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AstroPay Gets Payments License From Brazil’s Central Bank
Mobile Wallets // January 30, 2025

Cross-border finance FinTech AstroPay received a payments license in Brazil. The license from the Brazilian central bank allows the company to offer its multicurrency digital wallet in Latin America’s biggest market, AstroPay said in a Thursday (Jan. 30) news release. “This expansion marks a pivotal...

Will Visa Deal Give X Money Momentum vs Neobanks?
Digital Payments // January 28, 2025

Elon Musk’s bid to make X into the “everything app” may have gotten a bit of a boost — where the newly-announced pact with Visa is a significant “something” on the way to “everything.” And in doing so, the person-to-person (P2P) payments functionality for X...

X CEO Linda Yaccarino: Visa Partnership Latest Milestone for ‘Everything App’
Partnerships // January 28, 2025

Social media platform X announced Tuesday (Jan. 28) that Visa is its first partner for the X Money Account that will debut later this year. The partnership will allow “secure + instant funding” to an X Wallet via Visa Direct, will connect to the user’s...

Bybit Launches Bybit Pay in Brazil to Enable Crypto and Fiat Payments
Cryptocurrency // January 27, 2025

Bybit is making inroads into taking crypto payments mainstream in Brazil with its new payment solution. According to a Monday (Jan. 27) press release, the Bybit Pay solution is live in Brazil and integrates with the Brazilian Pix instant payment system developed by the Central...

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Nearly a Third of Banks Lack a Faster Payments Plan — and Risk Losing Customers

February 11, 2025
To quote The Bard, or more specifically, Hamlet: “The readiness is all.” When it comes to instant payments, the question must be asked: Are you ready? The steady rise of instant payments has marked The Clearing House’s journey since 2017 when it launched the RTP® network, the first new payments network in the United States […]

Will Visa Deal Give X Money Momentum vs Neobanks?

January 28, 2025
Elon Musk’s bid to make X into the “everything app” may have gotten a bit of a boost — where the newly-announced pact with Visa is a significant “something” on...

How Wallets Are Changing Cross-Border Payments

January 27, 2025
Digital wallets have altered money movement, especially cross-border payments, TerraPay Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer Ani Sane writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Innovation Mindset: How to Achieve It...

74% of Travelers Rely on Digital Wallets for Trips

January 24, 2025
For years, the travel and hospitality sectors have stuck to traditional payment options, such as cash and credit cards. But as consumers and staff demand quicker, more efficient ways to...

Quick Reads
AstroPay Gets Payments License From Brazil’s Central Bank

January 30, 2025
Cross-border finance FinTech AstroPay received a payments license in Brazil. The license from the Brazilian central bank allows the company to offer its multicurrency digital wallet in Latin America’s biggest market, AstroPay said in a Thursday (Jan. 30) news release. “This expansion marks a pivotal milestone for AstroPay as we align our services with Brazil’s […]

X CEO Linda Yaccarino: Visa Partnership Latest Milestone for ‘Everything App’

January 28, 2025
Social media platform X announced Tuesday (Jan. 28) that Visa is its first partner for the X Money Account that will debut later this year. The partnership will allow “secure...

Bybit Launches Bybit Pay in Brazil to Enable Crypto and Fiat Payments

January 27, 2025
Bybit is making inroads into taking crypto payments mainstream in Brazil with its new payment solution. According to a Monday (Jan. 27) press release, the Bybit Pay solution is live...

Reports: HSBC Shuttering Cross-Border Payments App Zing

January 23, 2025
Just one year after its launch, HSBC’s cross-border payments mobile app is no more. A Yahoo Finance report on Thursday (Jan. 23) quoted a spokesperson for the bank: “Following a...