cheaper and faster international payments to their retail and corporate customers.

Cross-Border

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.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

JULY 14, 2024

Partior, a fintech known for its global unified ledger based interbank rails for real-time clearing and settlement, has announced the first close of an over US$60 million Series B funding round led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Valor Capital Group and Jump Trading Group as new investors. Existing shareholders J.P.

Cross-Border

Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The project tested the feasibility of conducting multilateral cross-currency transfers through the UDPN, involving both Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and non-DLT-based CBDC technologies. Meanwhile, the the direct model is where central banks manage wallets and settlements within a centralised CBDC system.

CBDC

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 6, 2023

RTGS.global, a settlement company focused on enhancing cross-border payments, is celebrating a significant milestone with the successful completion of an inaugural instant settlement cross-border transaction via its global network.

Cross-Border Settlement

The Fintech Times

JULY 15, 2024

BNP Paribas , the multinational bank, is joining forces with Ant International , a digital payment and financial technology leader, in a move to enhance cross-border payment solutions for merchants and consumers across Europe.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

For AccountsIQ, the latest embrace of open banking comes in the form of a collaboration with TransferMate , which has now integrated cross-border payments capabilities directly within AccountsIQ’s accounts payable portal. But there are additional benefits to an API integration for cross-border payments , he noted.

Liquidity Management

The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Looking to free organisations from these shackles and enable faster, more seamless cross-border transactions, RTGS.global , the real-time cross-border settlement solutions, launched its instant atomic settlement solution which is now being rolled out in Bahrain.

Cross-Border Settlement

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

William Kent, Executive Business Head at Standard Bank highlighted that this initiative, which will soon expand across 18 additional African countries, seamlessly integrates with the bank’s existing legacy systems, managing over 50 clearing and settlement systems, and ensuring both operational continuity and scalability. “Our

ISO 20022

Finovate

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Nium has partnered with Partior, a blockchain-based fintech for clearing and settlement. Through the partnership, banks can use Partior’s network to access Nium’s global payments infrastructure without needing additional API integration, offering seamless real-time transactions.

Real Time Payments

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

As FinTechs step into the cross-border payments and foreign exchange (FX) management space, there are more solutions available than ever before for corporates seeking to gain speed and security in payments – and manage risk along the way. Payments, Cross-Border and Over the Phone.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

“While there might still be less use of liquidity at night and over the weekend, payment service providers will not want to set all their available liquidity aside for real-time payment services.”

Real Time Payments

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Payments Council are considering the migration of payment services to ISO 20022, which could bring them more in line with other countries’ payment messaging strategies. Around the Faster Payments World. For the full story, download the Tracker. About the Tracker.

ISO 20022

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

MARCH 27, 2025

Bitso, a leading Latin American crypto exchange, has launched a new payments solution through its subsidiary Juno, focusing on the MXNB stablecoin. This initiative aims to streamline cross-border payments and improve the financial infrastructure in Latin America.

International Payments

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today our selection of leaders discuss the evolving payment landscape in 2024, touching on trends like convergence of personal and corporate payments, real-time cross-border payments, interoperability’s influence, and the significance of orchestration in streamlining payments in the travel sector.

Cross-Border

Finovate

JULY 26, 2024

Founded in 2021, the Singapore-based company offers banks unified, ledger-based interbank rails for real-time clearing and settlement. Partior’s 24/7 blockchain network works with real-time local currency payment and RTGS systems globally and facilitates direct and indirect settlement flows with market participants.

AI

Faster Payments Council

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In a Faster Payments world, the process of making cross-border payments is typically faster and more efficient. Cash Management: A Challenge for Real-Time Payments (Foundry Ballroom) Managing unpredictable cash flows for real-time 24x7x365 payments is critical.

FPC

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The new SIBS arrangement is possible, SIBS said, because SIBS has been connected to the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement, the system launched in November 2018 that allows European banks to make instant payments between each other.

Instant Payments

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. It’s not without its drawbacks, however.

Correspondent Bank