Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2024

By displaying real-time rates based on what other users are willing to pay, the platform creates a liquid ecosystem, lowers remittance costs, and empowers users to trade confidently, allowing greater financial inclusion. We couldn’t be more excited to support their journey! In 2023, Africa received an estimated $90.2

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

TransferTo , a Singapore-based global technology group, and Ecobank Group the leading pan-African financial institution, announce a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), laying the groundwork to transform financial access and cross-border payment solutions across Africa.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Tranglo, a leading cross-border payment hub, has expanded its footprint in Africa, now supporting payouts in Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, and Zambia. High remittance fees have historically hindered financial inclusion in the region. to send USD 200.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Businesses and consumers paying into and out of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will benefit from faster, cheaper and more transparent cross-border payments through a public-private collaboration between Mastercard and the Arab Regional Payment System, Buna.

Cross-Border Payments

Finextra

JULY 30, 2025

Whether youre paying overseas vendors or remote employees, understanding the true cost of sending international payments is vital to protecting your margins.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 12, 2025

Bank Alfalah , a commercial bank in Pakistan with a network of over 1,000 branches, has acquired a stake in Jingle Pay , a UAE-born fintech specialising in cross-border money transfers licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). per cent equity in the fintech firm. per cent equity in the fintech firm.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

JULY 28, 2025

TerraPay is now able to directly support the demand for cross-border financial services throughout Oceania, a crucial and rapidly expanding market, through its licenses as an Independent Remittance Provider (IRP) and a Remittance Network Provider (RNP). Australia is home to over 7.7

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Cross-border payments in the MENA region have faced challenges such as high costs, slow processing times and limited transparency. The post Mastercard’s Entry into Buna: What It Means for the Future of MENA Cross-Border Payments appeared first on The Fintech Times.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 10, 2025

The Bank’s fintech investment underscores its commitment to driving digital transformation and fostering financial inclusion across key markets. The partnership will create synergies in cross-border payments strengthened by shareholder MoneyGram.

Cross-Border

Fintech News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Thai regulators approved the first cross-border payment solution using stablecoins in October, while the Philippine central bank launched a peso stablecoin pilot earlier this year. Pollak emphasized that stablecoins aim to modernize legacy financial systems rather than replace national currencies.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

APRIL 12, 2025

With access to more than 95 per cent of the worlds banked population, Rajnish Kumar , co-founder and CEO of Instapay Technologies, commented: This collaboration enables us to leverage Mastercards vast global payment network and cross-border transfer expertise.

Cross-Border

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 6, 2025

Airtel Money Africa , Airtel Africa’s mobile money arm, today announced an extended partnership with Africa’s largest mobile money payment service provider (PSP) pawaPay to enable seamless cross-border payments for licensed International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) across seven key Airtel Africa markets.

Payment Service Provider (PSP)

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Cross-border payment hub, Tranglo , has expanded its footprint in Africa, now supporting payouts in Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, and Zambia as it continues to aim to boost financial inclusion by providing efficient, affordable cross-border payment solutions to the region.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

MARCH 28, 2025

Payments giant Mastercard is joining forces with Ethio Telecom , a telecommunications service provider in Ethiopia, in a move to enhance financial inclusion and wealth creation in East Africa. Mastercard also provides advanced analytics, anti-fraud systems, and digital identity verification to ensure secure payment solutions.

Financial Inclusion

The Fintech Times

JUNE 22, 2025

Challenges such as high transaction costs and opaque exchange rates have been prevalent in Africa over the last few years, meaning that establishing strong cross-border payment avenues has been tough. African borders are starting to matter less; this is Onafriq ‘s goal.”

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

JANUARY 26, 2025

Emerging trends such as cross-border payment systems and open banking initiatives are breaking down traditional barriers, fostering greater connectivity and efficiency in Asias financial landscape. The shift toward digitised payments brings heightened concerns about cybersecurity, fraud, and regulatory compliance.

Payments Trends

The Payments Association

JUNE 3, 2025

James Hurren explores what early CBDC deployments across Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe reveal about usage, adoption, and the future of cross-border digital money. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have rapidly evolved from theoretical concepts into live pilots and national deployments.

CBDC

Fintech Finance

APRIL 15, 2025

PayPal , a global digital payments and commerce platform, today announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay , a leading global money movement company, to enable real-time fund transfers for PayPal customers across the Middle East and Africa. According to Mordor Intelligence, the MENA digital payments market is estimated at $251.34

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

MAY 1, 2025

The report highlights key milestones, insights, and the organizations transition into an independent foundation, further strengthening its ability to drive financial inclusion across the continent.

