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UNFCU, Thunes Partner To Allow B2B Transfers In Local Currencies
B2B Payments // July 16, 2020

United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) has partnered with cross-border payment network Thunes in order to bring mobile wallet money transfers in local currencies to members, according to a press release. Mobile money transfers are currently available to UNFCU members in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana,...

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Stripe Offers Adaptive Pricing to APAC/LatAm Merchants

August 07, 2024
Stripe says it wants to help merchants show their buyers prices in local currencies. To that end, the payments company announced Wednesday (Aug. 7) that it is introducing adaptive pricing for businesses in Asia Pacific and Latin America, letting businesses automatically show pricing in local currencies for buyers in more than 150 countries. “Online shoppers […]