Global Payments

Globalization is driving corporations to transact more frequently across borders. Consumers are also transacting more on a global basis—buying from foreign eCommerce sites as well as traveling, living, and working abroad. For the payments industry, the result is higher volumes of payments—in terms of both currency value and number of transactions. This is also leading to a consequent shift downwards in the average value of these payments.

Veem, Visa Team on Virtual Card, Cross-Border Payments for SMBs
Veem, Visa Team on Virtual Card, Cross-Border Payments for SMBs
October 14, 2021  |  SMBs

Business payment service provider Veem is partnering with Visa to bring a virtual card program and fast, secure cross-border money transfers to small- to medium-sized...

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Art Purveyors Expand Their Payment Palettes to Serve Customers Across Borders
Art Purveyors Expand Their Payment Palettes to Serve Customers Across Borders
October 14, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

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BNY Mellon, Microsoft Azure Boost Cloud-Based Wire Payments
BNY Mellon, Microsoft Azure Boost Cloud-Based Wire Payments
October 12, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

BNY Mellon is moving its wire payments infrastructure to Microsoft Azure and is also developing a treasury cash management relationship with Microsoft Treasury built on...

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Apto Payments on Why Gaining Merchants’ Trust Is Key to Taking Crypto Mainstream
Apto Payments on Why Gaining Merchants’ Trust Is Key to Taking Crypto Mainstream
October 12, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

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ClearBank Expands Into Multi-Currency Offerings for FIs, FinTechs
ClearBank Expands Into Multi-Currency Offerings for FIs, FinTechs
October 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cloud-based clearing bank ClearBank has rolled out a new multi-currency solution intended to cut down on friction for FinTechs and financial institutions (FIs) working with...

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BNY Mellon Introduces Blockchain Tech to International Trade Finance  
BNY Mellon Introduces Blockchain Tech to International Trade Finance  
October 05, 2021  |  Blockchain

Corporate investment banking company BNY Mellon, through its participation in the Marco Polo Network, has become part of a group working to introduce blockchain technology...

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QNB, Ripple Partner on Cross-Border Payments
QNB, Ripple Partner on Cross-Border Payments
October 04, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Qatar National Bank (QNB) has unveiled its global cross-border payment strategy, which is happening through a partnership with the blockchain solutions provider Ripple. Get the...

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Western Union Partners With African Banks for Easy Cross-Border Transfers
Western Union Partners With African Banks for Easy Cross-Border Transfers
September 30, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Western Union is teaming up with major financial institutions (FIs) in Africa to make digital cross-border money transfers and bill payments faster and easier, according...

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CBDCs Lower Costs and Settlement Times for X-Border Payments 
CBDCs Lower Costs and Settlement Times for X-Border Payments 
September 30, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

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