International Payments news and trends

Standard Chartered and Visa Partner on Cross-Border B2B Payments
B2B Payments // April 23, 2024

Standard Chartered has partnered with Visa to facilitate cross-border B2B payments for the bank’s corporate clients.  The bank has joined the Visa B2B Connect multilateral payment network and has become Visa’s new settlement partner for a set of currencies, the companies said in a press release emailed to PYMNTS....

Airwallex Teams With Bird for Streamlined International Payments
Partnerships // April 22, 2024

Payments platform Airwallex has launched a partnership with global communications platform Bird, formerly known as MessageBird. The collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), is designed to power Bird’s international payments operations across the company’s customers’ preferred channels, including WhatsApp, Email, SMS, Voice, WeChat, Messenger and Instagram.  “The global nature of...

MUFG Bank and Crédit Agricole Complete First ISO 20022-Aligned Payment on CHIPS
Payment Methods // April 17, 2024

The first payment in the ISO 20022 message format on the CHIPS network was completed by Japanese financial institution MUFG Bank and European financial institution Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, The Clearing House said in a Wednesday (April 17) press release. “We congratulate Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank and MUFG for completing...

Tencent Simplifies Process of Linking International Cards With Weixin Pay
Cross-border Payments // April 12, 2024

Tencent has made it easier for visitors to mainland China to register for a WeChat account and to link international cards to Weixin Pay.  In addition, Weixin Pay is exploring interoperability with more overseas eWallets, Tencent said in a Friday (April 12) press release.  Overseas users can register...

Interviews & Exclusives
Cross-Border Payments Innovation: Pipe Dream or Right Around the Corner?

October 09, 2023
When it comes to cross-border payments, patience is a virtue — but fees are a reality. That’s because moving money between nations has long been plagued by inefficiencies, high costs and slow transaction times. These intractable problems have for decades hindered the global economy’s flow of funds and hamstrung the expansion ambitions of all but […]

Handicapping the US, UK and Europe Real-Time Payments Race

October 06, 2023
Real-time payments have revolutionized the global financial landscape, fostering greater efficiency, convenience and inclusion. Countries worldwide are embracing real-time payment systems to meet the growing demand for instant transactions. Real-time...

Thailand Ranked First Globally in Real-Time Payments Transactions per Capita

September 01, 2023
The value proposition of real-time payments is undeniable: payments initiated, cleared and completed in just seconds — at any time. In other words, payees get immediate access to their funds....

Real-Time Payments Taking Hold From South Africa to Sweden

August 01, 2023
The real-time payments landscape is constantly changing. Growth in adoption and transaction volume has been measured across the continents. With the U.S. Federal Reserve’s launch of FedNow, this change seems...

Quick Reads
Airwallex Expands Payment Acceptance Solution to US

April 24, 2024
Airwallex has expanded its payment acceptance solution to the United States. With this service, U.S.-based merchants can accept payments from both domestic and international customers, and foreign merchants with U.S. entities can provide a localized payment experience to their U.S.-based customers, the global financial platform said in a Wednesday (April 24) press release. Airwallex now provides payment acceptance services […]

Standard Chartered and Visa Partner on Cross-Border B2B Payments

April 23, 2024
Standard Chartered has partnered with Visa to facilitate cross-border B2B payments for the bank’s corporate clients.  The bank has joined the Visa B2B Connect multilateral payment network and has become Visa’s new settlement partner...

Airwallex Teams With Bird for Streamlined International Payments

April 22, 2024
Payments platform Airwallex has launched a partnership with global communications platform Bird, formerly known as MessageBird. The collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), is designed to power Bird’s international payments operations across the company’s customers’...

MUFG Bank and Crédit Agricole Complete First ISO 20022-Aligned Payment on CHIPS

April 17, 2024
The first payment in the ISO 20022 message format on the CHIPS network was completed by Japanese financial institution MUFG Bank and European financial institution Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, The Clearing House said in a Wednesday...