Cross-border payments are increasingly wearing two hats for growth-oriented businesses. On the one hand, as digital payment rails proliferate, cross-border optimization has evolved into a growth lever that determines how fast a company can enter new markets, how well it can serve global customers, and...
Cross-border payments platform Wise saw growth across its business as it diversified its income, continued building its infrastructure and prepared for a dual listing that will include the United States as well as the United Kingdom. During the third quarter of its fiscal year 2026,...
The China-backed cross-border payments platform Project mBridge is reportedly set to erode the dominance of the dollar in some corridors, sectors and use cases. The platform has processed 4,047 transactions with a total transaction volume of $55.49 billion as of November, the Atlantic Council said in a Thursday (Jan. 15) blog...
A group of central and commercial banks are reportedly stepping up testing of the Agora cross-border payments project. The effort is being led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Reuters reported Wednesday (Jan. 14), with involvement from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and central banks from...
Latin America has captured an outsized share of global attention in recent weeks as geopolitics, elections and monetary pressures sharpen focus on emerging markets. Despite the volatility in the region, however, Latin America’s FinTech ecosystem remains defined by steady financial innovation, backed by renewed funding...
When times get tough, payments need to get easier. That was the case in 2025 for cross-border payments. In a year marked by geopolitical uncertainty, supply-chain reconfiguration and persistent pressure on margins, the mechanics of moving money across borders moved squarely into the strategic spotlight...
MassPay has integrated Visa Direct with its global payout orchestration platform to enable faster payouts to cards, bank accounts and digital wallets. By enabling MassPay to offer direct integration with Visa’s global network, the collaboration will provide businesses using MassPay with a single connection that handles payouts across...
Digital wallets, compliance tooling and payment innovations are helping chief financial officers move from checkers to chess with their cross-border strategies. As money and data move faster across digital platforms, and as financial infrastructure becomes increasingly programmable, cross-border complexity is shifting from a defensive and...
Ant International, HSBC and Swift say they have tested a new cross-border payment solution. The initiative involved the cross-border transfer of tokenized deposits using ISO 20022 messaging standards, with the help of Swift’s global messaging network, HSBC’s tokenized deposit service and Ant’s blockchain technology, according to a Thursday (Dec....