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BIS Completes Project Mandala, Automating Cross-Border Transaction Compliance

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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and a group of central banks have successfully completed Project Mandala demonstrating automated compliance for cross-border transactions. These examples highlight Mandala’s ability to support transparency and regulatory oversight without compromising transaction speed.

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Cross-Border Payments in Numbers: Global Corporations Lost $120 Billion in Transaction Fees

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The current cross-border payment system imposes high costs on businesses and economies worldwide, stifling economic potential and limiting financial inclusivity. trillion across countries annually—around a quarter of global GDP—at an estimated cost of $120 billion in transaction fees annually. Global corporations move $23.5

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Cross-Border QR Payments Now Live Between Vietnam and Laos

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Vietnam and Laos have officially launched a new framework for settling payments in their local currencies and a cross-border QR code payment system. allows businesses and individuals to conduct transactions in Vietnamese Dong or Lao Kip, reducing reliance on foreign currencies and lowering transaction costs.

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India in Talks to Forge New Cross-Border Payment Linkages, Says RBI

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India is advancing efforts to establish cross-border payment linkages with multiple countries, as reported by Bloomberg, citing an official from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Featured image credit: Edited from Freepik The post India in Talks to Forge New Cross-Border Payment Linkages, Says RBI appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

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UOB Becomes Direct Participant in China’s Cross-Border Payment System

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UOB and its wholly owned subsidiary UOB China have signed agreements to become direct participants of China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS). This strengthens their ability to support cross-border renminbi (RMB) transactions.

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Xoom Enables Partners to Use PayPal USD for Faster Cross-Border Payments

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PayPal has announced that its disbursement partners can now use PayPal USD (PYUSD) to settle cross-border money transfers via Xoom, its digital remittance platform. Yellow Card, Africa’s largest licensed stablecoin on/off-ramp fintech, will also leverage PYUSD to facilitate transactions.

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6 Asian Companies Recognized Among the World’s Most Promising in Cross-Border Payments

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FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual selection of the world’s most promising cross-border payments companies in 2024. million Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia.