The Fintech Times

JULY 4, 2025

With firms spending roughly $120billion (S$154.2billion) on cross-border transaction fees, alternatives are being sought after. According to a new report from the Project Guardian FX industry group, implementing tokenised bank liabilities and shared ledgers in cross-border payments and FX is a viable solution.

Interoperability

The Fintech Times

JULY 3, 2025

Through the new partnership, OpenPayd will support Ripple’s cross-border payments solution, Ripple Payments, with its global fiat infrastructure, including real-time payment rails, multi-currency accounts and virtual IBANs. The partnership marks progress for OpenPayd’s recently launched stablecoin infrastructure.

Cross-Border Payments

The Payments Association

JANUARY 13, 2025

These businesses often favour jurisdictions with more aligned and predictable legal standards, which could significantly impact PSPSPs’ cross-borderspirations or operations. Stablecoins, as a subset of digital assets, have been a focal point of both the Bill and the FCAs regulatory discussions.

Legal

Fintech Finance

MARCH 11, 2025

Clear Junction , a global leader in cross-border payments for regulated financial institutions, has once again been recognised in the 2025 FT 1000 , the Financial Times’ prestigious ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

MARCH 5, 2025

Ozean , a blockchain for Real-World Assets (RWA) yield launched by Clearpool , is joining forces with First Digital , a Hong Kong-based group offering global multi-asset custodial, trust, payments and stablecoin solutions, as part of WakeMaker, Ozean’s accelerator programme.

Stablecoins

The Payments Association

JANUARY 13, 2025

Statutory trusts, while beneficial for legal clarity, may prolong insolvency proceedings and introduce additional legal complexities, especially for cross-border operations. Firms operating in multiple currencies or across differing time zones may face trouble in ensuring funds are instantly deposited into safeguarding accounts.

Compliance

Finextra

JUNE 30, 2025

Stablecoins can settle in seconds, smart contracts can execute “if-this-then-that” logic without humans in the loop and tokenised assets can move 24/7 across jurisdictions. Could stablecoins be the new fuel behind an AI-driven economy? reshaping the economic landscape around us: AI and stablecoins.”

Stablecoins

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

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Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 26, 2025

BVNK , a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, is joining forces with First Digital , the group behind First Digital USD, in a move to bolster the adoption of the USD-backed stablecoin within the crypto ecosystem.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

MARCH 10, 2025

Clear Junction , a global leader in cross-border payments for regulated financial institutions, has once again been recognised in the 2025 FT 1000 , the Financial Times’ prestigious ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies.

Cross-Border Payments

Finextra

JULY 24, 2025

Features to look for in a future-ready platform Your ideal platform must support real-time payments, multiple currencies, and strong user authentication. You should use multi-factor authentication, tokenization, and encryption for every transaction. Enabling cross-platform and cross-border transactions Customers no longer see borders.

Digital Payments

Finextra

JULY 27, 2025

Large corporates built bespoke treasury systems to manage multi-bank transfers, FX conversion and reconciliation. Programmability & Conditionality: Early pilots embed smart contract triggers, e.g., escrow release only after invoice approval, integrating payment logic directly into the currency token.

CBDC

Fintech Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

Clear Junction , a global leader in cross-border payments for regulated financial institutions, has once again been recognised in the 2025 FT 1000 , the Financial Times prestigious ranking of Europes fastest-growing companies.

Cross-Border Payments

Finextra

JUNE 28, 2025

It’s a rare fintech that’s both fast-growing and profitable , pursuing a bold mission encapsulated in its slogan: “Money without borders – instant, convenient, transparent and eventually free.” In doing so, Wise saved its users an estimated £2 billion in fees in FY2025 alone. Wise was founded to change this status quo.

Cross-Border

Fintech Review

MAY 4, 2025

Best for : Platforms requiring multi-product financial offerings. Cross River Provides embedded payments, banking, and lending infrastructure for fintechs, with a strong compliance focus. Zoho Subscriptions A flexible subscription billing solution with integrated invoicing, dunning management, and multi-currency support.

Payment APIs and Integration

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

Stablecoins vs. Fiat for E-commerce. Stablecoins Pros. Reduced Transaction Costs and Fees (including cross-border) Stablecoin transactions are significantly faster than traditional methods, often confirmed in seconds or minutes. There is a need to re-establish Trust between Buyers and Sellers. Pros and Cons.

Stablecoins

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

Globally, preparations for central bank digital currencies and evolving open finance frameworks signal longer-term structural change. Separately, the introduction of rules under the UK Stablecoin and Cryptoasset Regime aims to enhance transparency. Firms should act swiftly to meet the new standards.

Regulations

Payments Dive

JULY 11, 2025

The shift will allow banks around the world to communicate, share data and operate by the same rules for cross-border payments, said Elias Ghanem, the global head of consulting firm Capgemini’s Research Institute for Financial Services. It is an upgrade for the entire world mainly because the dollar is the global currency.”

