Cross-border Payments

Cross-border Payments
OANDA And Western Union Partner On Cross-Border Transfers
May 18, 2017

OANDA said Wednesday (May 16) that it had partnered with Western Union Business Solutions to offer cross-border money transfers, via OANDA Money Transfer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Cross-border Payments
Why No One Talks About Cross-Border Receivables
May 18, 2017

In B2B, expansion is both goal and challenge, especially in cross-border situations, where collecting on receivables can be a lengthy and daunting process. Flywire EVP & GM Jeff Althaus tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster about the ways technology can streamline manual processes for companies large and...

Europe
European Banks Warn Against Reversing Screen-Scraping Ban
May 17, 2017

European banks are imploring the European Commission not to give in to the demands of FinTech firms and cancel the implementation of new rules that would ban screen-scraping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Latin America
LATAM Now Airbnb’s Fastest-Growing Market
May 15, 2017

Historically, Airbnb hasn’t had the best rapport with the markets it enters (and disrupts). It has often found itself at odds with housing regulations and the interests of both legacy hoteliers and others in the hospitality space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Cross-border Payments
China Trade Deals In Place For Payments, With Some Issues Outstanding
May 15, 2017

Trade deals are newly in place between China and the United States and touch on, as The New York Times reported, electronic payments services, and livestock and yet leave questions about larger trade issues that are still extant between the two superpowers. Get the Full...

Cross-border Payments
Can APIs Fast-Track B2B X-Border Payments?
May 12, 2017

APIs make it easier for any number of payments and financial services functions to be streamlined and improved. Currencycloud CEO Mike Laven thinks they also hold the keys to enable more efficient B2B X-border payments by solving the thorny compliance and Forex issues that often...

Cross-border Payments
Steep Slowdown For Chinese Cross-Border Corporate Acquisitions
May 11, 2017

$246 billion in cross-border corporate acquisitions last year, and now China’s buyout frenzy seems poised to quiet down quite a bit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Cross-border Payments
NEW REPORT: Who Stands To Win From The $7T Travel Opportunity?
May 11, 2017

The worth of the global tourism industry today has ballooned to a whopping $7 trillion, with Chinese citizens taking more and more trips. In just the next five years, around 700 million Chinese travelers are projected to take overseas trips. Get the Full Story Complete...

South East Asia
Tencent Gains Mobile Payments Ground On Alibaba
May 02, 2017

Tencent is starting to grab up marketshare from hitherto dominant force Alibaba and its associated Alipay service.  The Chinese mobile payments market is worth an estimated $5.5 trillion annually. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...