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.

For Corporates, Cross-Border Payments Innovation Isn’t All About Speed
For Corporates, Cross-Border Payments Innovation Isn’t All About Speed
July 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The modern-day financial services landscape has a need for speed, and one of the slowest areas of the market can be seen in cross-border payments....

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Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
July 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Chinese market presents a formidable, but also somewhat irresistible challenge to any payments and commerce player standing on the outside looking in. Formidable because...

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A Bigger Picture For Payments
A Bigger Picture For Payments
July 25, 2019  |  Today In Data

As business becomes ever more global, payments diversity and new forms of trade financing and onboarding become ever more important. That doesn’t meant investors won’t...

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Why Payments Diversity Matters As Firms Go Global
Why Payments Diversity Matters As Firms Go Global
July 25, 2019  |  Digital Payments

On a global stage, one size does not fit all when it comes to payments. In an interview with PYMNTS, Deirdre Ives, CEO and managing director...

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Western Union Teams With UK’s Post Office To Digitize Global Payments
Western Union Teams With UK’s Post Office To Digitize Global Payments
July 18, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Western Union has announced a collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Post Office Ltd. to offer U.K. consumers and businesses expanded digital international payment services. The...

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Why Trust Is The Super Glue To Making Cross-Border Payments Work
Why Trust Is The Super Glue To Making Cross-Border Payments Work
July 18, 2019  |  Safety and Security

Trust is important for all of payment, commerce and financial services – it is more or less the glue that holds transactions together. Without foundations...

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PayPal’s Xoom Goes Global And Door-to-Door
PayPal’s Xoom Goes Global And Door-to-Door
July 15, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Xoom, PayPal’s international digital money transfer service, is launching in the U.K. and 31 countries, allowing millions of users to remit in bytes and bits....

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The 4 Key Clues To Understanding The Future Of Facebook’s Libra
The 4 Key Clues To Understanding The Future Of Facebook’s Libra
July 05, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s been a little over two weeks since we all got our first look at Libra and Calibra. No doubt there will be countless news...

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If Facebook Wants To Be WeChat, Why Did It Launch Libra?
If Facebook Wants To Be WeChat, Why Did It Launch Libra?
July 01, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Have you overdosed on Libra coverage yet? And it’s not even been two whole weeks. Facebook’s launch of Libra on June 18 unleashed a firestorm...

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