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February 10, 2025
Ripple Teams With Unicâmbio to Power Brazil-to-Portugal Payments

Blockchain company Ripple has launched a partnership with Portuguese currency exchange provider Unicâmbio. The collaboration, announced Monday (Feb. 10), is designed to support instant cross-border payments between Portugal and Brazil through Ripple Payments, the company’s...


February 10, 2025
Conferma and WEX Collaboration Integrates Virtual Cards Into Invoice Process

Conferma and WEX are enabling Concur Invoice users to pay suppliers using a WEX-issued virtual Mastercard and Conferma’s virtual card platform. The solution allows commercial customers to make payments instantly...


February 07, 2025
How US Stablecoin Regulation Could Change the Game for Global...

Businesses hate slow and expensive international payments. But traditionally, firms haven’t had much choice but to accept the status quo of correspondent banks and their corresponding fees. Stablecoins, digital assets...


February 07, 2025
Reserve Bank of India Not Targeting Specific Exchange Rate Amid...

After a 3% decline in the rupee since mid-December, the new chief of India’s central bank reportedly said Friday (Feb. 7) that the bank is working to maintain stability without...


February 06, 2025
ECB Seeks Faster Digital Euro Legislation Amid US Stablecoin Push

The European Central Bank (ECB) is hoping that U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement of dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies will spur progress on legislative approval for the digital euro, ECB board member Piero...


February 05, 2025
Corpay Keeps Focus on Cross-Border and Corporate Payments Despite Macro...

As the global transportation and logistics sectors navigate economic uncertainty, rising fuel costs and increasing regulatory pressures, fleet managers are reevaluating their operational strategies. The focus is shifting toward efficiency...


February 05, 2025
Crypto’s Green Light? SEC Pledges ‘Common Sense’ Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is changing its tune on crypto, and the industry is thrilled. On Tuesday (Feb. 4), the SEC’s Crypto Task Force went live, ushering in a new...


February 05, 2025
The Global Scorecard on Real-Time Payments: Faster, Smarter and Borderless

What if sending money internationally was as fast and seamless as sending a text message? That future is already here. Financial ecosystems worldwide are shifting to real-time payments, creating faster,...


February 04, 2025
Western Union’s New Media Network Drives Fourth-Quarter Revenue Growth

Western Union’s new media network business contributed to 56% revenue growth for its Consumer Services segment in the fourth quarter. The provider of cross-border, cross-currency money movement, payments and financial...


Real-Time Payments World Map - March 2024

Real-time payments in the EU are on the verge of achieving their instantaneous promise, with a new rule from the European Council requiring instant fund transfers  to be available within 10 seconds. In this edition of the “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, PYMNTS explores this development along with other advancements unfolding across the global real-time payments landscape.

Global Money Movement - January 2025

While digital wallets are most popular for cross-border remittances, their potential extends beyond consumer transactions. The problem: Banks are slow to integrate them as they reckon with interoperability issues as well as partnering with FinTechs to meet rising demand.

We spoke to consumers, small business leaders and bank employees across four markets to learn more. Download your copy of “Global Money Movement: How Digital Wallets Are Transforming Cross-Border Payments,” a collaboration with TerraPay,  here.