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Quisk Begins Incorporating Blockchain Into Its Platform
Quisk, Silicon Valley provider of a secure digitized cash payment network for banks and financial institutions, announced Monday (June 5) that it...
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3.7KFinancial InclusionMoneyGram, Ant And Making The “Unbanked’s Bank”
On Tuesday, MoneyGram’s shareholders gave an unequivocal thumbs up to the buyout by Ant Financial. With one more hurdle yet to clear, CFIUS approval, MoneyGram...
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1.6KBlockchainRipple Adds 10 New FIs To Global Network
Blockchain-based payments and global financial settlement solution provider Ripple just recently announced the addition of 10 new financial institutions, including banks and...
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2.7KDigital PaymentsBillMo And The Momentum Of Remittances
Cross border flow of money is going to continue no matter what the political climate. Maybe the pie won’t grow as quickly...
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3.1KPayment MethodsChanging The Remittance Business Model
Traditional remittance services tend to focus solely on the sender — onboarding as many senders as possible and charging fees on the...
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1.8KPost-ElectionTapping Into The Trump Trade Wars
Roughly 10 days into the Trump presidency, and the world is changing. Significantly. To grind that statement a but finer, the way...
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3.4KPost-ElectionUS-Mexico Cross-Border Payments Rise
With the peso nearing an all-time low and the growing tensions between Mexico and the U.S. in the wake of Donald Trump’s...
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4.5KLatin AmericaWill Trump’s Wall Kill Remittances To Mexico?
Remittances — cash payment into Mexico from expats living in the U.S. — are a national cash cow. In fact, remittances are...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsIndia’s Axis Bank Joins Earthport In X-Border Payments
Just weeks after receiving approval to facilitate cross-border payments originating from India, FinTech firm Earthport revealed its newest partner to get operations off...
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4.5KPayment MethodsMoneyGram CEO Talks MobilePass
MoneyGram’s launch yesterday of MobilePass is the latest example of its commitment to moving away from being transaction-centric to becoming a relationship-centric...
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Payment Methods
Western Union Adds Direct US-Mexico Bank Transfers
Western Union has just expanded its presence in Mexico by enabling customers in the U.S. to send money directly into roughly all...
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4.0KInternationalWestern Union Brings Cuba Digital Money Transfers
Global payments company Western Union announced on Tuesday (June 7) that it is bringing mobile and online money transfers to Cuba through...
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Payment Methods
Western Union US Online Transactions 55 Percent Mobile
Mobile is playing an increasing role for all remittance companies, but just how much isn’t usually revealed until earnings reports are released....
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3.7KPayment MethodsXoom Expands To 11 More Countries
Xoom, the PayPal-owned digital money transfer service, has announced a major expansion to 11 countries — and two more on the horizon....
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6.4KInternationalTrump’s Mexico Wall To Be Built On Remittances?
Fund the Trump Wall by cutting off fund flows to Mexico? Unlikely.
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5.9KCFPBCFPB Uncovers Remittance Transfer Violations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday (March 8) that it has released its latest supervision report, and its review of...
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4.7KMobile PaymentsRemitly Nears $1B Mobile Money Transfer Mark
Remitly, a U.S.-based mobile payments service, is nearing its next milestone. The company announced yesterday (Jan. 12) that its money transfer growth...
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International
Western Union Ignites Renewable Energy Remittances In Haiti
Western Union has teamed up with a Haitian money transfer and payment services company to allow for the use of remittances to fuel renewable energy products...
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1.4KInternationalRegalii Expands X-Border Bill Payment Capabilities
Regalii, the first global bill payment API that allows companies to pay any bills anywhere in the world, has expanded its footprint to...
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Financial Inclusion
M-Pesa And MTN Partner For Cross-Border Payments
The two biggest mobile money operators in East Africa have joined forces. Yesterday (April 21), Vodafone M-Pesa and MTN Mobile Money announced...
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International
MasterCard’s Move Into Zimbabwe Mobile Money Market
MasterCard solidified its commitment to the cross-global payments market on Tuesday (March 3) when it released a press release to announce its...
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The State Of Remittances And The Global Economy
As U.S. President Barack Obama gears up for his sixth State of The Union address tonight (Jan. 20), the leader of the...
