International Payments

International B2B payments experience for both payers and receivers. Send an international money transfer in person, by phone, website or mobile app.

Paytm Eyes Expansion In Japanese Market
Paytm Eyes Expansion In Japanese Market
November 29, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

India-based digital payments service Paytm said it wants to take over the Japanese mobile payment market, according to a recent report. The move, according to...

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Ethereum Co-founder Sounds Off On IBM Blockchain
Ethereum Co-founder Sounds Off On IBM Blockchain
November 27, 2018  |  Blockchain

Ethereum’s co-founder doesn’t seem impressed with the IBM blockchain. The company has been among the firms investing both money and mind power into blockchain, evidenced...

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7-Eleven In Canada To Accept WeChat Pay, Alipay
7-Eleven In Canada To Accept WeChat Pay, Alipay
November 26, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

7-Eleven, the convenience store operator, announced on Monday (Nov. 26) that participating stores in Canada will now accept Chinese mobile payment systems Alipay and WeChat...

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Wirecard Aims To Help Make Stuttgart ‘China Pay City;’ AlipayHK Notches QR Transit Payments Bid
Wirecard Aims To Help Make Stuttgart ‘China Pay City;’ AlipayHK Notches QR Transit Payments Bid
November 15, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Wirecard teaming up with Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH to create the...

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Mintos Notches €5 Million In Series A Funding; Monzo Teams With PayPoint For Deposits
Mintos Notches €5 Million In Series A Funding; Monzo Teams With PayPoint For Deposits
November 14, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mintos‘ €5 million Series A raise. In addition, Singapore’s...

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myPOS Brings New Store To Barcelona
myPOS Brings New Store To Barcelona
November 13, 2018  |  Retail

To bring its products and services closer to local small and medium-sized businesses, European payments provider myPOS will be opening a new store in Spain...

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Spain’s BBVA, Partners Complete First Blockchain Syndicated Loan
Spain’s BBVA, Partners Complete First Blockchain Syndicated Loan
November 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Spain’s BBVA — along with partner banks MUFG of Japan and BNP Paribas of France — completed the first syndicated loan on the blockchain. Last week,...

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Bank Of England Plans Panel To Standardize Payments Messaging
Bank Of England Plans Panel To Standardize Payments Messaging
November 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As the U.K. continues its move to adopt the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard, the Bank of England is reportedly planning to create a panel...

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Amex Obtains License For Chinese Card Service
Amex Obtains License For Chinese Card Service
November 09, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Before a summit between China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, American Express has received the go-ahead to open up card-clearing services in...

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