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.

How SMB Finserv Missed The Compliance Headache Of Cross-Border Payments
How SMB Finserv Missed The Compliance Headache Of Cross-Border Payments
April 27, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are enjoying their moment in the spotlight of financial services innovation. Be it large financial institutions (FIs), neobanks or FinTechs,...

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Easing Video Game Developers’ Influencer Payout Headaches
Easing Video Game Developers’ Influencer Payout Headaches
April 26, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The explosion of the influencer economy has opened up entire ecosystems through which brands can advertise and reach new potential customers. As a result, content...

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Gates Foundation Leads With Digital Payments In Financial Inclusion Initiative
Gates Foundation Leads With Digital Payments In Financial Inclusion Initiative
April 22, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Headlines may trumpet the digital shift, the return of a booming economy, the tidal wave of eCommerce that has moved to devices, and to a...

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Digital-First Economy Requires Global View And Local Strategy
Digital-First Economy Requires Global View And Local Strategy
April 21, 2021  |  Digital Payments

More brands are making the digital shift, embracing eCommerce more fully than ever before, allowing them to enter new markets around the globe, across borders...

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Bitcoin Daily: Pakistan Eyes Own Crypto; Bitcoin ATM Operator Hopes For Boom
Bitcoin Daily: Pakistan Eyes Own Crypto; Bitcoin ATM Operator Hopes For Boom
April 19, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Pakistan is the latest country to work on a digital currency, The Express Tribune reported. The country is currently studying how to make way for...

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Heeding The Corporates’ Call For A Better X-Border Experience
Heeding The Corporates’ Call For A Better X-Border Experience
April 16, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Advancements in consumer payment technologies are often the inspiration for innovations in corporate payment tools. While businesses and consumers have different needs when it comes...

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MoneyGram, Sigue Partner On Payments-As-A-Service Initiative
MoneyGram, Sigue Partner On Payments-As-A-Service Initiative
April 13, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

MoneyGram is partnering with peer-to-peer (P2P) and business-to-business (B2B) company Sigue in order to expand the latter’s scale and payout capabilities, according to a press...

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Connecting Corporates To A Correspondent Banking Alternative
Connecting Corporates To A Correspondent Banking Alternative
April 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

When it comes to making international payments, corporates don’t necessarily want or need to know how much moves from their bank account to a recipient’s....

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ShoreTrade On Reducing Risk By Implementing Speedy B2B Payments
ShoreTrade On Reducing Risk By Implementing Speedy B2B Payments
April 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The seafood supply chain is undergoing a sea change worldwide — with sellers no longer willing to accept standard 90-day payment terms. In the Global...

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