Fintech News

JUNE 11, 2024

Licensed as a Major Payment Institution (MPI) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), OPAL offers domestic and cross-border payments, payment accounts, and e-money services. Appel views OPAL’s partnership with Currencycloud as an example of fintech-to-fintech collaboration success.

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Fintech News

MAY 7, 2024

FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual selection of the world’s top cross-border payment companies, recognizing the leading publicly traded companies, startups and private companies operating in the space worldwide.

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Fintech News

APRIL 14, 2024

This addition of Bangkok marks it as the third city to host the event, following Amsterdam and Las Vegas, which annually attracts over 20,000 professionals from the fintech and financial services sectors. Bhukkanasut will discuss the challenges of balancing regulatory compliance with the need for innovation in fintech.

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Fintech News

JULY 3, 2024

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its partners have revealed the comprehensive blueprint for phase three of Project Nexus, which seeks to address longstanding challenges in international money transfers by leveraging the power of domestic instant payment systems (IPS). How Does Project Nexus Work?

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Fintech Review

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Unlocking Global Cross-Border Payment Flows Stablecoins like XSGD are rapidly emerging as the preferred solution for on-chain cross-border payments, providing a secure and efficient alternative to traditional financial systems.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 8, 2024

In the dynamic financial landscape of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, private banks, asset managers, fund managers, and other capital market participants are increasingly recognising the pivotal role of Swift connectivity. March 2023 marked the start of the migration with a coexistence period with MT messages.

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Fintech News

MAY 28, 2024

Global payments company Nium has appointed Alyssa-Jane Tan as its Director of Marketing for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East & Africa (MEA) regions. Tan brings extensive experience in fintech and digital marketing, having previously held senior roles at Razer Inc., Google, and ShopBack.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 6, 2024

Since 2012, Currencycloud has processed more than $100billion to over 180 countries and territories, working with banks, financial institutions and fintechs around the world, including Starling Bank, Revolut and Lunar.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 29, 2024

Looking to simplify this, Currencycloud , the company simplifying business in a multi-currency world, and Pyvio (Hong Kong), the fintech building ‘Glocal’ financial services infrastructure, have announced a new partnership. In turn, this will make the cross-border payments process not only more efficient but more cost-effective too.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Yuno , the world’s leading payment orchestration platform, today announced the appointment of SheueChee Beh as its new Head of Partnerships for APAC. SheueChee is actively involved in community-based initiatives across the APAC region and is also a recipient of Money2020’s prestigious RiseUp leadership program.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With a highly skilled international workforce, long-established support for innovation and a well-developed reputation as a global finance hub, cross-border payments in Singapore have the makings of a global hub. These figures emphasize the high focus on cross-border payments in the domestic payment market.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 9, 2024

The fintech landscape in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region has been evolving at a remarkable pace, with start-ups and established companies redefining how financial services are delivered and consumed. Today, we will explore five top fintech trends in the APAC region for 2024, supported by statistics and insightful information.

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Finovate

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This week’s edition of Finovate Global showcases news from the fintech industry in New Zealand. Business banking account Emerge secures investment In a round led by Altered Capital, New Zealand-based fintech Emerge has raised approximately $7.3 Here is our look at fintech innovation around the world. billion (£2 billion).

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Fintech News

APRIL 23, 2024

Nium, a major player in real-time cross-border payments, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Thredd , a global payments processor. APAC, in particular, is projected to reach a market size of US$480 billion due to rapid growth, according to a recent report by Thredd. trillion by 2027.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 29, 2024

Currencycloud , experts simplifying business in a multi-currency world, and Pyvio (Hong Kong), the fintech building ‘Glocal’ financial services infrastructure, have announced a partnership offering efficient and cost-effective cross-border payment solutions for Chinese e-commerce businesses operating in emerging markets.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 30, 2024

Swift has today announced two AI-based experiments in collaboration with its member banks, to explore how the technology could assist in combatting cross-border payments fraud and save the industry billions in fraud-related costs.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Ebury , one of the world’s largest fintech companies specializing in transactions for SMEs, today announced its partnership expansion with Nium , the leader in real-time global payments, to deliver a groundbreaking global remittance service in Brazil. Building on its global customer base and breadth of coverage across APAC, the U.S.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 24, 2024

