remittances

MoneyGram Pushes Back Expected Date of Planned Sale

MoneyGram Pushes Back Expected Date of Planned Sale
MoneyGram Pushes Back Expected Date of Planned Sale
May 01, 2023  |  Partnerships

MoneyGram has pushed back the expected date of its planned sale. The firm and the intended buyer, venture capital firm Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), now...

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Visa CEO: Tokenized Credentials Grew 90% From Year Ago Levels 
Visa CEO: Tokenized Credentials Grew 90% From Year Ago Levels 
April 25, 2023  |  Earnings

Visa’s fiscal second quarter shows that new payment flows and B2B loom large, but plenty of room remains to capture the share of consumer payments...

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Cross-Border Remittances Go Omnichannel for Growth
Cross-Border Remittances Go Omnichannel for Growth
April 12, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

Like other industries, the pandemic saw remittance customers shifting from traditional brick-and-mortar environments to the digital space, with some customers using an app to transfer...

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How Removing Regulatory Barriers Can Accelerate Growth of Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers in Africa
How Removing Regulatory Barriers Can Accelerate Growth of Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers in Africa
April 03, 2023  |  Mobile

A partnership between global money transfer giant Western Union and Pan-African FinTech MFS Africa is looking to improve payment integration between Africa and the rest...

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Brightwell and Visa Team to Simplify Launching Cross-Border Payments Programs
Brightwell and Visa Team to Simplify Launching Cross-Border Payments Programs
March 28, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

Brightwell and Visa have teamed up to help customers launch cross-border payments programs. This collaboration enables the use of Visa Direct through Brightwell’s ReadyRemit platform,...

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Ramadan Boosts Remittances and eCommerce Retail Sales Amid Inflation
Ramadan Boosts Remittances and eCommerce Retail Sales Amid Inflation
March 22, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

The holy month of Ramadan, celebrated by close to 2 billion Muslims worldwide, kicks off Thursday (March 23). And according to the U.K. subsidiary of...

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Visa Finds More Consumers Using Digital Apps for Remittances
Visa Finds More Consumers Using Digital Apps for Remittances
March 21, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

Visa has found that more remittance senders and receivers are using digital apps. Fifty-three percent of these consumers use digital apps to send and receive...

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Paysera and Ria Team to Help Unbanked Consumers
Paysera and Ria Team to Help Unbanked Consumers
March 12, 2023  |  Financial Inclusion

Paysera has teamed with Ria Money Transfer to help unbanked customers send and receive money. The partnership, announced Friday (March 10), lets clients send money...

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