remittances

Western Union: Emerging Market GDP, Innovation Depend On Remittances
Western Union: Emerging Market GDP, Innovation Depend On Remittances
January 28, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In the payments industry, they’re known as remittances. But for the recipients of the cross-border money transfers and peer-to-peer (P2P) payments usually associated with developing...

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Stilt Raises $100 Million To Fuel Immigrant Loans
Stilt Raises $100 Million To Fuel Immigrant Loans
January 27, 2021  |  Investments

Stilt, which works in financial services for immigrants, has raised a $100 million warehouse facility from Silicon Valley Bank, according to a press release. Get...

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Mexican Remittances Set Surprising US Record
Mexican Remittances Set Surprising US Record
January 10, 2021  |  Global Payments

Mexicans and Mexican-Americans working in the U.S. sent a record sum of money to the southern country despite the staggering blows the U.S. economy took...

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PayPal’s Xoom Adds Real-Time Payments For Remittances To India
PayPal’s Xoom Adds Real-Time Payments For Remittances To India
December 21, 2020  |  Global Payments

PayPal‘s Xoom, an international money transfer service, has integrated with NPIL’s/NPCI’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to offer inter-bank transactions in India, according to a press...

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Co-operative Bank Of Kenya Teams With Thunes On SMB Transfers
Co-operative Bank Of Kenya Teams With Thunes On SMB Transfers
December 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To roll out an alternative international money transfer offering called Co-opRemit, the Co-operative Bank of Kenya has teamed with international payment provider Thunes, according to...

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Deep Dive: Turning To Digital Tools To Answer International Consumers’ Financial Services Needs
Deep Dive: Turning To Digital Tools To Answer International Consumers’ Financial Services Needs
November 12, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

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Rayo On Designing Financial Services For Immigrants’ International Banking Needs
Rayo On Designing Financial Services For Immigrants’ International Banking Needs
November 11, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

For 40 million U.S. immigrants, opening bank accounts and cost-effectively sending funds to another country can mean using multiple banking and payment apps. But in...

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New Report: Banking-As-A-Service Takes Friction Out Of Remittances
New Report: Banking-As-A-Service Takes Friction Out Of Remittances
November 10, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

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Western Union CFO: Pandemic Tailwinds Fuel Digital Remittances
Western Union CFO: Pandemic Tailwinds Fuel Digital Remittances
November 02, 2020  |  Global Payments

When the World Bank issued its 2020 predictions for the remittances market, it was bad news for service providers in the space. The report, released...

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