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Flutterwave Extends Remittances Solution to US and Canada
August 01, 2023

Flutterwave has extended its remittance solution to the United States and Canada, enabling money transfers from those countries to Africa. With this expansion, the Send App can now be used to send money to and from 34 countries around the world, the payments technology company said in a...

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China Creeps Toward Deflation as Recovery Slows
July 10, 2023

While much of the world deals with inflation, China has the opposite problem. The country’s economy reached the edge of deflation last month, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (July 10), triggering calls for the government to issue a robust stimulus package as China’s economic recovery stumbles....

Global Payments
Fundacíon Dondé Rolls out Western Union Remittance Services Across Mexico
June 28, 2023

Fundacíon Dondé has rolled out Western Union remittance services at 332 branch offices across Mexico. The nonprofit private assistance institution’s partnership with Western Union now enables Mexican families to receive up to 50,000 Mexican pesos (about $3,000) per remittance, the organizations said in a Wednesday...

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Report: China’s Consumer Spending Lags Due to Weak Confidence
June 26, 2023

China’s lifting of COVID restrictions has reportedly not been enough to support consumer spending. Domestic travel spending remains 16% below pre-pandemic levels, home sales are slower than normal and car sales have fallen 6% short of where they were a year ago, Bloomberg reported Monday (June 26)....

International
dLocal Investing $100 Million to Expand in Argentina
June 16, 2023

Payment platform dLocal says it is investing heavily in Argentina. The company plans to invest $100 million in that country, while hiring 400 new workers in the near and medium term, according to a Thursday (June 15) press release. Per the release, dLocal met with...

International
Cyber and Data Risks Top List of International Growing Pains
May 26, 2023

Good people have always been the key to good business. For firms looking to expand into new markets and gain a greater share of the landscape relative to their competition, hiring employees internationally offers attractive access to a larger talent pool as well as new...

Global Payments
Cross-Border Sellers Want Tools – and Insights – to Avoid FX and Localization Pitfalls
May 16, 2023

Selecting countries ripe for cross-border expansion requires thoughtful analysis of the payments landscape within different geographies to enable successful market penetration with minimal cost and risk to the merchant. That was a key takeaway from a PYMNTS conversation with Roman Tazetdinov, head of geo expansion at Worldline....

International
Macron Invites Global Companies to ‘Choose France’
May 14, 2023

France’s president is due to unveil billions in investments in his country by global businesses. Emmanuel Macron has invited around 200 business leaders to Versailles on Monday (May 15), according to a report Sunday (May 14) by Bloomberg News. The meeting — which will include the...

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Report: PayU Could Be Sold Off by Owner Prosus
May 09, 2023

Investment firm Prosus is reportedly considering a sale for its payments company PayU. The company is working with Bank of America Corp. as it determines interest in PayU outside India, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (May 9), citing unnamed sources. The sources said a deal could...