Payments Interoperability news and trends

Has SWIFT Beaten Crypto to Punch on Cross-Border Payments Interoperability?
Cross-border Payments // October 05, 2022

In a pair of papers today, financial messaging service SWIFT claimed that it has solved two of the thorniest problems digital assets must overcome if they are to revolutionize the way money moves: allowing the coming wave of central bank digital currencies to interact seamlessly...

Klarna’s Brian Billingsley Joins Modo Team As CRO
Payment Methods // December 15, 2017

Financial institution and payments interoperability provider Modo has announced news of an addition to its team. According to a Friday company press release, Brian Billingsley, former CEO for Klarna North America, is joining the Modo family as its chief revenue officer. “I was blown away...

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Has SWIFT Beaten Crypto to Punch on Cross-Border Payments Interoperability?

October 05, 2022
In a pair of papers today, financial messaging service SWIFT claimed that it has solved two of the thorniest problems digital assets must overcome if they are to revolutionize the way money moves: allowing the coming wave of central bank digital currencies to interact seamlessly and instantly across borders and making trading and settling tokenized […]

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Google Aims to Take UPI Payments Beyond India’s Borders

January 17, 2024
Google Pay is working to expand India’s popular mobile payment system beyond that country’s borders. The tech giant has signed an agreement with the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) aimed at broadening the use of its United Payments Interface (UPI) for travelers outside of India, the two entities said Wednesday (Jan. 17). In addition, […]