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OCTOBER 8, 2020

8) announced a beta offering called Line of Credit that it says lets its FinTech customers use the XRP digital currency to send cross-border payments. We allow you to lock in a rate at the time of the payment, then repay us when it’s convenient for you, for a small fee.”. “We The service is not available to individuals.

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Payments Source

MAY 9, 2018

The banks contend distributed ledger technology (DLT) makes it easier to coordinate trade finance deals. And the use of smart contracts can help parties comply with contractual obligations such as staged payments.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 18, 2024

WSPN , a globally recognized digital payments leader, has announced a milestone collaboration with DigiFT , the first regulated exchange for on-chain real-world assets (“RWA”), approved as a Recognised Market Operator with a Capital Markets Services license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

CORO says its app is designed to fend off cyberattacks through the use of hashgraph distributed ledger technology (DLT). “Even if people know about the benefits of gold, they may not know how to actually use it as money – that’s why we’ve made it as easy as downloading an app.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Beau wants to use distributed ledger technology (DLT), and France is considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC). DLT would also help in terms of cross-border payments, he said. He said that “disorderly approaches and heterogeneous adaptations” could happen if the bank didn’t take decisive action.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

7) said Ripple announced a partnership with LianLian International, a Hong Kong-based, cross-border payments company, that plans to use Ripple’s xCurrent enterprise blockchain tool to process real-time payments coming into China. Cross-border payments related to China’s eCommerce market reached $1.07

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 6, 2024

Similar to other regions across Asia, mobile payments are now preferred as a payment method over card payments by 70 per cent of Thai consumers. QR codes have also become a popular payment method in Thailand. Supporting startups Thailand is also investing significant resources into its wider startup ecosystem.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, and Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) successfully completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) on the Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN). The PoC explored two models.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The November/December Smarter Payments Tracker ® examines how firms are putting payroll apps and prepaid cards to use to resolve frictions for their global workforces. Around The World Of Smarter Payments. The workers can then use these cards to make retail payments in-stores and online, as well as collect cash at the ATM.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

It may seem that cross-border payments were in the … well … crosshairs this past week, with a number of country-by-country and company-by-company initiatives using blockchain and other methods to speed payments and lower fees. During the second quarter, the company will enable payments to more than 14 countries spanning the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Global payments revenues are at an all-time high, and experts predict that they could even climb to be a $2 trillion industry by 2020. Cross-border payment revenues currently account for approximately $200 billion, a significant slice of the payments pie. Developments From Around The Smarter Payments World.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Asian payment landscape is evolving rapidly in 2024, driven by advancements in technology, changing regulatory frameworks, and shifting consumer behaviours. Let’s delve deeper into these payment trends in Asia transforming the ecosystem. These e-wallets are linked to bank accounts, credit cards, or prepaid balances.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect , into Thailand, according to reports. Managed by Visa end to end, Visa B2B Connect combines Visa’s core capabilities in security, governance and distributed ledger technology [DLT].” ”

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Sweden-based Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) cross-border payment solutions provider Centiglobe has partnered with fintech company Zimpler.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The digital currency in trial is supported by distributed ledger technology (DLT), and the two-part experiments also aim to examine the use cases of a DLT-enabled currency. NTT Data, Project Spunta’s developer, and payment system provider SIA, are participating in the research experiment, Ledger Insights reported.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

The jockeying for cross border-payments continues, and SWIFT and Ripple continue to dominate the headlines. At heart of the matter, of course, is the place (or choice) of using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to underpin the transactions — especially B2B transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The Startup Accelerator is a portfolio of startup companies working across a varied set of fields, including customer experience, payments, marketing, risk and regulation, climate change and security, the release stated. There are currently 27 companies as part of the Accelerator, according to the release.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

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.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

