Tagged: cross-border payments

June 3, 2026 @ 2:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A research report released recently by global Fintech firm Thunes with assistance from Juniper Research has introduced a Cross-Border Payments Interoperability Index which reveals that while domestic payment systems have achieved remarkable speed and efficiency, these advancements often halt abruptly at national boundaries, leaving cross-border… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 1:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Information already travels instantly through email, text messages on WhatsApp and other forms of communication channels. As Fintech Ripple Labs executives have stated on numerous occasions like other financial technology industry professionals, money should be transmitted instantly as well in the Information Age. And this… Read More

April 3, 2026 @ 7:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Thunes has launched a direct-to-workforce cross-border payout solution that allows businesses to pay remote overseas teams, freelancers, and gig workers instantly. The company enables real-time compensation to be paid into 12 billion bank accounts, mobile wallets, and stablecoin wallets, across 140 countries, 24/7. The solution… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 4:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based fintech Thunes announced a significant milestone with Banco Cathay of Costa Rica: the activation of seamless pay-to-wallet functionality powered by SWIFT infrastructure. This integration allows the Central American bank to route international disbursements directly into mobile wallets worldwide using its established SWIFT connections, eliminating… Read More

November 21, 2025 @ 4:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gr4vy (Pron. Gravy), a cloud-based payment orchestration platform, has announced a strategic partnership with payment services provider Worldline. The collaboration brings together Gr4vy’s no-code orchestration technology with Worldline’s global acquiring network and market-specific infrastructure to help merchants simplify and scale their payment operations across international… Read More

November 21, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise Platform, Wise’s (LON:WISE) global payments infrastructure for banks and enterprises, announced it’s working with Wealthsimple, a financial services platform on a mission to help Canadians achieve financial freedom, on an improved offering for sending money internationally. This partnership enables Wealthsimple’s customers across Canada to… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euronet (NASDAQ: EEFT), a firm focused on payments processing and cross-border transactions, announced it has chosen to leverage Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for digital asset infrastructure (non-custodial), settlement, trading operations and stablecoin payments. Fireblocks enables Euronet to integrate stablecoin tech into its payments infrastructure, “accelerating… Read More

September 4, 2025 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, and Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, have announced an expanded partnership to transform cross-border payments globally. Building on their collaboration established in 2020, the partnership will improve the “customer… Read More

August 13, 2025 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei announced an expansion of its money movement capabilities, enabling faster and more cost-effective payouts to bank accounts worldwide, including in emerging markets where traditional infrastructure causes delays and inefficiencies. By leveraging stablecoin rails to “facilitate the backend movement of value, Nuvei offers businesses a… Read More

August 1, 2025 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Remitly, a digital remittance provider, has reportedly introduced QR code-based cash pickups in Mexico. Announced recently, this feature, now available at Elektra and Banco Azteca locations across the country, marks a step forward in simplifying and securing the remittance process for millions of users. By… Read More

June 28, 2025 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new Money Without Borders report from Thunes, the so-called Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, highlights how evolving consumer demands, especially among diaspora communities, are reshaping the future of cross-border payments. The findings indicate the significant “potential of emerging technology such as… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions,  announced new clients in the UAE utilizing Ripple Payments. Ripple Payments employs blockchain, digital assets, and a global network of payout partners to “deliver reliable cross-border payments and on/off ramps for banks, crypto companies, and… Read More

May 12, 2025 @ 10:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for emerging markets, has integrated UPI Autopay — the recurring payments feature of India’s instant payments system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) — into its cross-border payments platform. Operating in India in a partnership with YES BANX, a private sector… Read More

May 10, 2025 @ 1:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s payment landscape is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by technological innovation as well as collaborative efforts across the financial ecosystem. Two significant developments highlight this evolution: the ongoing progress of the Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system and the vibrant discussions at the 2025 Payments… Read More

April 25, 2025 @ 1:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

VoPay, a provider of embedded financial technology, today announced the launch of its new Cross-Border Payments-as-a-Service solution. Built for software platforms and financial institutions, the white-label technology enables organizations to move money globally with full transparency, compliance, and real-time FX, without building their own cross-border infrastructure. Global… Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 7:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BRISKPE, a PayU-backed cross-border payment platform, has introduced a solution designed to meet the needs of MSMEs. This platform integrates account-to-account (A2A) transfers, card collections powered by PayU and PayPal, providing exporters, service providers, marketplace sellers and freelancers with “efficiency in managing international transactions.” By… Read More

December 27, 2024 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise Platform noted that during the past year, they’ve expanded their global payments network and made some upgrades to their products, giving clients more ways to deliver better cross-border payment experiences. Wise Platform, a part of UK-headquartered Fintech Wise (LSE:WISE), expanded their direct connections to… Read More

October 20, 2024 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure, has recently announced a partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), one of the humanitarian organizations helping people affected by crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Ripple and the IRC will now aim to explore how… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 8:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, OwlTing Group, a global blockchain Fintech company, announced plans to implement Visa Direct solutions under a global agreement with Visa to provide real-time cross-border payments for individual and business customers. This agreement allows OwlTing to potentially reach more than 8.5 billion endpoints in… Read More

September 22, 2024 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swift and Wise  (LSE:WISE) says they will increase cross-border payment options for financial institutions and their customers, enabling payments sent via Swift to be completed over Wise with end-to-end transparency. Financial institutions seeking to innovate their offerings “will be able to route Swift payment messages… Read More