ISOs

Payments Dive

JULY 15, 2025

In addition, the new standard allows for better communication between bank systems worldwide, with particular benefits for cross-border transactions. In addition, the new standard allows for better communication between bank systems worldwide, with particular benefits for cross-border transactions.

FedWire

The Paypers

JUNE 25, 2025

As part of these efforts, Mastercard will join Paxos’ Global Dollar Network and has signalled its intent to integrate PayPal’s PYUSD and Fiserv’s proposed FIUSD stablecoin. The card network already supports Circle’s USDC, currently the second largest stablecoin by market capitalisation.

Stablecoins

Payments Dive

JULY 11, 2025

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BNPL

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 21, 2024

Yellow Card , Africa’s leading stablecoin on/off ramp, has announced that it is integrating digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks to improve cross-border transactions for both businesses and individuals.

Cross-Border

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And while the virtual currencies aim to facilitate more secure transactions, their values are increasingly centered around speculation. While this can be exciting to witness, it also shows bitcoin’s massively unreliable nature — especially as a currency for goods and services. This is where stablecoins come into play.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

MAY 28, 2025

This enables Merge to offer seamless payments in both local and digital currencies, combining the trust of regulated fiat operations with the speed and efficiency of stablecoin-based transfers. ” “Stablecoins are transforming how money moves globally,,” added Michael Burtscher , COO of Merge.

Stablecoins

The Payments Association

MAY 15, 2025

Cross-border payments remain costly and complex, but innovations in FX, APIs, and stablecoins are unlocking faster, smarter global money movement. In today’s hyperconnected world, managing cross-border payments remains surprisingly complex, inefficient, and costly.

Global Payments

Finovate

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Global bank Standard Chartered unveiled this week that it has teamed up with cross-border payments fintech Wise (formerly TransferWise). The bank has selected Wise Platform , Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, to power international payments for SC Remit , Standard Chartered’s cross-border payment service.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

MAY 21, 2024

businesses with a compliant and efficient way to manage multi-fiat accounts, streamline cash flows, and facilitate conversions between fiat and cryptocurrency. Inspired by Ripple’s cross-border payment model, the Web 3.0 Initially, the bank will support EUR and USD, enabling easy transitions between these currencies.

Web 3.0

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Having discussed the myths , hype and usage of buy now pay later (BNPL), we now turn our focus to cross-border payments. To begin this focus, we first look at what businesses should prioritise when looking to offer cross-border solutions. “International trade winds have shifted in recent years.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Bengaluru, India, November 12th, 2024, FinanceWire In a landmark move following the 16th BRICS Summit, BackD is set to launch BRICS-backed stablecoins, aiming to redefine financial independence for emerging economies. dollar remains the world’s leading reserve, funding, and exchange currency.

Stablecoins

Finovate

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Previously called “Cardlite,” the solution will enable BOCHK to enhance the customer experience with new offerings, including its multi-currency Mastercard debit card. ” Founded in 2020, RD Technologies offers two primary solutions via its subsidiaries: the RD Wallet and the HKDR stablecoin (HKDR). .”

Multi-Currency

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Delving Into Digital Currencies. Beyond the most immediate challenges, we’re headed into a longer-term evolution where digital payments are paving the way for the adoption of digital currencies, spanning, as Webster noted, crypto, digital bitcoin, digital dollars and stablecoins. Improving Cross-Border Flows.

B2B

Finovate

MAY 27, 2025

Worldpay is partnering with BVNK to enable stablecoin payouts for businesses across 180+ markets. The integration simplifies stablecoin adoption for traditional companies by embedding BVNKs wallet infrastructure into Worldpays existing payouts platform.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

MAY 26, 2024

In recent years, digital currencies have been all the rave. However, the idea that digital assets are exclusively some form of currency is slowly falling by the wayside as different use cases are emerging and being rapidly adopted. Until then, popular tokens USDC and USDT will continue to dominate the stablecoin landscape.”

CBDC

Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Singapore also made strides in payment innovation, focusing on enhancing electronic payments and expanding cross-border capabilities. Moving forward, MAS aims for Gprnt to expand its capabilities to serve the more sophisticated data needs of larger multi-national entities and other regional economies.

FinTech

Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The 18 finalists have been selected based on solutions to challenges in credit access, financial literacy, cross-border payments, and personalized protection, among other areas. operates Max Miles, Singapore’s newest multi-merchant loyalty programme. Heymax.AI (Singapore) Heymax.ai

FinTech

Finovate

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The move makes Nium the first payment service provider to join Partior’s blockchain-based network, enabling real-time cross-border payments, clearing, and settlement across 100+ markets. The company’s global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments supports 100 currencies across 220+ markets.

Real Time Payments

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

And for the settlements, consider these stablecoins as traveling finite territory in the most recently defined uses cases – as in, intrabank. Lisa Frazier, head of the bank’s innovation group, told the newswire that “we are eliminating the intermediaries [that] can often extend the timeline to be able to do cross-border money transfers.”

Multi-Currency