Cross-border Payments

Government Panel Proposes Asset Firm For Bad Loans In India
July 03, 2018

Amid efforts to clean up the banking industry in India, a government panel has floated the idea of creating an asset management company (AMC) that would focus on resolving bad loans that are over $73 million. The panel, which is comprised of bankers, was formed after...

Cross-border Payments
China Commerce Minister: Market Access For Foreign Investors To Widen
July 02, 2018

Amid the back-and-forth of a global trade war, illustrated perhaps most keenly between China and the United States, China will seek to boost market access, which the country’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said Monday via published comments. The minister’s remarks were carried in the state-run...

Cross-border Payments
Making Cross-Border Travel Payments Less Turbulent
June 29, 2018

Corporates now demand cross-border payments solutions that do more than move money from point A to point B. This month’s edition of the Global Payments Architecture Report takes a deep dive into the impact of B2B payment solutions on different verticals. This includes insight from...

Global Payments
Oracle Brings FinTech Program To Brussels, Blockchain Poised For Growth In India
June 28, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Oracle’s decision to bring its FinTech Innovation Program to Brussels. In addition, blockchain technology is expected to take hold in India and BS/2 plans to expand its point-of-sale (POS) terminal...

Cross-border Payments
Hive Project Inks Deal With Gosocket For Invoices, EBANX Teams Up With Light In The...
June 28, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Hive Project’s deal with Gosocket for invoice financing. In addition, EBANX is working with Light In The Box for card payments and Ukraine’s government says it doesn’t plan to regulate...

Cross-border Payments
NEW REPORT: Removing The Friction From Cross-Border Payments Reconciliation
June 28, 2018

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Cross-border Payments
Mastercard Teams Up With Selcom For Cashless Payments, Grab Rolls Out Mobile Wallet Credits
June 27, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mastercard’s partnership with Selcom in Tanzania. In addition, Grab is rolling out mobile wallet credits in Malaysia, while U.S.-based Concord is rolling out an externally audited implementation of General Data...

Cross-border Payments
Trump Backs Off Initial Plan On Chinese Tech Investment Ban
June 27, 2018

In remarks to White House reporters, President Donald Trump said he supports U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s more measured approach to limiting Chinese investments in U.S. tech companies. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Treasury Department was gearing up to announce rules that...

Cross-border Payments
Swedish Mobile Wallet Maker Recruits Ex-Ikano Bank Execs
June 27, 2018

Plexian, the Swedish FinTech company, announced Tuesday (June 26) that it is strengthing its management team by getting a new chief executive and chief technology officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...