Real-time payments in Asia-Pacific are entering a new phase. After years of building domestic instant payment rails, countries across the region are now connecting those systems across borders, expanding their commercial uses and laying the groundwork for transactions that run without a person at each...
The United States is preparing to tell countries that they will be excluded from a U.S.-led artificial intelligence coalition if they join a Chinese-led one, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 14), citing an unnamed U.S. official and a draft of a letter to members of the...
Spanish banks are reportedly offering a new bank-to-bank in-store payment system, challenging American payment systems. That’s according to a report Wednesday (July 22) from Bloomberg News on the efforts of Bizum, a consortium of 30-plus banks in Spain. The group has just introduced Bizum Pay, which lets consumers...
South Korea’s decision to fine American-owned eCommerce firm Coupang is straining relations between the two countries, Reuters reported Friday (July 20). South Korea said the fine was imposed over a data leak, but American lawmakers said the move raises questions about whether the country is...
September 02, 2026
Real-time payments in Asia-Pacific are entering a new phase. After years of building domestic instant payment rails, countries across the region are now connecting those systems across borders, expanding their commercial uses and laying the groundwork for transactions that run without a person at each step. The clearest example of that shift is Project Nexus. […]
June 23, 2026
Watch more: How Technology Is Transforming Foreign Investment Reviews The questions surrounding a cross-border acquisition don’t stop with ownership or market share. Governments increasingly want to understand what technologies are...
June 25, 2025
Watch more: Bank of America Equips Canadian Businesses for Real-Time Treasury Canada’s payments landscape is being recast at high speed, and the once-predictable routines of corporate treasurers are being pushed...
June 20, 2025
In Brazil, consumers are highly engaged digitally, yet they struggle with completing transactions. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Global Digital Shopping Index: Brazil Edition,” commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, found that...
October 13, 2026
Visa has been granted permission from China to bring its card business to that country. The American payments giant announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) that the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) had approved its “Application to Prepare,” which lets Visa begin work on setting up a domestic bankcard clearing operation in China. The company called the […]
August 17, 2026
The United States is preparing to tell countries that they will be excluded from a U.S.-led artificial intelligence coalition if they join a Chinese-led one, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 14),...
July 22, 2026
Spanish banks are reportedly offering a new bank-to-bank in-store payment system, challenging American payment systems. That’s according to a report Wednesday (July 22) from Bloomberg News on the efforts of Bizum, a consortium...
July 20, 2026
South Korea’s decision to fine American-owned eCommerce firm Coupang is straining relations between the two countries, Reuters reported Friday (July 20). South Korea said the fine was imposed over a...
