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BBVA Launches Spanish Social Media Payment Tools
Mobile Payments // May 22, 2017

BBVA has launched a new bot that allows Spanish customers to access financial information via Facebook and Telegram, as well as a tool for making payments from WhatsApp. Finextra reports that with around 86 percent of Spanish internet users accessing Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Twitter or Instagram at...

Amazon Rolls Out Spanish For US Website
Retail // March 13, 2017

For the first time since launching 20 years ago, Amazon.com is rolling out a new language for its website, reported CNET. Citing an Amazon spokeswoman, CNET reported Amazon has started adding Spanish to the website, enabling more than 40 million Spanish-speaking Americans and more than...

Hyperwallet Announces 24/7 Support
Payment Methods // December 07, 2016

Hyperwallet, a global payouts provider, announced Tuesday (Dec. 6) it will start offering 24/7 contact center support in the early part of 2017. In a press release, Hyperwallet said offering contact center support around the clock will allow English- and Spanish-speaking payees to connect with...

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Six Spanish Banks Join SWIFT gpi For Cross-Border Payments

March 21, 2019
SWIFT announced Thursday (March 21) that six Spanish banks, representing 85 percent of the cross-border payments market in Spain, have adopted SWIFT global payments innovation or gpi. In a press release, SWIFT said with SWIFT gpi the cross-border payment transaction experience is greatly improved, with speed and transparency increasing. SWIFT gpi enables banks to conduct […]

BBVA Launches Spanish Social Media Payment Tools

May 22, 2017
BBVA has launched a new bot that allows Spanish customers to access financial information via Facebook and Telegram, as well as a tool for making payments from WhatsApp. Finextra reports that with...

Hyperwallet Announces 24/7 Support

December 07, 2016
Hyperwallet, a global payouts provider, announced Tuesday (Dec. 6) it will start offering 24/7 contact center support in the early part of 2017. In a press release, Hyperwallet said offering...