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.

Amazon And dLocal Team Up To Enable Payments In Chile
Amazon And dLocal Team Up To Enable Payments In Chile
January 21, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Amazon and dLocal, a company that specializes in cross-border payments for up-and-coming countries, have teamed up on payment services in Chile, according to a release....

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MoneyGram Teams With LuLu Money To Power Asia-Pacific Transactions
MoneyGram Teams With LuLu Money To Power Asia-Pacific Transactions
January 21, 2020  |  International

Cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payments firm MoneyGram has teamed up with foreign exchange and global money transfer company LuLu Money, MoneyGram announced on Tuesday (Jan. 21)....

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Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend
Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend
January 16, 2020  |  Acquiring

New day, new multi-billion-dollar deal within the payments space. To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses...

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MoneyGram Teams With EbixCash To Bring Transfers To India
MoneyGram Teams With EbixCash To Bring Transfers To India
January 13, 2020  |  Global Payments

Payments solutions firm EbixCash is bringing cash card solutions to India with a MoneyGram partnership, MoneyGram announced on Monday (Jan. 13). EbixCash, a wholly-owned subsidiary...

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Alibaba.com On Why US Is The ‘Testing Ground’ For Global B2B eCommerce
Alibaba.com On Why US Is The ‘Testing Ground’ For Global B2B eCommerce
January 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Trust in B2B eCommerce is critical for both buyer and suppliers, and as more businesses demand to conduct trade online, B2B eCommerce platforms like Alibaba.com are positioning...

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Visa’s Bill Sheley On What’s Next For Push Payments
Visa’s Bill Sheley On What’s Next For Push Payments
December 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The last decade of payments innovation has developed new normals for senders and receivers of money that could not have been achieved — let alone...

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Building Better Payment Rails With Banks In Mind
Building Better Payment Rails With Banks In Mind
December 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

To move a B2B transaction from one market to another, the global interbanking system is far from a perfect strategy, though it remains the standard...

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LiquidX Branches Out With Finance Fix For Global Supply Chains
LiquidX Branches Out With Finance Fix For Global Supply Chains
December 19, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Marketplace trading platform LiquidX is rolling out its Supply Chain Finance (SCF) program on its new web-based portal, the company said in a press release...

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BRICS Drives Mobile Payments Growth Last Decade
BRICS Drives Mobile Payments Growth Last Decade
December 19, 2019  |  International

A few decades ago, a certain acronym was a darling of Wall Street, a place where acronyms thrive. BRIC. And, later, BRICS. Shorthand for Brazil, Russia,...

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