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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Cross-Border Payments Become a Loyalty Test for SMB Providers
Cross-Border Payments Become a Loyalty Test for SMB Providers
June 08, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

For banks and payment providers, the headline numbers surrounding cross-border payments appear encouraging. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Cross-Border Opportunity: What Global Sourcing by US...

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Mastercard Teams With Backbase to Speed Cross-Border Payments
Mastercard Teams With Backbase to Speed Cross-Border Payments
June 08, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Backbase is integrating Mastercard’s money movement service Mastercard Move into its banking operating system (OS). This collaboration, announced Monday (June 8), is designed to help...

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Bank of America to Debut X-Border Real-Time Payments Tool
Bank of America to Debut X-Border Real-Time Payments Tool
June 04, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Bank of America plans to launch a new cross-border real-time payments tool later this year, according to a Thursday (June 4) press release provided to...

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Small Businesses Push Overseas as Payment Friction Threatens Cash Flow
Small Businesses Push Overseas as Payment Friction Threatens Cash Flow
June 04, 2026  |  SMBs

Watch more: Fireside Chat With Mastercard’s Mike Kresse As small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States extend purchasing beyond domestic markets and assemble...

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OpenFX Acquires Payments Infrastructure Firm Embed
OpenFX Acquires Payments Infrastructure Firm Embed
June 02, 2026  |  Partnerships

Cross-border payments company OpenFX is set to acquire Dutch payments infrastructure business Embed. The deal gives OpenFX its first “regulated presence” in the European Economic...

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Mastercard Joins European Cross-Border Instant Payments Pilot
Mastercard Joins European Cross-Border Instant Payments Pilot
June 01, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Mastercard is taking part in an instant cross-border payment pilot in Europe. The pilot is being conducted in partnership with the central banks of Denmark...

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Wise Faces Investigation for Possible Anti-Money Laundering Failures
Wise Faces Investigation for Possible Anti-Money Laundering Failures
June 01, 2026  |  AML

Wise is facing an investigation in Europe related to possible criminal usage of its services. The money transfer company confirmed the investigation in a statement issued...

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Circle and Nium Launch Stablecoin Settlement Partnership
Circle and Nium Launch Stablecoin Settlement Partnership
May 27, 2026  |  Partnerships

Nium and Circle have teamed to link stablecoin settlement with global payout infrastructure. The partnership will see the cross-border payments company join Circle’s Payments Network (CPN) as a...

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BIS Marks Successful Test of Cross-Border Blockchain Payments Project
BIS Marks Successful Test of Cross-Border Blockchain Payments Project
May 27, 2026  |  Blockchain

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its partners have marked a new milestone in their “Project Agorá.” BIS announced Thursday (May 27) that the project had delivered a...

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