Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Primary Use Cases : CBDCs are designed to enhance financial inclusion, streamline payments, and provide a government-regulated alternative to cryptocurrencies and private digital payment providers. China’s digital yuan (e-CNY), for instance, has already processed over $250 billion in transactions as of 2023.

Online and Mobile Banking

The Fintech Times

JULY 17, 2025

billion digital wallets, working with major partners like Swift and M-Pesa. Our recent collaboration with Swift is a significant milestone, empowering member banks and financial institutions to send funds directly to digital wallets using their existing Swift infrastructure. TerraPay now connects over 155 countries and 3.7

Cross-Border

The Fintech Times

JULY 1, 2025

. “For too long, Africa’s reliance on external payment systems has impeded trade, increased costs, and compromised control over our financial data,” said Benedict Oramah , president and chairman of the board of directors at Afreximbank. “PAPSSCARD changes that.

Financial Inclusion

Fintech Finance

MAY 27, 2025

These include Swift cross-border payments, RTGS payments including Target2, SEPA Instant RT1 and TIPS payments, with the addition of more capabilities planned. ” ACI Connetic is fast gaining traction with financial institutions in Europe and the United States.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech News

MAY 29, 2025

ACI Worldwide has unveiled ACI Connetic , a new cloud-native platform designed to streamline payment processing for banks and financial institutions. The platform integrates multiple payment types, including Swift cross-border payments, real-time gross settlement systems like Target2, and SEPA Instant payment networks such as RT1 and TIPS.

Payment APIs and Integration

The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Generational trends show younger users leading the adoption of digital wallets and stored credit cards, while older demographics continue to prefer traditional methods like bank transfers and debit cards, underscoring the need for inclusive payment solutions. On a global scale, international currency trends, such as the U.S.

Payments Trends

Finextra

AUGUST 7, 2025

Business owners can secure deals swiftly, optimising costs in global transactions and enhancing overall financial agility. 1621 Report 1 Like Share   1       Channels /payments /financial inclusion Fintech Fintech discussions and conversations around the development of fintech. It expresses the views and opinions of the author.

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Financial inclusion, digital and fintech While the World Bank says that at least 80 per cent of adults in the Maldives have a bank account with a traditional financial institution, the nation’s central bank, the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), says that cash remains the most popular payment method.

FinTech

The Fintech Times

MAY 30, 2025

. “The lack of seamless interaction between blockchains and between blockchain and traditional systems, slows adoption and increases complexity for financial applications. Digital ID, employment history, and financial inclusion are all places where blockchain is already starting to make a quiet but real difference.

Blockchain

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 21, 2025

The launch follows the success of its digital distribution channel on the Isle of Man, which now accounts for over 70 per cent of the banks lending.The new system delivers a range of deposit products, offering self-service options, swift account opening, and mobile access. Group from 20 per cent to 25 per cent.

FinTech

Fintech Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

Rosalia Mazza Feb 24th Technology How Innovation and Technology Are the Keys to Improving Financial Inclusion According to WEF estimates, there are 1.4 billion unbanked people worldwide. In fact, the most critical battle. From the very beginning, FinTech has.

Blockchain

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Thunes , the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced its proprietary Direct Global Network now provides banks with access to over 3 billion mobile wallets around the world via their existing Swift connectivity.

SWIFT

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2024

TerraPay , a global money movement company, today announces that financial institutions can send money directly to more than 2.1 billion mobile wallets around the world using their existing Swift connectivity, enhancing the cross-border payments experience for businesses and consumers. billion mobile wallets and 7.5

SWIFT

Fintech News

JULY 23, 2024

Payments infrastructure company TerraPay has announced that financial institutions can now send money directly to over 2.1 billion mobile wallets worldwide using their existing Swift connectivity. Swift connects more than 11,500 financial institutions in over 200 countries.

SWIFT

Fintech News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

By utilising their existing Swift connectivity, banks can now access Thunes’ Direct Global Network and process transactions to over 3 billion mobile wallets in 130 countries through 120 mobile wallet brands. Global payments company Thunes has launched a new service that enables banks to send payments directly to mobile wallets worldwide.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 17, 2024

These devices enable consumers to make swift, secure payments by simply tapping their wearable at any compatible point-of-sale (POS) terminal, ATM, or NFC-enabled payment point. This innovation enhances the consumer experience while setting a new standard for secure, frictionless payments, advancing financial inclusion in Somalia.

Visa

Fintech Finance

MAY 17, 2024

PayDo , a leading Electronic Money Institution, proudly announces the expansion of its SWIFT service capabilities to include 11 new currencies. This strategic enhancement enables PayDo to offer more versatile and inclusive financial services across global markets.

SWIFT

M2P Fintech

AUGUST 25, 2023

Network inaccessibility keeps a large section of the population out of the ambit of digital payments and is a challenge to financial inclusion. This is a key step in accelerating financial inclusion and digital penetration among the masses. Fortunately, there’s a light at the end of this tunnel!

