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September 26, 2023
Bank ABC Introduces JPM Coin Payments in Bahrain
Zawya
“Bank ABC has become the first Middle East bank to introduce faster cross-border payments to specific corridors for corporates and financial institutions using JP Morgan’s Coin Systems. Coin Systems is a blockchain-based permissioned system that serves as a payment rail and deposit account ledger and sits within Onyx by JP Morgan.”
September 21, 2023
Sibos TV: Better Preparing for T+1 Settlements [Video]
YouTube
“The move to T+1 in the US and Canada will have a significant impact upon settlement and post-trade processes, especially on cross-border payments. With reduced timelines for processing, Jonathan Ehrenfeld, Head of Securities Strategy at Swift and Samuel Riley, CEO of Clearstream Securities Services speak explain how better automation and new technology such as unique […]
September 19, 2023
Sibos TV: The Progress to Come in Cross-Border Payments [Video]
Sibos
“Fernando Lardiés, General Manager of PagoNxt Trade at Santander Group explains why, despite impressive innovation in cross-border payments, more is still to be done to improve the accessibility and deployment of instant payment solutions.”
September 18, 2023
Swift and Wise Join Forces to Expand Cross-Border Payment Options Globally
Businesswire
“Swift and Wise have announced an innovative collaboration to increase cross-border payment options for financial institutions and their customers, enabling payments sent securely via Swift to complete seamlessly over Wise with end-to-end transparency.”
September 14, 2023
Citi Launches Suite of Auto-Enabled Payment Solutions for Financial Institutions
Businesswire
“Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions launches a set of four payment solutions for Financial Institution (FI) clients, which are designed to improve the client experience for their end users. It includes: Extending the capabilities of Citi’s 24/7 USD Clearing for FIs to include payments to companies and individuals; Confirmed Value Transfer (CVT), allowing for transparency […]
September 13, 2023
Corpay Cross-Border Launches Payments GPS for Live Payment Tracking
Business wire
“Corpay, a FLEETCOR® brand and global leader in business payments, is proud to announce that Corpay’s Cross-Border business has launched Payments GPS, a proprietary tracking technology that allows clients and partners to monitor payments in real time. Leveraging best-in-class technologies, including SWIFT GPI (Global Payments Innovation), Payments GPS allows for a comprehensive infrastructure for clients […]
September 12, 2023
Mastercard and Paysend Expand Global Partnership to Enhance Cross-Border Payments for SMEs
PR Newswire
“Mastercard and Paysend, a UK-based fintech, have today expanded their partnership to enhance cross-border payments for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are increasingly looking for ways to send money or pay vendors across the globe quickly and securely.”
September 5, 2023
ZeroPay Introduces Alipay+ at 1.7 Million Merchants in South Korea, Promoting Convenient Experience for Asian Tourists
Business Wire
“Korea Easy Payment Foundation, the official operator of ZeroPay, announced the introduction of Alipay+ global cross-border digital payments and marketing solutions at over 1.7 million merchants across South Korea, in a move to further ensure a smooth and convenient experience for Asian tourists.”
Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Capabilities to Merchant Acquirers
Visa
“Visa, a global leader in payments, announced its next step in modernizing cross-border money movement. Visa is expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities to the high-performing Solana blockchain and is working with merchant acquirers Worldpay and Nuvei.”
August 30, 2023
Payments on Fire™: Episode 218 – The Technologies, Policies, and Realities of Cross-border Payments
Glenbrook Partners
“Globally, cross-border payments represent $156 trillion annually – roughly 25% of global GDP – and are projected to reach nearly $250 trillion by 2027…In this episode, we’re looking at the rapidly evolving space of cross-border payments with Glenbrook colleagues who have been traveling the globe working extensively with regulators, corporations, and governments on cross-border initiatives.”
SWIFT: Small Payments. Big Opportunity
SWIFT
“Research: To help better understand the booming demand for low-value cross-border payments, we asked consumers and SMEs in eight key markets what they value most when sending money abroad. Those markets were Australia, China, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the UK and the US.”
August 22, 2023
Swift’s Cross-border Payments Processing Speed Surpasses G20 Target
Business Wire
“Swift today announced strong progress toward goals set by the G20 for enhancing cross-border payments, reporting that 89% of transactions processed on its network reach recipient banks within an hour.”
August 10, 2023
Payments Views: On the Journey to Fast and Low-Cost Cross-Border Payments (Not Yet at the Destination)
Glenbrook Partners, LLC
“Impetus to improve cross-border payments: Whether you are deep in the cross-border payments space or have sent (or tried to send) a cross-border payment, you know these are not as easy as paying for your morning coffee or sending money to a local friend for last night’s dinner. Domestic payments have become faster, if not […]
August 9, 2023
UnionPay International Partners with Malaysian Payment Network PayNet to Promote Cross-Border QR Interoperability
PR Newswire
“Today, UnionPay International (UPI) and Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd, or PayNet, Malaysia’s national payments network jointly signed an agreement in Shanghai to promote the cross-border QR code linkage and enable the full acceptance of the UnionPay App (Chinese-mainland, Hong Kong and Macao versions) and Chinese-mainland bank apps connected to the UnionPay App Network Payment Platform at the QR merchants in Malaysia.”
AWC, Ant Group Partner for Wide-Ranging Initiatives to Enable Seamless Cross-border Payments for Consumers, Businesses
Businesswire
“Asset World Corp Public Company Limited or AWC, Thailand’s leading integrated lifestyle real estate group, and Ant Group, a global digital technology provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch various cross-border payment and digital financial solutions catered to the needs of AWC’s different businesses across hospitality, retail, wholesale and commercial, benefitting consumers, […]
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