Cross-border Payments

Cross-border Payments
Zimbabweans Sending More Money From Abroad Lift Local Economy
June 09, 2021

An increase in remittances from Zimbabweans living in distant locales and sending more money home helped improve the local economy, Central Bank Governor John Mangudya said, per a Wednesday (June 9) Bloomberg report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Nium To Buy Ixaris; Worldline, Toshiba Team On Checkout...
June 08, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Nium announced that it would purchase Ixaris as part of an international expansion, while Worldline announced it will bring Toshiba’s Pro-X Hybrid Kiosk to market. Plus, foreign backers are investing millions into Pakistan’s FinTechs. Get the Full...

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Hong Kong To Explore CBDCs In ‘FinTech 2025’ Strategy
June 08, 2021

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said in a press release Tuesday (June 8) it wants to make sure Hong Kong is ready to issue wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as part of its larger FinTech 2025 strategy. Get the Full Story...

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Goldman Sachs Teams With Visa To Streamline Cross Border Payments For Clients
June 07, 2021

Whether it is a multinational making payments to strategic suppliers or a business making payments to gig workers, the globalization of trade, and the massive shift to digital over the last 18 months have amplified the need to streamline the way that money moves between...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Flink Lands $240 Million; Shanghai Looks To Give Away...
June 04, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Flink has notched $240 million from a Series A funding round, while Shanghai will reportedly conduct a raffle to give residents the chance to win crypto. Plus, the European Union is introducing plans for a digital identification...

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Google, Alibaba, Ant Group Seek Payment Licenses In Singapore
June 04, 2021

Is Singapore poised to become Asia’s Silicon Valley? It might, if Sopnendu Mohanty, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) chief FinTech officer, has anything to say about it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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New Research: US, UK Firms Assign Different Values To Cross-Border Innovations
June 04, 2021

What Winston Churchill was first to call “the special relationship” between the U.S. and the U.K. remains handy phraseology for the dealings of these nations, especially in the finance arena. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Merchants: Leave Global Commerce To Partners
June 04, 2021

The great digital shift has been a rising tide that has lifted all forms of eCommerce — especially cross-border. Ben Fochs, VP of strategy at Digital River, told PYMNTS that cross-border transactions as a percentage of total retail sales have been steadily increasing. Get the...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Urban Company Notches $255 Million; Divido Lands $30 Million
June 03, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Urban Company has raised $255 million in a Series F funding round, while Divido has notched $30 million in venture funding. Plus, Yooz launched its new Yooz Rising automated accounts payable (AP) offering in Ireland. Get the Full...