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.

Clara Launches Cross-Border Payments Service in Mexico
Clara Launches Cross-Border Payments Service in Mexico
August 21, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

FinTech company Clara has reportedly launched a cross-border payments service in Mexico.  The service facilitates international transactions by allowing clients to pay bills in foreign currencies, Reuters reported Monday...

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Surge in Remittances Provides Cover for Drug Cartels’ Money Laundering
Surge in Remittances Provides Cover for Drug Cartels’ Money Laundering
August 18, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Drug cartels are reportedly disguising their ill-gotten gains as routine money transfers by using remittances. A surge in legitimate remittances from migrant workers has inadvertently made it...

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Velo Payments Buys YapStone to Form Unified Payment Management System
Velo Payments Buys YapStone to Form Unified Payment Management System
August 16, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Velo Payments is acquiring YapStone, a leading payment processing platform in the short-term and vacation rental industry. The companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement, and...

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Cross-Border Payment Solutions Give Big Lift to Small Business Growth Plans
Cross-Border Payment Solutions Give Big Lift to Small Business Growth Plans
August 16, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

Small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) help economies across the world go ’round. But despite their significant contributions to global commerce, local SMEs have long been underserved by...

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CBDCs’ Relevance Questioned After Canada Casts Skepticism
CBDCs’ Relevance Questioned After Canada Casts Skepticism
August 11, 2023  |  CBDC

It’s a widely reported data point that 93% of central banks are in at least some stage of deploying — or at least exploring —...

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Payoneer Q2: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Boosts Emerging-Market B2B Payments Growth 40% YoY
Payoneer Q2: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Boosts Emerging-Market B2B Payments Growth 40% YoY
August 08, 2023  |  B2B Payments

“The export of goods and services is more prevalent, digital and borderless than ever,” Payoneer executives told investors on the company’s second-quarter 2023 earnings call Tuesday...

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Bank of America Says the Future of Cross-Border Payments Is Transcontinental Transparency
Bank of America Says the Future of Cross-Border Payments Is Transcontinental Transparency
August 07, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

The promise of technical innovations to transform legacy workflows is an easy one to understand. But implementing it successfully across entrenched workflows and processes is...

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Flutterwave Extends Remittances Solution to US and Canada
Flutterwave Extends Remittances Solution to US and Canada
August 01, 2023  |  Global Payments

Flutterwave has extended its remittance solution to the United States and Canada, enabling money transfers from those countries to Africa. With this expansion, the Send App can now...

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PayU Selling Bulk of Business to Rapyd to Focus on India
PayU Selling Bulk of Business to Rapyd to Focus on India
August 01, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Payments company PayU will sell most of its global business to Rapyd in a $610 million deal. The all-cash transaction, announced Tuesday (Aug. 1), will...

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