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RT2: A strategic transformation for UK payment providers

The Payments Association

It enhances resilience, broadens access, improves interoperability, and enables innovation, thereby modernising the UK’s financial infrastructure. The latest updates deliver capabilities far beyond those of the legacy system, creating new opportunities to revolutionise services, reduce risk, expand market reach, and drive innovation.

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Thunes and Circle to Facilitate Faster Cross-Border Payments with USDC Stablecoin

Fintech News

This partnership aims to enhance stablecoin liquidity management in cross-border payments. Floris de Kort Floris de Kort, Thunes’ CEO said, “At Thunes, we are constantly innovating to ensure our Direct Global Network is accessible, fast, safe, and cost-effective.

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Digital Rupiah Inches Closer with Successful Completion of PoC

Fintech News

Such innovations streamlined operations and paved the way for exploring sophisticated financial instruments like Delivery Versus Payment (DvP) mechanisms. The PoC demonstrated the transformative potential of DLT-based systems in improving liquidity management.

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Somalia Launches First Nationwide Instant Payment System Powered by BPC

Fintech Finance

Additionally, integrated settlement and liquidity management solutions, overseen by the Central Bank as the clearing and settlement agent, provide real-time net position updates and multiple settlement cycles, while a national QR payment standard known now as “SOMQR” enables fast contactless transactions with a simple scan.

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Ant International Deepens Payment and Digitalisation Ecosystem with AI-Driven Embedded Finance Solutions in Year of Transformation

Fintech Finance

The new Embedded Finance segment deepens Ant International’s ecosystem by offering a rich array of FX, treasury management, inclusive lending and other AI-powered fintech solutions to clients and partners across the other three main businesses. connecting over 90 million merchants in 66 markets to 1.6 billion user accounts.

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Somalia Launches First Nationwide Instant Payment System Powered by BPC

Fintech Finance

Additionally, integrated settlement and liquidity management solutions, overseen by the Central Bank as the clearing and settlement agent, provide real-time net position updates and multiple settlement cycles, while a national QR payment standard known now as “SOMQR” enables fast contactless transactions with a simple scan.

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Decoding the FCA’s Safeguarding reforms: Practical steps for payments and E-money firms

The Payments Association

These rigidities could significantly affect firms cash flow and liquidity management. This inflexibility could hinder their ability to offer competitive, innovative solutions, such as multi-currency wallets or cross-border payment services.