The digital, connected economy knows no borders. The movement of money, however, is increasingly aware of them. Whether a company is already transacting internationally, or looking to enter a new market, the realities of cross-border payments can add layers of complexity to businesses’ commercial opportunities...
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...
Payments infrastructure TerraPay has launched a cross-border remittance partnership with Kenyan telecommunications firm Safaricom. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (July 19), will operate through TerraPay’s remittance provider Mobex and let more than 30 million M-PESA mobile wallet-holders in Kenya send real-time payments to Bangladesh and Pakistan,...
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....
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...
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)....
As many as 20 countries may be part of a pan-African payment system by the end of the year. African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) President Benedict Oramah said the bank expects the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to have between 15 and 20 countries participating by that time, the Financial...
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...
Visa and payment and treasury management platform Sunrate have teamed to boost its cross-border payment offerings. The partnership allows Sunrate customers to send and receive money directly to eligible Visa debit and prepaid cards, according to a Thursday (June 15) press release. “The appetite for quicker...