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.

SWIFT’s End No Sure Thing, and It Won’t Be Swift
SWIFT’s End No Sure Thing, and It Won’t Be Swift
May 25, 2022  |  Global Payments

The end for SWIFT may be swift. Or perhaps drawn out. But if some prominent critics and competitors are right, the global interbank messaging system’s...

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Reduction in Compliance Headaches Linked to Greater Adoption of Digital Business Payments
Reduction in Compliance Headaches Linked to Greater Adoption of Digital Business Payments
May 23, 2022  |  B2B Payments

As digital becomes the preferred transaction channel for a growing number of companies, lawmakers worldwide have subjected their practices for the sharing and storage of...

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Embedded Payments Help Software Platforms Maximize Revenue, Enhance User Experience
Embedded Payments Help Software Platforms Maximize Revenue, Enhance User Experience
May 20, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Few areas of life and business have been left unaffected by the economic impact of the pandemic. In Europe, for example, the payments ecosystem has...

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Why APIs Are the Short Cut to B2B Payments Innovation
Why APIs Are the Short Cut to B2B Payments Innovation
May 16, 2022  |  B2B Payments

As financial institutions (FIs) and eCommerce businesses see the need to optimize payment capabilities with accurate and efficient processes, there’s a solution that will help...

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London FinTech Ebury Expands Global Footprint with Bexs Acquisition
London FinTech Ebury Expands Global Footprint with Bexs Acquisition
May 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

London financial services firm Ebury signed a deal to acquire Brazilian FinTech Bexs in a move to broaden Ebury’s offerings of global money transfer solutions...

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Blockchain Firm OwlTing, Nium Launch B2B X-Border Payments
Blockchain Firm OwlTing, Nium Launch B2B X-Border Payments
May 10, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain services company OwlTing and digital payments startup Nium have joined forces to power OwlPay, OwlTing’s real-time cross-border payments service. As the companies said in...

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Treasurers Turn to Automation to Tackle Demands of Global Commerce
Treasurers Turn to Automation to Tackle Demands of Global Commerce
May 10, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The marketplace’s digital transformation has given rise to new eCommerce ecosystems that highlight the need for payment mechanisms that are secure while matching the real-time...

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dLocal Launches Platform to Help Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
dLocal Launches Platform to Help Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
May 05, 2022  |  SMBs

Payment platform dLocal has launched dLocal Go, an online platform for entrepreneurs, startups and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to process payments and access other...

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Citi Debuts SEPA Instant Payments in Europe
Citi Debuts SEPA Instant Payments in Europe
May 04, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Citi unveiled Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Payments in Europe, the latest of its instant payments offerings, according to a company press release on...

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