The bigger the connected economy gets, the smaller the effort it takes to join. In today’s increasingly interconnected world, cross-border commerce is no longer a fringe activity confined to multinationals. Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), startups and even freelancers are now part of the global...
Some of the world’s biggest banks and payments firms are teaming to rethink cross-border payments. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Sept. 18), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has recruited the likes of JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Visa and Mastercard for its Agora project. That project, first announced in May, explores the development of...
Revolut is reportedly looking to expand its business into Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-member countries. The British FinTech has submitted applications to become an electronic-money institution and offer remittances in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is seeking ways to expand in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg reported Friday (Sept....
Stripe saw its cross-border payments volume in Asia increase by over 30% last year. The payments company offered the update as part of Stripe Tour Singapore, its annual product showcase for the region, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 28) press release. “Building on that momentum,...
Banking Circle and Skydo have partnered to provide payment solutions for Indian businesses that operate in international markets. This collaboration will enable the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) using Skydo’s cross-border payments platform to offer their buyers in the United Kingdom and the European Union...
BNY and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) launched a cross-border payments partnership. The collaboration lets businesses and individuals who receive international payments from BNY customers get paid in as little as 60 seconds, no matter who they bank with, according to a Thursday (Aug. 22) press...
Global money movement company TerraPay and five digital wallet operators teamed up to facilitate cross-border payments and money movement. The five wallet operators participating in the new Wallet Interoperability Council include Airtel, bKash, MPESA, Nequi and Sama Money, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 20) press...
Payments solutions firm Finzly says it has launched a partnership with corporate payments company Corpay. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Aug. 14), combines Finzly’s foreign exchange (FX) payment platform and Corpay Cross-Border’s real-time FX rates, giving financial institutions and their business clients access to FX transaction...
Money transfer firm Wise is reportedly hoping to tap India’s $32 billion remittance market. To that end, Wise plans to begin signing up new customers in the world’s most populous nation after pausing that side of its business in the country, company officials told Bloomberg News Monday (Aug. 12)....
