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

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 18, 2025

Daniel Marovitz , SVP of fintech at Booking.com Daniel Marovitz , SVP of fintech at Booking.com, commented: “Partnering with Antom allows us to streamline and enhance the payment experience for our travellers across Asia Pacific, integrating a wider range of local payment options that align with regional preferences. .

SARS

Fintech Review

APRIL 17, 2025

Known for powering aggregators like dLocal, Trace Finance brings proven expertise in cross-border settlement. This integration is set to significantly reduce the cost of stablecoin-based FX transactions while offering institutions and enterprises a faster, more transparent, and secure experience across borders.

Stablecoins

Finextra

JULY 27, 2025

Emergence of SWIFT & RTP: The 1980s–1990s saw global messaging standards (MT-103, MT-202) and real-time rails (Fedwire, TARGET2) democratize cross-border settlement but reliance on intermediaries, queue times, and compliance checks remained major pain points.

CBDC

The Fintech Times

MAY 10, 2025

The possibitities are now endless Beyond the ledger Blockchain has been part of financial infrastructure for years, from powering cross-border settlements to supporting stablecoin transactions and digital asset custody. The post The FinTech Times – Edition 60 appeared first on The Fintech Times.

Cross-Border Settlement

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

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Payments are arguably the face of fintech. With so many countries looking towards centralised digital assets, we set out to find out how these would impact the cross-border payments market. However, CBDCs will not be the silver bullet to developing and accelerating cross-border payments.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

MAY 15, 2024

Standard Chartered , the international cross-border bank, has become the first Euro settlement bank to go live on Partior, the global unified ledger market infrastructure, and has completed Euro-denominated cross-border transactions between Hong Kong and Singapore.

Cross-Border

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

MANSA , a leading decentralised finance (DeFi) platform specialising in cross-border payments and trade financing, has partnered with blockchain payment platform Bitmama to improve cross-border payment accessibility across Africa.

Cross-Border Payments

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

Finextra

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB), Bahrain’s fintech ecosystem builder, has announced a fintech partnership with RTGS.global, a provider of real-time cross-border settlement solutions.

Cross-Border Settlement

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. All the while driving financial inclusion.

Cross-Border Settlement

PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Asia-based financial settlements network EMQ , which works in cross-border payments, has announced the close of a $20 million Series B funding round led by WI Harper Group, according to a press release. The company targeted countries with particularly high cross-border transaction volumes in rolling out the tool.

Cross-Border

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Luxembourg regulators have given a thumbs-up to the FinTech PingPong , authorizing it to do business as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI). The new license will allow PingPong to offer customers “a more flexible array of services,” the company said in a news release.

Cross-Border Settlement

The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

MANSA , a decentralised finance (DeFi) platform specialising in cross-border payments and trade financing, is joining forces with blockchain payment platform Bitmama , in a move to improve cross-border payment accessibility across Africa.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

Holmes said 70 percent of transactions are initiated on local devices, and that the digital offerings enable MoneyGram to compete with any FinTech or legacy competitor. Ripple has become our chief partner for cross-border settlement using digital assets,” said Holmes.

Transactions

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Wise, the global technology company building the best way to move and manage the worlds money, today announced that it has been selected by Morgan Stanley , a leading global financial services firm, to facilitate Morgan Stanleys foreign exchange international settlement capabilities for its corporate customers.

Cross-Border

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

OMFIF Head of Fintech Research Bhavin Patel said per the report, “We believe there will be more central bank digital currency projects in the next few years, both on the wholesale and retail sides of the market and in many jurisdictions including the euro area.”.

Digital Currency

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

OMFIF Head of Fintech Research Bhavin Patel said per the report, “We believe there will be more central bank digital currency projects in the next few years, both on the wholesale and retail sides of the market and in many jurisdictions including the euro area.”.

Digital Currency

The Fintech Times

JUNE 5, 2025

.” BVNK partners with LianLian Global to bring real-time stablecoin payments to 100 markets LianLian Global , a cross-border payments provider, has joined forces with BVNK , a UK-based stablecoin payments platform, to offer stablecoin payment capabilities to merchants in more than 100 countries.

ISO 20022

PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

The announcement comes on the heels of Visa’s announcement that it would buy FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 Global Blue is a company that processes cross-border transactions for international tourists. The move into cross-border can be both an opportunity and a challenge for cross-border companies.

Cross-Border

The Fintech Times

APRIL 25, 2024

We also checked out ‘Malaysia’s Fintech Revolution: Navigating the Path to Global Leadership with the SC’ session, presented by Dr. Wong Huei Ching from the Securities Commission Malaysia. The post Money20/20 Asia 2024: Day Three Roundup appeared first on The Fintech Times.

Cross-Border Settlement

The Paypers

MARCH 24, 2022

RTGS.global , which is building a Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) to solve friction in cross-border settlements, has joined Temenos Exchange , the open marketplace for fintech solutions.

Cross-Border Settlement

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2016

Among one of the loudest of these blockchain champions is Ripple, a FinTech firm that has recently secured millions of dollars in investments and strategic partnerships aimed at promoting blockchain technology’s use for traditionally friction-rich areas, like cross-border payments and real-time payments. The Case For XRP .

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

He said the digital offerings enable the company to compete with any fintech or legacy competitor. Ripple has become our chief partner for cross border settlement using digital assets,” said Holmes. Holmes said that 70 percent of transactions are initiated on local devices, which is moving the company to.

Transactions

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

with supporting use cases mostly related to financial services and cross-border settlement, for a grand total of $242 million in 2018. In January, the International Data Corporation (IDC) reported worldwide spending on blockchain solutions would increase to $2.1 billion by 2021. billion growing to $120.7 trillion in 2021.

FinTech

The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

Limited access to banking services has, in turn, constrained these firms’ ability to operate efficiently within the broader financial system, including in areas such as payments, settlements, and liquidity management. While the US has shifted, global jurisdictions must keep pace. How are banks likely to respond? Some of the largest U.S.

Federal Reserve

The Payments Association

MAY 14, 2025

Rewiring the cross-border payments paradigm: Risk and security in correspondent banking confirmation May 12 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp Whats the article about? Cross-border payments support global trade but remain inefficient and risky; modernising them is key to financial inclusion and economic stability.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2025

Throughout April, The Fintech Times has dived into the world of embedded finance, the integration of financial services directly into non-financial platforms or applications, to find out how it is impacting the financial industry and to understand how it can evolve over the coming years. appeared first on The Fintech Times.

Embedded Finance