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13 APAC-Born Companies Recognized Among Top Global Cross-Border Payment Leaders of 2025

Fintech News

LianLian Global offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to facilitate international commerce. The company was an early adopter of distributed ledger technology (DLT), teaming up in 2017 with Ripple Labs and pioneering blockchain-based remittances from Japan to Thailand and Vietnam.

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Banco Santander, Lloyds Banking Group, and UBS Successfully Settle Pilot Uncleared Margin Transfers in the Sterling Fnality Payment System

Fintech Finance

This real-world proof-of-concept proves that Fnality can be used to make bilateral margin payments using the £FnPS, and marks the first instance of a fully regulated Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-based payment system being used to settle margin for the purposes of real-world inter-bank derivative exposures.

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SC Ventures and G+D Complete Pilot on Different Types of CBDC Systems

Fintech News

The project tested the feasibility of conducting multilateral cross-currency transfers through the UDPN, involving both Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and non-DLT-based CBDC technologies. The PoC explored two models.

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Real Time Heats Up In B2B, While Blockchain Gains Traction

PYMNTS

That includes advancements in Canada's upcoming Real-Time Rail, as well as adoption by Transcard of Mastercard's Track Business Payment Service to facilitate real-time, account-to-account transfers for businesses. One blockchain company that is wielding the technology to facilitate the movement of funds is BitPay.

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Ripple Enables Real-Time Payments Into China Via LianLian

PYMNTS

Last year, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced a collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to link the two markets via distributed ledger technology (DLT) and develop an interface using blockchain to facilitate cross-border payments for B2B trade between the two markets.

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Cross-Border Payment Efforts Look To The Blockchain And Beyond

PYMNTS

As reported by Ledger Insights, the effort will initially facilitate transfers between Thailand and Myanmar, allowing Myanmar migrants working in Thailand to send money back to their home country, while saving money amid favorable exchange rates. Canada and Asia.

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The Corporates Betting On Blockchain To Reshape Capital Markets Infrastructure

CB Insights

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees.