Tagged: cross-border payments

October 3, 2022 @ 6:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy2Sell, an e-commerce platform in Asia, has announced a new strategic partnership with Mastercard (NYSE: MA). The announcement is “the result of a longstanding relationship where Buy2Sell will enable multiple payment types to a variety of delivery channels via a single connection through Mastercard Cross-Border Services.”… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zepz, the group making remittance payments fair, fast and affordable by powering global cross-border remittance brands WorldRemit and Sendwave, recently announced the 2021 financial results that will be “published in its upcoming Companies House Listing Annual Report as well as an H1 ‘22 performance update,… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For businesses operating in different jurisdictions, the cost and delays associated with FX and cross-border payments “remain a major pain point,” according to an update from Banking Circle. Banking Circle‘s study into SME attitudes to banking services “revealed that 42% of respondents thought their bank’s… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the UK-based Fintech with over 7 million customers, announces the launch of Instant Account Payments, which give consumers and businesses the ability “to send instant cross-border payments of up to $100,000 to accounts for just $1 per payment.” Users can quickly connect to Paysend’s… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise Platform (LSE:WISE) recently launched their newest integration solution, International Receive. As noted in a blog post, customers at partner organizations using International Receive will be able “to quickly, easily and affordably receive cross-border payments, even if their bank is not connected to the SWIFT… Read More

September 10, 2022 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, has announced its partnership with Zai, the global financial technology company delivering embedded finance orchestration solutions. Together, TerraPay and Zai aim “to strengthen and unify the global payments ecosystem in Australia, by offering a seamless cross border payments experience… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, a cross-border payments company, announced a partnership with Alipay+, a suite of cross-border payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group. Thanks to this collaboration, Thunes’ customers and merchants in Europe will now be able to accept Asia’s most widely-used mobile wallets: China’s Alipay… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the demand for cross-border payments continues to grow, Brightwell, an Atlanta-based global payments technology company, announced the availability of ReadyRemit. This comprehensive remittance engine “enables Fintechs to capitalize on the digital payments market quickly and easily, building a new revenue stream and driving customer… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LianLian Global, a global cross-border payments service provider, and London-based lendtech Uncapped have announced a strategic partnership “to provide ecommerce entrepreneurs and online merchants in the US and UK with access to fast and flexible financing to grow their business through the LianLian Global platform.”… Read More

August 20, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Verto notes that their relationship with Locusnine began in 2019 when they partnered to focus on scaling their “MVP architecture.” Since then, they’ve gone on to build a cross-border payments platform. They are excited to announce that Locusnine is now “officially part of the Verto… Read More

August 19, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions, announced the launch of RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) in Brazil with Travelex Bank, “the first bank in Latin America to utilize ODL.” Travelex is the first bank registered and “approved by the Central Bank of Brazil… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, a cross-border payments company, recently announced that it is accelerating the expansion of its services in the MENA region, “setting up an office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and appointing a new country head – Ahmad Yaacoub.” Thunes is also “in advanced stages… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LianLian Global, a cross-border payment service provider, announced the expansion of its cross-border digital payments platform to the UK, “with additional support for customers to secure financing through LianLian Global.” The LianLian Global cross-border digital payments platform is “designed to help UK ecommerce merchants and… Read More

August 7, 2022 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS), which is Singapore’s payment services group, and National ITMX, Thailand’s inter-bank payment infrastructure and central data processing system, recently confirmed the expansion of their cross-border QR payment partnership. This collaboration will aim to support inbound and outbound international payments between… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP), the Small Business Card issuer in the U.S., has announced American Express Global Pay – a digital solution that enables U.S. businesses to securely “make domestic and international business-to-business (B2B) payments.” Through this new digital solution, business customers can “send payments… Read More

August 1, 2022 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), the international tech firm focused on creating the best way to move funds across the globe, recently announced the appointment of Isabel Naidoo as Chief People Officer. Naidoo joins Wise, one of Glassdoor’s best places to work in the United Kingdom, with considerable… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published for public feedback a report on “the approach for monitoring progress toward meeting the targets for the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-border Payments.” The report provides preliminary recommendations “about key performance indicators (KPIs) that could be used to monitor… Read More

July 8, 2022 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

International payments Fintech, Till Payments recently announced a partnership with Alipay+, a suite of cross-border payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group, in order to integrate Alipay into its Education product offering while exploring the potential integration of other virtual payment methods offered by… Read More

June 30, 2022 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Linnworks, a UK-headquartered digital commerce tech firm, has announced a partnership with the global ‘leader” in commerce technology and payments Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) to “simplify cross-border and B2B transactions for their customers.” The partnership will “provide retailers with integrated options to receive funds and make… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 2:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT), a global business payments company, recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement “to acquire the Global Reach Group, a UK-based cross-border payments provider.” With the acquisition, FLEETCOR increases its cross-border payments scale and strengthens its position “as one of… Read More