Financial Inclusion

Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Cross-Border Payment Solutions Fintech companies like Payoneer and Flutterwave enable SMEs to handle cross-border payments efficiently. For businesses in emerging markets, cross-border payment solutions open new growth opportunities by facilitating trade with global customers and suppliers.

FinTech

Fintech News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

These services aim to support businesses of all sizes, particularly small and micro-sized enterprises (SMEs), in their digital transformation and financial inclusion efforts. Alipay+, Ant Internationals cross-border payment platform, connects over 90 million merchants in 66 markets to 1.6

Cross-Border

Fintech Finance

JULY 9, 2025

Paysend , the global Financial technology company, has teamed up with the world’s largest Spanish-language media network, TelevisaUnivision to launch a new campaign spotlighting the real people who are behind cross-border payments — construction workers, small business owners, and everyday families.

Financial Inclusion

Fintech Finance

JUNE 4, 2025

The acquisition of the licenses by the newly formed Thunes Financial Services LLC entity, is a strategic differentiator in allowing Thunes to deliver its comprehensive Pay and Accept suite of services directly to corporates, merchants and digital platforms across the U.S.

Cross-Border Payments

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This presents a significant opportunity for mobile-first financial solutions to bridge the gap in financial inclusion by providing digital banking, payments, and credit access to those traditionally excluded from the formal financial system. trillion business opportunity by 2025.

Innovation

Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Adoption Rate : Cryptocurrency payment usage remains niche but is growing, with over 420 million crypto wallet users worldwide in 2023. Cross-Border Appeal : Cryptocurrency payments are especially advantageous for cross-border transactions, with lower fees than traditional international bank transfers.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Finance

JULY 10, 2025

Thunes has won the Thunes Best Payment Solution Award at the 2025 Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards, making its name as a great place to make payments across borders. This award shows how Thunes is becoming more important in building a global payment system that is seamless, scalable, and efficient.

Payment Solutions

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 2, 2025

Faster Payments Council Publishes International Report on Mitigating Faster Payments Fraud appeared first on FF News | Fintech Finance. The post U.S.

Faster Payments

Fintech Finance

JULY 9, 2025

The goal of this partnership between the top Spanish-language media company and the global payments provider is to give people in underserved areas fast, low-cost cross-border money transfers. At the heart of this effort is Paysend’s mission to break geographic, financial, and digital barriers.

Financial Inclusion

The Fintech Times

MAY 8, 2025

Global paytech EBANX , which specialises in payment services for emerging markets, has successfully integrated UPI Autopay, the recurring payments feature of Indias instant payments system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), into its cross-border payments platform.

Cross-Border

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. “Were not just envisioning the future of payments – were actively building it,” Okoudjou concluded.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

MARCH 26, 2025

Africas digital transformation is underpinned by rapid advancements in internet penetration and financial inclusion, two of the fastest-growing enablers of digital payments across the continent. Scaling remittances and cross-border payments Seamless cross-border transactions are essential for Africas economic mobility.

Economy

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

These experts covered some of the industry’s hottest trends and most urging issues, including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, digital assets, next-generation transactions, and financial inclusion. On the international front, cross-border payments have presented a different set of challenges.

FinTech

Finextra

JULY 13, 2025

Indonesia & Vietnam: Gig Workers & Cross-Border Freelancers With a booming gig economy and a young digital workforce, freelancers in Indonesia and Vietnam are increasingly receiving payments in stablecoins from overseas clients via platforms like Deel, Bitwage, or Metamask. Stripe : Acquired Bridge for $1.1B

Stablecoins

Finextra

JUNE 11, 2025

Post-Independence (1947 - 1990s): Building the Foundation After independence, India focused on strengthening its financial infrastructure and extending banking services. Nationalization of Banks (1969, 1980): A major policy shift aimed at increasing financial inclusion and directing credit to priority sectors.

Financial Inclusion

The Fintech Times

MARCH 8, 2025

TerraPay , the cross-border payment solution provider, is partnering with Banque du Caire (BDC), one of the largest financial institutions in Egypt, to enhance remittance services across the country.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

dLocal , a leading cross-border payment platform, and AZA Finance , a prominent fintech company specializing in payments and foreign exchange in Africa, have entered into a strategic partnership that expands the service offering capabilities of both partners through mutual cross selling.

Cross-Border Payments

The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Will Marwick CEO, IFX Payments The Payments Report 2024 highlights the growing impact of digital currencies, particularly stablecoins, as transformative payment solutions. The report notes how stablecoins, supported by regulatory developments, are driving advancements in digital commerce and cross-border transactions.

Payments Trends