International Payments

International B2B payments experience for both payers and receivers. Send an international money transfer in person, by phone, website or mobile app.

Island Pay Plans Contactless Rollout In The Bahamas; UnionPay Brings App To Hong Kong And Macau
Island Pay Plans Contactless Rollout In The Bahamas; UnionPay Brings App To Hong Kong And...
September 11, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Island Pay’s contactless payments rollout in the Bahamas. In other...

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Cross-Border FinTech Collaborations Gain Traction
Cross-Border FinTech Collaborations Gain Traction
September 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In FinTech and FI collaborations, borders fall to bits and bytes. On FinTech collaboration writ large, Singapore and Dubai are working together to encourage strides...

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Prepaid Takes Its Place In FX Management: Volopa
Prepaid Takes Its Place In FX Management: Volopa
September 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A company doesn’t have to be a massive, multinational corporation to feel the punch of foreign exchange (FX) volatility. Small and medium-sized firms (SMBs) are...

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FBI Probes Amex FX Pricing Practices
FBI Probes Amex FX Pricing Practices
September 06, 2018  |  Global Payments

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the pricing practices of American Express’s foreign exchange international payments department. Citing people familiar with the matter,...

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UMB Financial Teams Up With Fraedom And Yandex.Checkout Launches Charity Option
UMB Financial Teams Up With Fraedom And Yandex.Checkout Launches Charity Option
September 05, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes UMB Financial Corporation’s tie-up with U.K.-based Fraedom. In addition,...

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WorldRemit Rolls Out Transfers Within Africa; Paytm Canada Updates App
WorldRemit Rolls Out Transfers Within Africa; Paytm Canada Updates App
September 04, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WorldRemit’s launch of digital money transfers within Africa. In addition,...

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Deutsche Bank Links Faster Payments To Faster FX Management
Deutsche Bank Links Faster Payments To Faster FX Management
September 04, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Corporates may not be adopting faster and real-time payments technologies as fast as consumers, but that doesn’t mean the acceleration of payments isn’t impacting corporate...

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Alipay In-Store Overseas Transactions Beat Summer 2017 By Factor Of 2.6
Alipay In-Store Overseas Transactions Beat Summer 2017 By Factor Of 2.6
September 04, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Alipay has revealed that it had a pretty good summer, with consumer spending surging over the last two months. “China is just back from a...

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The SWIFT Debate, In Europe And Beyond
The SWIFT Debate, In Europe And Beyond
August 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

There may be no swift end to this SWIFT debate. Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas, said late this month that there should be an alternative...

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