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Why Cross-Border Payments Still Present Challenges
Why Cross-Border Payments Still Present Challenges
July 31, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

According to the latest Smarter Payments Tracker, global payment usage is at an all-time high. Revenues are forecast to hit $2 trillion by 2020, according...

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Visa’s Approach To Simplifying Cross-Border Payments
Visa’s Approach To Simplifying Cross-Border Payments
July 31, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

For merchants and FIs alike, cross-border payments can be a significant struggle. Compliance with governmental regulations, currency fluctuations and other factors can result in slow...

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How Visa’s Using Blockchain Tech To Simplify X-Border Payments
How Visa’s Using Blockchain Tech To Simplify X-Border Payments
July 30, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

Global payments revenues are at an all-time high, and experts predict that they could even climb to be a $2 trillion industry by 2020. Cross-border...

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Deep Dive: Modernizing Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure For Speed, Access
Deep Dive: Modernizing Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure For Speed, Access
July 02, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

Cross-border, B2B payments generated approximately $125 billion in revenue last year, a figure that continues to rise. FIs and FinTechs need to be ready to...

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Building Project Libra’s Infrastructure From Scratch
Building Project Libra’s Infrastructure From Scratch
July 01, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

Facebook’s Libra crypto push brings together 28 companies (so far), across industries, to shape its charter and go-to-market approach. However, what do these founding members,...

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Why Blockchain Holds Promise For Cross-Border Payments
Why Blockchain Holds Promise For Cross-Border Payments
July 01, 2019  |  Blockchain

The rise of the global economy and the demand for swift and secure cross-border payments is driving the development of more efficient infrastructures, and spurring...

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Meet Facebook Libra’s Founding Architects
Meet Facebook Libra’s Founding Architects
June 28, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

As payments become smarter, they will require a new underlying ecosystem to support them. The urgency to develop more efficient infrastructures is being driven by...

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FX Fees Not The Only Cross-Border B2B Payments Pain Point
FX Fees Not The Only Cross-Border B2B Payments Pain Point
May 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The European Union (EU) is introducing measures to reduce cross-border payment fees, which have emerged as a top pain point in the Eurozone when moving...

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Instant Payments Mean Instant Security Challenges, Says EBA CLEARING
Instant Payments Mean Instant Security Challenges, Says EBA CLEARING
May 23, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

European banks have increasingly used faster payments since the November 2017 launch of EBA CLEARING’s RT1 instant payments system. Even as financial institutions (FIs) embrace...

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