Tagged: Cross-Border Transactions

May 28, 2020 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than $30 billion worth of transactions a year are carried out via the US-Mexico remittance corridor, which is notably one of the world’s largest cross-border payments channels. The rise in the adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies has allowed some users to perform… Read More

March 1, 2020 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Macau Pass S.A., the developer of a contactless smartcard (previously called Transmac IC Card), first launched the Transmac over 20 years back (in 1999). The card may be used to conveniently pay for bus fares, everyday shopping, and dining with many more retailers expected to… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 1:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered Paysend, an international funds transfer company, has confirmed the launch of its money transfer services in Australia. Paysend’s services can now be used in the $1.3 trillion economy to send funds to companies located abroad. The firm said that China, India, and Vietnam are… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a San Francisco-based Fintech firm,  has confirmed its new partnership with International Money Express (Intermex), a Nasdaq-listed remittance company. Intermex will reportedly be using Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution, which uses XRP, the world’s third-largest digital asset by market cap, to conduct cross-border transactions…. Read More

February 2, 2020 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Doha Bank, one of Qatar’s largest commercial banks (incorporated in 1978 and began offering its services in Doha, Qatar in March 1979), has confirmed the official launch of its domestic and cross-border funds transfer digital service for corporate customers. The domestic and international funds transfer… Read More