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

Fintech News

LianLian Global (China) LianLian Global team at Money20/20 Asia 2024, Source: LianLian Global, Apr 2024 Founded in 2004 and headquartered in China, LianLian Global is a leading cross-border payment and financial services provider, specializing in helping e-commerce businesses and entrepreneurs operate seamlessly across international markets.

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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. Globally, over 130 countries are exploring, developing, or have launched CBDCs.

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Real Time Heats Up In B2B, While Blockchain Gains Traction

PYMNTS

As Canada gears up to launch its real-time payments system, the Real-Time Rail (RTR), Payments Canada , the entity at the head of the initiative, has announced that Mastercard -owned Vocalink has been chosen as the clearing and settlement solution provider for the new payment rail. Volante Explores the Real-Time B2B Value Prop.

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Bitcoin Daily: Caymans Introduce Digital Asset Regulatory Framework; Reserve Bank Of Australia To Test CBDC; Huobi Expands Support For Visa And Mastercard

PYMNTS

The Cayman Islands’ Ministry of Financial Services introduced the nation’s regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) on Saturday (Oct. 31), according to a press release. The framework consists of two phases, the first, which began on Oct.

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Digital Assets Adoption Hurdles Knocked Down by R3 With New R3 Digital Markets Product Suite

The Fintech Times

As regulations evolve to meet this demand, firms like R3 , the distributed ledger technology (DLT) and services provider, are looking to make adoption as seamless as possible. Digital assets and digital currencies continue to grow in popularity and demand.

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Meet the 18 Finalists for the 2024 Global Fintech Hackcelerator

Fintech News

The shortlisted teams, comprising fintech firms and solution providers from regions including Australia, India, the United States, and Kenya, have presented proposals utilising technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to enhance financial well-being and resilience in today’s evolving economic landscape.

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B2B Use Cases Drive Up Real-Time Demand

PYMNTS

In this week's roundup of payment rail innovation, PYMNTS finds B2B payments use cases serve as an important driver of adoption, with FinTechs and financial service providers embracing payment rails old and new to enable real-time B2B payments and foreign exchange. In the latest show of support for distributed ledger technology, J.P.