For the payment networks, the continued shift beyond consumer cards has trillions of dollars’ worth of B2B transactions firmly in sight. And, as spotlighted in Visa and Mastercard’s most recent earnings calls, cross-border payments, small and medium-sized business (SMB) transactions, virtual cards and even the...
Mastercard’s third-quarter earnings results demonstrated that consumers are still spending, and sentiment is healthy amid a resilient labor market and the Federal Reserve’s September cuts to interest rates. CEO Michael Miebach said on a conference call with analysts: “On Halloween, well, there’s nothing spooky here.”...
Money movement platform Thunes has launched a partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to “accelerate innovation in stablecoin liquidity management,” letting members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network to fund and execute cross-border transactions using USDC, the companies said in a Tuesday (Oct. 29) news release. This...
In the history of finance, few tools are as fundamental as the all-mighty ledger. This holds particularly true as it relates to the timeline and trajectory of cross-border payments innovations. From the Age of Discovery and the emergence of bills of exchange, to the cross-border...
October 28, 2024
Money movement across borders promises to speed the flow of funds between consumers and corporations if done digitally. But commerce is marked by complexity and the specter of fraud on the global stage. The basic principle behind cross-border payments — namely that the payee information is accurate — is a pain point, indeed a point […]
October 28, 2024
In the financial world, nothing is more critical than getting payments right. A simple error or untested integration can turn transactions into a logistical nightmare. In a global economy where...
October 21, 2024
Cross-border payments are an integral part of the engines that keep economies worldwide going, but they get a bum rap. As payments wind their way across the globe, senders and...
October 16, 2024
As with any app, any payment, any interaction where money’s being sent and received, first impressions matter. Even for cross-border payments, where the customer-facing experience needs to be marked by...
November 06, 2024
J.P. Morgan has announced a significant enhancement to its blockchain platform, recently rebranded from Onyx to Kinexys. The bank will integrate Kinexys Digital Payments with J.P. Morgan FX Services, enabling on-chain FX settlement. This move positions Kinexys as a key player in the landscape of digital cross-border payments and foreign exchange. Initially supporting USD and […]
October 29, 2024
Money movement platform Thunes has launched a partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to “accelerate innovation in stablecoin liquidity management,” letting members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network to fund and execute...
October 29, 2024
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says it has demonstrated that regulatory compliance can be embedded in cross-border transaction protocols. BIS announced Tuesday (Oct. 29) it made this discovery when working on its...
October 29, 2024
Viably and Airwallex have partnered on a solution that enables eCommerce businesses to simplify cross-border transactions and manage multiple currencies in a single account. The Viably Global Account, powered by...
