cross-border payments

Cross-border payment is a term referring to transactions involving individuals, companies, banks or settlement institutions operating in at least two different countries.

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Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman Tests Bitcoin as Payment for Multimillion-Dollar Homes

Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman Tests Bitcoin as Payment for Multimillion-Dollar Homes
Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman Tests Bitcoin as Payment for Multimillion-Dollar Homes
September 30, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

User choice is the dominant behavior when it comes to retail payments. For much of cryptocurrency’s history, users haven’t chosen it at checkout. However, that...

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Remittances to Latin America Surge as US Deportations Grow
Remittances to Latin America Surge as US Deportations Grow
September 30, 2025  |  Latin America

Immigrants in the United States are reportedly sending more money home amid heightened deportations. Remittances to many areas of Latin America are increasing by double...

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Sibos 2025: Breaking From Incremental Change Can Rewire Banking’s Machine
Sibos 2025: Breaking From Incremental Change Can Rewire Banking’s Machine
September 29, 2025  |  Banking

The global banking establishment is entering 2026 confronting a growing array of existential questions. Chief among them is whether the future of money can be...

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Swift Pushes Old Payment Rails Into Blockchain Future
Swift Pushes Old Payment Rails Into Blockchain Future
September 29, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

In business, achieving clarity often accelerates action and progress, which is more valuable than simply moving fast. For much of global trade’s history, the speed...

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Mastercard and Corpay Expand Near Real-Time Payments Partnership
Mastercard and Corpay Expand Near Real-Time Payments Partnership
September 29, 2025  |  Partnerships

Mastercard is expanding its longtime partnership with corporate payments firm Corpay. The two companies now allow corporations, small businesses and financial institutions to make near...

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Thunes Offers Pay-to-Banks Solution to Speed X-Border Payments
Thunes Offers Pay-to-Banks Solution to Speed X-Border Payments
September 29, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Thunes is offering its Pay-to-Banks solution to financial institutions via their Swift connectivity. The new solution lets the 11,000 banks within the Swift network connect...

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Swift Adding Blockchain-Based Shared Ledger to Infrastructure
Swift Adding Blockchain-Based Shared Ledger to Infrastructure
September 29, 2025  |  Blockchain

Financial messaging network Swift is adding a blockchain-based shared ledger to its technological infrastructure. The move is designed to make “instant, always-on cross-border transactions possible...

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Merchants and Marketplaces Must Speak the Language of Agents to Compete
Merchants and Marketplaces Must Speak the Language of Agents to Compete
September 29, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Retailers already face an uphill battle managing inflation, tariff-driven price shifts and the looming holiday rush. Now comes another challenge: learning a new language. It’s...

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