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BRI Partners with Nium to Expand Real-Time Cross-Border Payment Solutions

Fintech Finance

Nium , the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, is thrilled to announce a partnership with Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) to provide Indonesian customers with real-time international money transfer capabilities.

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SCB Emerges as First Thai Bank to Adopt Stablecoins for Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

Siam Commercial Bank ( SCB ), alongside its venture arm SCB 10X and Lightnet , has launched Thailand’s first cross-border payment system utilising stablecoins, according to CoinGape.

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Citi and Mastercard Join Forces to Transform Global Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

Today, Citi and Mastercard announced a collaboration to offer cross-border payments to Mastercard debit cards in 14 receiving markets [1] worldwide, with plans for further expansion. Mastercard is one of the largest payment networks, with over 3.4 billion debit, prepaid and credit cards issued globally as of Q2 2024.

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De-banking in cross-border payments: Why the system needs reform

The Payments Association

Banks are de-banking payment providers, causing major disruptions in cross-border transactions and impacting financial inclusion

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Key Trends Shaping Cross-Border Payments in APAC

Fintech News

A new report by Deloitte delves into the latest developments in the cross-border payment sector in Asia-Pacific (APAC), identifying four major trends reshaping the landscape and offering significant opportunities for merchants. Public-private collaborations also play a critical role in developing and promoting cross-border payments.

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Macro Global and Trust Payments Expand Strategic Partnership to Offer Transformative Cross-border Payment Experience

Fintech Finance

This collaboration brings together Macro Global’s expertise in cross-border payments technology with Trust Payments’ cutting-edge acquiring solution and the TRU Connect Payment Gateway , delivering a superior customer experience by providing timely and accurate card-based money transfers with robust data security at its core. “By

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OwlTing Teams Up With Visa to Streamline Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

OwlTing Group (“Company”), a global blockchain fintech company, today announced plans to implement Visa Direct solutions under a global agreement with Visa, a world leader in digital payments to provide real-time cross-border payments for individual and business customers. Users in the U.S. Users in the U.S.