Cross-border Payments

Cross-border Payments
Mastercard, Dubai Asset Management Team on Expanding Use of Payments App in UAE
September 13, 2021

Mastercard is keeping an arrangement going with Dubai Asset Management in order to promote more robust digital payments in the UAE, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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China to Split Loan Business From Alipay, Calls on Ant Group to Turn Over User...
September 12, 2021

Beijing is angling to break up the super-app Alipay in order to make a new app for the company’s 1 billion-plus-user loans business, a Financial Times report says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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UK Post Office’s ID App to Enable Crypto Purchases
September 10, 2021

U.K-based users of the Post Office’s EasyID identity-verification app will be able to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin using a voucher system from Swarm Markets, a cryptocurrency exchange claiming to be the world’s first regulated decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol.   Get the Full Story Complete the...

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PayPal Hikes Merchant Fees Between UK, European Businesses
September 10, 2021

PayPal is hiking merchant fees between businesses operating in the U.K. and those in the European Economic Area (EEA), the BBC and multiple news outlets reported. The new fees apply to all of the U.K., plus Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man. Get...

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For Brazil-based Businesses, It’s a Good Time to Expand to US, But Not an Easy...
September 10, 2021

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Framar on Meeting the Beauty Industry’s Cross-Border Payments Challenges
September 10, 2021

Keeping enough of the right shade of lipstick in stock is nothing compared to supporting the customer payments preferences when shopping cross-border. In The Cross-Border Retail Payments Tracker, beauty eTailer Framar’s Vice President of Sales and Product Development Giovanni Gallo says that accepting digital wallets...

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Indian FinTech Slice Drops Card Limit, to Add UPI Payments as Part of Expansion
September 09, 2021

Slice, an Indian fintech startup, has expanded its credit offering, modifying the credit limit to 2,000 rupees, or around $27, which is a massive decrease from the old amounts, a report from Moneycontrol says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Digital Wallets Refresh Sales for Cross-Border Beauty eTailers
September 09, 2021

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Lack of Trust, Gov’t Support Are Main Barriers to Digital Advancement in Developing Markets
September 08, 2021

If anyone has the knowledge and experience to speak confidently about the ups and downs of Africa’s technology and payments ecosystem, it’s 30-year-old serial entrepreneur Iyin Aboyeji, better known as “E.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...