Companies

Flywire Expands Trustly Partnership to Deliver Open Banking Payments Across the U.S. and Canada

Flywire

“Flywire Corporation announced expanded support for open banking payments in the U.S. and Canada with Trustly, allowing payers to conveniently authorize secure, large domestic and cross-border payments directly from their bank accounts and in their local currency. When choosing to pay with Trustly Pay by Bank, payers simply use their existing online bank login credentials during […]

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Industry

JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and Central Banks Wrap Up Real-Value Trials of Tokenized Cross-Border Payments in Project Agorá

Crowdfund Insider

“A coalition of global financial institutions and central banks has successfully finished real-value testing under Project Agorá, examining how tokenization can streamline wholesale cross-border payments. The trials, coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements, involved processing monetary transfers using digital representations of commercial bank deposits and central bank reserves. They executed roughly 30 transactions spanning […]

Global

Crypto Regulation in Brazil 2026

TradingView

“In 2026, Brazil finished building one of the most comprehensive crypto regulatory frameworks in Latin America. The Central Bank of Brazil BCBUSD confirmed that three landmark resolutions took effect February 2, requiring every crypto company serving Brazilians to get authorized like a bank. Months later, the same regulator moved to close a stablecoin-based loophole in […]

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Global

BRICS Is Talking Payments Links, From Fast Rails To CBDCs

Finimize

“BRICS members are weighing ways to link their instant payment networks – and possibly connect central bank digital currencies ahead of India hosting the 2026 BRICS summit. Talks are still preliminary, but the goal is to make cross-border payments cheaper and smoother. One option is to connect existing “fast payment” rails so a transfer can […]

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Industry

The Global Payments System Is Breaking, and Stablecoins Are Stepping In

Newsweek

“Global commerce runs on payment rails that most businesses rarely question. Yet behind every tap, transfer and settlement lies a complex system that introduces friction at scale. According to the World Bank, cross-border payments continue to face challenges around speed, cost and complexity, with transactions often involving multiple intermediaries that can increase friction and delay […]

Companies

Africa: PayPal Expands PYUSD Stablecoin to 27 Additional Markets

APA News

“PayPal has announced the expansion of its PYUSD stablecoin to 27 additional African markets, a strategic move aimed at facilitating cross-border payments and remittances while strictly adhering to local regulatory frameworks. The rollout brings the total number of global markets where PYUSD is available to 70, significantly bolstering PayPal’s operational footprint within Africa’s rapidly expanding […]

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Global

Vietnam’s NAPAS Links QR Payments with China’s Weixin Pay, Targeting over 1B Users

TNGlobal

“National Payment Corporation (NAPAS), a payment platform in Vietnam, has connected its VietQRGlobal payment infrastructure with China’s Weixin Pay, enabling Chinese visitors to scan QR codes and make payments in Vietnam. Weixin Pay, also known as WeChat Pay, is the third Chinese payment platform to complete cross-border QR payment connectivity with NAPAS in 2026. The […]

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Financial Regulators Regulatory Environment

Episode 299 - The Evolving Payments Regulatory Environment in the European Union, with Scott McInnes, Bird & Bird

In this Payments on Fire episode, Glenbrook’s Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon continue their global payments regulation series with Scott McInnes, Partner at Bird & Bird, focusing on the European Union. Tune in as they explore the EU’s highly regulated landscape, the challenges of inconsistent national enforcement across 27 member states, and developments on current regulatory topics.

Global

NTT Data Payments to Take UPI Global

The Times of India

“NTT Data Payment Services is working on linking India’s UPI with other fast payment systems across Asia through a hub based architecture to eliminate the need for multiple bilateral arrangements. The company launched Adaptis – its brand for its digital payment suite. Cross-border payments rely on one-to-one country links, slowed by regulatory and settlement gaps. […]

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Companies

BIS Project Agorá Settles $1 Million in Tokenized Cross-Border Payment Trials

Cointelegraph

“The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said Project Agorá completed real-value testing of tokenized wholesale cross-border payments, with 28 financial institutions and central banks settling 800,000 Swiss francs ($1 million) across 17 transaction scenarios. The BIS said that the tests used tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits to settle payments in Swiss francs, […]

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Companies

Swift: A Better Cross-Border Payment Experience Is Here

Swift

“The industry has worked towards a simple ambition: making cross-border payments feel as seamless as domestic ones. That ambition is becoming a reality. In some of the world’s busiest remittance corridors, consumers can now send money across borders with greater speed, transparency and predictability. Payments from Australia to Spain have been completed in as little […]

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Industry

PIX and Stablecoins Are Not Rivals, Says Visa’s Digital Currencies Chief for Latin America

Yahoo Finance

“Stablecoins did not arrive to fight PIX. That was the message from Antônia Souza, Visa’s Director of Digital Currencies for Latin America and the Caribbean. “We are not here to fight against PIX”, she said, pushing back on a framing that has become common across the region. In her view, the two serve different jobs. […]

Companies

Visa Is Cutting 7% of Employees in Efficiency Push as AI Reshapes Work

CNBC

“Visa plans to eliminate about 2,600 jobs, mostly in its technology and product operations, representing roughly 7% of its workforce. CEO Ryan McInerney said AI is helping “shape the way work gets done at Visa,” while a person with direct knowledge said AI was a significant factor, but not the sole driver, of the layoffs. Visa intends […]

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Companies

Visa and Airwallex Join Forces to Build the Next Generation of Financial Infrastructure for Freight Platforms

Airwallex

“Visa and Airwallex  announced a collaboration to develop embedded-finance solutions tailored to freight and shipping platforms, helping modernise how businesses manage payments, working capital and cross-border commerce across one of the world’s most complex industries. The collaboration brings Visa’s expertise in commercial payments, acceptance strategy, risk management and industry-specific solution design with Airwallex’s embedded-finance capabilities, […]

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Financial Regulators Regulatory Environment

Episode 298 - The Patchwork of Payments Regulation in the US, with Duncan Douglass, Alston & Bird LLP

Kicking off a series of regulation-related episodes, Duncan Douglass, payments attorney and Partner at Alston & Bird LLP, joins Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon to turn the confusing and sometimes tedious topic of US payments regulation into an entertaining and enlightening update. The conversation begins with who actually regulates payments in the US and how US payments oversight differs from the UK and EU, then flows into developments on current regulatory topics.