The program is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) that will hopefully help with early detection of the virus and identifying carriers and hotspots. It encompasses 8,000 integrated retailers that have adopted crypto payments as valid. The number, announced Thursday, March 26, is a milestone for the company.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Postal Service have added yet another hurdle to the payment method, which can affect everything from accounts payable (AP) to payroll to insurance disbursements. With payment innovators looking to migrate B2B payments away from paper, a growing number of payment rails and technologies are helping to ease the pain of the shift.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But a growing number of companies want to employ distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to offer a simpler, streamlined way to verify transactions — to upend this status quo. One such company is Paxos, which offers custody, payment, and clearing & settlement services. First name.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

payments gateway Sage Pay for $300 million, according to reports on Monday (Nov. The deal comes as Sage Pay’s parent company Sage Group said in September that it was seeking “strategic alternatives for the payments business.” Bancorp subsidiary Elavon is acquiring U.K. Elavon was acquired by US Bancorp in 2001 for $2.1

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Visa and Mastercard each made headlines in the payments infrastructure and cross-border realms, eyeing digital payments and B2B payments. As reported earlier in the week, Visa launched B2B Connect , a network focused on enabling financial institutions (FIs) to help their clients make B2B payments across borders.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

According to the latest Smarter Payments Tracker , global payment usage is at an all-time high. So, why do cross-border payments present so many challenges? Increasingly, payments providers are stepping in creating solutions that solve speed and security issues for companies while maintaining seamless user experiences.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

” The Bank of Canada , TMX Group and Canada’s payment system teamed up for a test to settle and clear mock stocks using the blockchain, Bloomberg reported. of that had been transferred to both Bancor and Kucoin, respectively.”

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The paper discusses the contrasting trajectories of digital payments and digital trade finance, noting that cross-border payments have achieved rapid digitalization and benefited from a horizontal solution like Swift GPI.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Payments messaging company SWIFT said it will test gpi Link, “a gateway to interlink eCommerce and trading platforms with the SWIFT gpi payment service.”. The proof of concept is designed to “bring the benefits of gpi payments’ speed, ubiquity and certainty to distributed ledger technology (DLT)-enabled trade.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This week’s round-up of the latest innovations in payment rails for B2B payments shows a key focus on real-time transactions and embrace of emerging, faster payment rails. Payments Canada President and CEO Tracey Black said RTR will help both businesses and consumers drive long-term economic growth.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Cryptocurrency is an ideal payment method for ecommerce and precious metals where the risk of chargebacks, fraud and identity theft with traditional credit cards is high,” Sonny Singh, chief commercial officer at BitPay, said in a press release. “The

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In news that may be separated from the vagaries of cryptocurrency trading, Banco Santander said this week that it will use Ripple’s ledger, bringing payments across the bank’s OnePay FX platform. In the past, he has said that OnePay enables international payments across three clicks and in less than a minute.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“Today, authorities around the world are grappling with the rise of digital currencies and decentralized finance based on both emerging technologies — particularly various combinations of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain and advances in traditional centralized systems underpinning finance,” according to the report.

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The Paypers

MAY 7, 2020

Cross-border payments network Ripple has become part of the ISO 20022 standards body, becoming one of its first members focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

The movement to bring blockchain to cross-border payments proceeds apace. Might SWIFT be giving a nod, at least partially, toward the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT)? I think that it’s really interesting, everything that’s gone on in the payments space around DLT.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

When it comes to payments, speed isn’t the only factor to consider in the deployment of real-time payments (RTP) systems. Security and compliance are also vital components in ensuring that payments are delivered safely and without delay. In the domestic payments space, the U.S. Rapid Growth.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

The feature was shelved at that time, as Expedia’s systems weren’t set up to accept bitcoin payments. Meanwhile, regulated crypto asset program Currency.com is now the holder of a Gibraltar distributed ledger technology (DLT) license, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Their research will begin with a proof-of-concept for a CBDC operated on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to test the proposed coins’ use cases in payment settlements, the release stated.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Last month , SAP announced it was teaming up with professional services firm Accenture and blockchain company R3 to develop a distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution that aims to accelerate the settlement of payments between banks and customers.

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