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September 17, 2025
MoneyGram Reinvents Cross-Border Finance with Next-Generation App
PR Newswire
“MoneyGram announced its next-generation mobile app, introducing a digital, USD-backed stored value account designed to work seamlessly with both traditional fiat currencies and stablecoins. Behind the scenes, the experience is powered by Stellar, the blockchain designed for fast, low-cost payments and real-world utility, and Crossmint, the leading wallet infrastructure and stablecoin payments platform.”
September 15, 2025
UPI Joins Hands With Global Postal Network to Reshape Cross-Border Payments
IBS Intelligence
“The announcement of UPI–UPU integration at the Universal Postal Congress in Dubai has been hailed as a landmark moment in the global payments industry, with FinTech leaders highlighting its potential to reshape cross-border remittances and set new benchmarks for financial inclusion. By merging the universal reach of postal networks with the speed, affordability, and interoperability of […]
Swift AI Innovation Creates Blueprint for Banks to Stop Fraud Faster Through Cross-Border Collaboration
Business Wire
“Groundbreaking experiments led by Swift have demonstrated the potential impact AI and secure cross-border data collaboration could have on reducing fraud levels in international payments. Working with 13 global financial institutions, the experiments used privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) to enable institutions to securely share fraud insights across borders. In one use case, the PETs enabled participants […]
September 12, 2025
Major Partnership Achieved: LianLian Global Joins Forces with UnionPay International to Facilitate Efficient Cross-Border Fund Transfers
PR Asia
“On September 9, LianLian Global and UnionPay International announced a strategic partnership to enhance cross-border money movement solutions. The collaboration brings together a leading global digital payments provider and an international card network, combining complementary strengths to deliver greater value for customers. By connecting LianLian’s worldwide payment infrastructure with UnionPay’s Money Express platform, the companies […]
September 11, 2025
Asian E-Wallets, Ant International Launch Payment Safety Partnership to Protect Cross-Border Digital Transactions
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“Payment leaders in Asia are initiating the Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership, designed to further strengthen the protection of global wallet payments, as digital wallets rapidly become the preferred choice for everyday transactions among consumers in Asia and around the world. Ant International and financial technology provider, AlipayHK, and TNG eWallet will focus on three areas […]
September 9, 2025
2025: Navigating the Cross-Border Payments Evolution
JPMorgan
“To help stay competitive in this ever-evolving economic environment, financial institutions focused on delivering next-level payment experiences must also be nimble. Over the past several years, the cross-border payments landscape has undergone significant changes, which have created shifts that are reshaping business models, technological capabilities and the global money movement. Yet interestingly, despite the uncertainty, […]
September 2, 2025
Infosys, Mastercard Collaborate on Cross-Border Payments
Yahoo Finance
“Infosys announced a strategic collaboration with Mastercard to offer financial institutions enhanced access to Mastercard Move, its portfolio of money movement capabilities. Mastercard Move provides direct disbursers, banks, non-bank financial institutions and their customers with fast, secure money transfer solutions, both domestically and internationally.”
August 26, 2025
How ACI Worldwide Plans to Take APP Scams Head-On - Part 1
Bank Info Security
“Real-time payments, or RTPs, and other forms of cashless transactions enable instant money transfers, offering convenience for both individuals and businesses. Cross-border RTPs alone now shift billions of dollars in remittance fees instantly. But fraudsters are exploiting the speed of these transactions, tricking millions of victims into parting with their savings through authorized push payment, […]
August 18, 2025
Payoneer and Stripe Partner to Deliver Enhanced Online Checkout Experience for SMBs from Around the Globe
PR Newswire
“Payoneer announced a strategic partnership with Stripe. The collaboration marks an expansion of Payoneer’s Online Checkout offering for cross-border merchants looking to sell direct-to-consumer. Launching in key markets within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region first, including China and Hong Kong, the upgraded Payoneer Checkout capabilities — will empower Businesses to accept a broader range of […]
Why Circle and Stripe (And Many Others) Are Launching Their Own Blockchains
CoinDesk
“Every day, there seems to be a new blockchain for stablecoins. Or at least that’s how it felt this week, when USDC (USDC) issuer Circle announced Arc, its own settlement network, shortly after payments giant Stripe accidentally revealed Tempo, built in collaboration with Paradigm. Stablecoins are poised to disrupt cross-border payments, while tokenization allows traditional […]
August 15, 2025
dLocal and Digit9 Partner to Expand Efficient Cross-Border Payouts in Key African Markets
TechAfrica News
“dLocal has partnered with Digit9, a cross-border payments orchestration platform, to support the expansion of its payout offering across key African markets. The partnership with dLocal will see Digit9, a part of global financial services conglomerate LuLu Financial Holdings, utilise local bank rails and widely used alternative payment methods (APMs) across five key African markets.”
August 12, 2025
The Future of $40 Trillion in Cross-Border B2B Payments
Financial IT
“Every year, around $40 trillion flows through cross-border B2B payments, forming a significant portion of the broader $194 trillion global payments market, yet the majority still moves on outdated rails. This traditional, inefficient banking infrastructure was never designed for what our global economy demands today. At the heart of traditional cross-border payments is a complex […]
August 8, 2025
Corpay Partners With Circle Group to Expand Stablecoin Access
MSN
“Corporate payments company Corpay has joined forces with a subsidiary of fintech firm Circle Internet Group to incorporate the use of stablecoins in its cross-border payment services. The tie-up will enable the use of US Dollar Coin (USDC) within Corpay’s payment infrastructure, granting businesses with the ability to access 24/7 settlement times and features of […]
Finzly Announces its Stablecoin and Tokenized Deposits Strategy for Its API-First, Multi-Rail Payment Platform
PR Newswire
“Finzly announced its preparation to support stablecoin and tokenized deposits —adding to its platform that already supports Fedwire, RTP, FedNow, ACH, SWIFT, and cross-border rails. The demand for stablecoin and tokenized deposits is building exponentially with a new era of programmable money – automated payments executed against predefined rules and conditions – now a reality.”
ISO 20022: Data Rich Messaging Advances Top Cross-Border Real-Time Payment Use Cases
Faster Payments Council
“In today’s fast-evolving financial ecosystem, ISO 20022 has emerged as a foundational standard driving greater efficiency, transparency, and innovation across global payments. Whether enabling seamless buyer-to-supplier transactions, powering mobile banking apps for real-time foreign exchange and travel payments, or streamlining regulatory compliance, ISO 20022 provides the structured, data-rich messaging that modern finance demands.”
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