remittances

Western Union’s Playbook For Balancing Cash And Digital Payments
Western Union’s Playbook For Balancing Cash And Digital Payments
June 03, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Despite the dreams and expectations among all kinds of people during the rise of eCommerce and digital payments, cash isn’t really going away. Sure, one...

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In Europe, Cross-Border FinTech And FI Efforts Eye Speed And Remittances
In Europe, Cross-Border FinTech And FI Efforts Eye Speed And Remittances
May 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

FinTech firms are making strides in cross-border payments and tie-ups with more traditional players, as evidenced by Numbrs linking with German insurer Allianz. Elsewhere, faster payments...

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In India, Faster Payments Deliver ‘Instant Gratification’ To Migrants
In India, Faster Payments Deliver ‘Instant Gratification’ To Migrants
May 03, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

For many Indian migrant workers, sending remittances involves the anxiety-inducing experience of giving cash to couriers or postal services and hoping for the best. In...

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Faster Payments’ Impact On India’s 100M Migrant Workers
Faster Payments’ Impact On India’s 100M Migrant Workers
May 02, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and consumers, payments that arrive promptly are worth far more than payments of the same dollar value that trickle in...

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Viva Air To Tap Into Mobile Payments; Bookme Closes Pre-Series A Funding Round
Viva Air To Tap Into Mobile Payments; Bookme Closes Pre-Series A Funding Round
April 22, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes CellPoint Mobile’s plans to enable mobile payments for Viva Air,...

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ENOC Taps Into Mobile Payments, Samsung Pay Comes To Australian Commuters
ENOC Taps Into Mobile Payments, Samsung Pay Comes To Australian Commuters
April 10, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the U.A.E.’s ENOC’s launch of a mobile option for...

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Mexican Gov’t Eyes FinTechs For Cheaper X-Border Transactions
Mexican Gov’t Eyes FinTechs For Cheaper X-Border Transactions
February 15, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

The Mexican government is hoping FinTechs will make sending cash home for Mexican families living abroad more affordable. Deputy Finance Minister Arturo Herrera said the...

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Cross-Border Payment Efforts Grab Funding
Cross-Border Payment Efforts Grab Funding
February 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amid the battle heating up between Ripple and SWIFT over payments infrastructure, SendFriend, a Ripple partner, gets funding for its cross-border payments efforts. Elsewhere, MUFG...

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Senders As Issuers: A New Space For Cards In Global P2P
Senders As Issuers: A New Space For Cards In Global P2P
February 06, 2019  |  Digital Payments

When InstaReM CEO and Co-founder Prajit Nanu started putting together a global remittance firm for consumers and businesses in 2014, he had been struggling with...

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