Financial Inclusion

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Founded in 2024, Klara AI has swiftly established itself as a frontrunner in using artificial intelligence to address gender disparities in financial services. The company’s mission—to empower women through technology-driven financial solutions, education, and community—has captured the attention of industry leaders and investors alike.

AI

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

According to the Financial Stability Board 2023 , fees for international payments currently average 1.5% By partnering with dLocal, Ontop will streamline the payment process, ensuring swift and cost-effective currency conversion to local currencies. for corporate transactions and as much as 6.3% for remittances.

Payroll

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Ecobank will connect its existing Swift workflows to Nium, gaining access to real-time transfers, updates, clearing, settlement, and payment tracking, without the need for complex API integrations.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

These cover financial crime, regulation, open banking, ESG, cross-border payments, digital currencies and financial inclusion. Financial Inclusion The policies aim to work alongside the government’s work to promote financial inclusion to ensure innovation serves diverse needs of businesses and consumers.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Practical improvements await Rachel Levi, global head of innovation engineering, SWIFT Rachel Levi , global head of innovation engineering, Swift , the cross-border payments provider, notes how the company and ecosystem are working to make practical improvements to international payment speed.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

SWIFT is opening up its KYC registry to more banks around the globe. The payments messaging company said Monday (July 17) that its KYC Registry is now open to all supervised financial institutions around the globe. The Registry enables banks and FIs to share and access KYC data and documents.

SWIFT

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

“The partnership will deliver an expanded range of financial products and a card issuance program to serve the unique financial needs of both senders and recipients, supporting financial inclusion across Central America.” This makes fees much lower than SWIFT transactions, which are also slower.

Visa

The Paypers

MAY 17, 2024

UK-based EMI PayDo has improved its SWIFT service with 11 new currencies, boosting global market engagement and financial inclusivity for its clients.

SWIFT

Fintech Finance

JULY 16, 2024

“With eliWallet, we are taking a giant leap forward into the future of financial empowerment, providing our users with an array of features and services designed to make their lives easier.” At Mastercard, we are committed to reshaping the payment landscape and advancing financial inclusion in the region.

Visa

Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The overarching goal remains consistent – delivering real-time payments that are swift and impeccably accurate. In APAC, financial inclusion has emerged as a driving force behind digital innovation. The absence of proper documentation and financial education presents significant hurdles.

Addressing

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Kuvasz’s specialized knowledge of implementing ACI’s state-of-the-art technology means that participants will benefit from swift and secure implementation of its immediate payment solutions, while its extensive experience across Latin America enables the company to adapt the new offering to the needs of local players. “We

Real Time Payments

Finextra

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Moneyline, a leading social lender dedicated to financial inclusion, takes a significant step forward in its mission today by issuing its first loan to be repaid using ‘VRP’ - Variable Recurring Payments. VRP is a simple, swift and secure way to collect repeated payments.

Financial Inclusion

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Fostering financial inclusion Michael Wallis-Brown, VP of mobile FS, Ericsson Characterised by their swiftness, accessibility and innovation, digital wallets offer practical solutions for managing expenses during economic challenges, explains Michael Wallis-Brown , vice president and global head of mobile financial services at Ericsson.

Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The BIS added that such issues hurt financial inclusion — and we’d add that for corporates, cross-border payments can be a pain point and a cost center. Some initiatives like SWIFT can improve the speed of cross border transactions, but they still have roots in the nostro/vostro relationships between banks.

Correspondent Bank

Fintech News

APRIL 11, 2024

This year’s Money20/20 Asia edition will take place in Bangkok from April 23 to 25 and will address some of the industry’s biggest trends including financial inclusion, sustainability, cybersecurity, and regulatory frameworks.

Returns

Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Some of the authorities supplying commentary to The Future of Competitive Advantage in Banking & Payments report were from Aite-Noverica, Visa, Swift, Banque Cantonale de Genève, the Payments System Regulator, and HSBC, helping to determine what’s working in current product roadmaps of bank and non-bank FIs from 32 countries globally.

FinTech

Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

Day 3 explored topics like Web3 developments, Malaysia’s fintech journey, and fostering financial inclusion in Asia. It complements rules-based systems by utilizing AI to process unstructured data and SWIFT transaction data. This aims to provide stable crypto assets meeting regulatory requirements for the digital economy.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Bolstering Financial Inclusion to Unlock the Potential of MSMEs SGQR+ will enable acquirers to gain a more comprehensive view of a merchant’s cash flows, in contrast to closed-loop payment ecosystems like SGQR. Building upon SGQR, SGQR+ represents the next generation of interoperable payments for merchants.,

Interoperability

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 11, 2024

The report underscores the increasing pace of change in cross-border payments, mentioning key developments such as SWIFT’s gpi, the global rollout of the ISO 20022 standard, the exploration of Distributed Ledger Technologies, the use of APIs, and the rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies. The post U.S.

Cross-Border Payments