Cross-border Payments

Europe
Eight in 10 EU Mid-Market Firms Needed Working Capital Solutions in 2023
March 28, 2024

European middle-market firms have the second-highest need for working capital solutions. That’s according to “The 2023-2024 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index: Europe Edition,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa collaboration that looked at the working capital needs of growth corporates, or middle-market organizations generating annual revenues...

Cross-border Payments
Digital Nomad Visas Surge Alongside Demand for Faster Cross-Border Payments
March 26, 2024

Digital nomads, a new breed of professionals, have emerged in recent years, reshaping the traditional employment landscape. These individuals have embraced a lifestyle that combines work with travel, leveraging technology to work remotely from anywhere in the world. As this concept gains momentum, countries worldwide,...

Europe
UK FCA Prioritizes Digital Innovation, Fraud Prevention for 2024
March 26, 2024

Amid a challenging economic landscape, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled its Business Plan for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, marking the culmination of its three-year strategic roadmap.  One of the focal points of this plan, particularly from a digital innovation perspective, is the imperative to combat financial crime. PYMNTS...

Cross-border Payments
Only 22% of Companies Tap Recovery Tools for Failed Cross-Border Payments
March 26, 2024

Many eCommerce merchants in the United States want to expand their businesses through cross-border sales, but cross-border transactions are not without pain points. As PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Cross-Border Sales and the Challenge of Failed Payments” revealed, faulty cross-border payments took a toll last year, costing U.S....

Cross-border Payments
Mastercard’s Partnership With Alipay Connects Digital Wallets to Cross-Border Payments
March 25, 2024

Alan Marquard, head of transfer solutions at Mastercard, told PYMNTS that remittances are ripe for continued transformation — to digital channels, and to digital wallets, which make international fund flows cheaper, faster and more convenient. Earlier this month, Mastercard announced a new connection with China’s...

Cross-border Payments
Chinese President Xi Jinping to Meet CEOs, Seek Foreign Investment
March 21, 2024

Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly set to meet with a group of U.S. business leaders next week in Beijing, seeking to attract American firms amidst a decline in foreign investment. The meeting, set for Wednesday (March 27), will include Evan Greenberg, CEO of insurer Chubb, Stephen Orlins,...

Cross-border Payments
Can Payments Innovations Solve U.S. Merchants’ Top 5 Cross-Border Challenges?
March 21, 2024

With Wednesday’s (March 20) announcement about Visa’s expanded partnership with LemFi, the focus is on cross-border payments. The cross-border payments landscape itself is a dynamic and fragmented one, full of unique local frictions that present a number of obstacles to foreign businesses looking to capture market share outside of...

Cross-border Payments
Visa and LemFi Expand Partnership on Cross-Border Payments
March 20, 2024

Visa Cross-Border Solutions and LemFi have expanded their existing partnership globally. This partnership brings together the capabilities of Visa Cross-Border Solutions, which is a Visa division specializing in cross-border money movement, and LemFi, which is a U.K.-headquartered remittance firm, the companies said in a Wednesday (March 20) press release...

Cross-border Payments
Trustly and MoneyGram Launch Cardless Cross-Border Payments in Europe
March 20, 2024

Trustly and MoneyGram International have partnered to enable millions of MoneyGram users in Europe to make cardless international money transfers. With the service enabled by this collaboration, users can pay directly from their bank accounts when sending international money transfers through MoneyGram Online (MGO), the companies said...