Nium , the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Thredd , a leading global payments processor, to issue virtual cards in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Together, the fintech duo have issued 86 million virtual cards globally since 2018.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 28, 2024

This new alliance aims to revolutionise payment solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in international trade, providing them with secure, compliant, fast, and cost-effective cross-border payments and fund collection solutions.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The ninth edition of the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) wrapped up on 8th November, concluding a dynamic week-long of celebration of fintech that brought together tens of thousands of participants from around the world. On the international front, cross-border payments have presented a different set of challenges.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 7, 2024

dLocal , the leading cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets, today announced its strategic partnership with iTransfer , a prominent cross-border payments company with a significant presence in EMEA, Latin America, and APAC.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

By improving liquidity and accessibility, we are enabling faster, more transparent, efficient, and cost-effective on-chain cross-border payment flows. The post StraitsX’s XSGD Expands Reach with Bitstamp Listing appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform specializing in emerging markets, today announced a strategic partnership with MoneyGram, a leading global financial technology company that connects the world’s communities.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 8, 2024

Thredd , a leading global payments processor, announces the successful launch of LianLian Global’s virtual card program in the APAC market. LianLian Global is a leading cross-border payments company based in China. with their second U.S. client, Spendbase, due to go live in Q4 of this year. with their second U.S.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 5, 2024

In the burgeoning world of fintech, talent acquisition and strategic hires play a critical role in setting the stage for future growth and stability. Thunes hires former Worldpay exec as new CFO Singapore cross-border payments company Thunes has hired Sigrid Hulsebosch as its new CFO.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

B2B payments are undergoing a vast digital transformation, with solutions providers stepping up to offer more speedy options as companies look to expand internationally. Corporations in the Asia-Pacific ( APAC ) region are particularly aware of these regulatory challenges. Navigating And Improving Cross-Border Payments For SMBs.

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Fintech News

MAY 8, 2024

The inaugural Money20/20 Asia conference wrapped up its three-day event at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok from 23rd to 25th April, featuring fintech discussions, international networking and collaborations. Regulatory discussions also took center stage, with significant involvement from APAC regulators.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Seamless Asia , one of Asia’s flagship fintech events, took place at the Suntec Singapore this week, serving as a pivotal platform for charting the future trajectory of payments, banking, and e-commerce in the region. This is crucial in an era where the expectation for immediate, delay-free payments is becoming the norm.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

FinTech dLocal , which specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets, has announced its expanded its payments network to include Indonesia, Ecuador and Bolivia. Payments infrastructure in LATAM, APAC, and MENA is fragmented and complex,” Sebastian Kanovich, CEO of dLocal, said in a press release.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 23, 2024

Nium , the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced it will sign a partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Artajasa , one of Indonesia’s leading payment infrastructure companies.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

dLocal , the leading cross-border payment platform specializing in emerging markets, is proud to announce the expansion of its partnership with ShopeePay , one of Asia’s leading regional mobile wallets. This partnership enables dLocal to offer ShopeePay as a payment method for its clients, facilitating both payins and payouts.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2024

Debbie Guerra, chief product officer, ACI Worldwide “Real-time payments—and especially cross-border payments—are the future. The bigger picture While certain countries are leading the way in the real-time payments market, regionally, Asia Pacific (APAC) is the largest ecosystem. It had 185.8

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Enhancing cross-border payment services for e-commerce merchants in APAC, Unlimit , the global payments fintech has partnered with Shoplazza , the AI-commerce tech firm. China’s e-commerce market is currently the largest worldwide and accounts for nearly 50 per cent of global transactions.

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Fintech News

APRIL 10, 2024

Additionally, a collaboration with Mastercard Send now enables Nuvei to offer almost instant payout options to businesses in Singapore, facilitating rapid cross-border payments to billions of cardholders worldwide. The company that it will continue to invest in building its presence across APAC.

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Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2024

a payment solution provider in Thailand, has announced a new partnership with Wise Platform, which provides infrastructure for banks and financial services. Samarth Bansal Samarth Bansal, General Manager, APAC at Wise Platform added, “We’re thrilled to enable millions of more Thais access to faster, cheaper international transfers from THB.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The conversation delved into the transformation journey of Currencycloud into Visa Cross-Border Solutions , a foreign exchange and cross-border payments solution within Visa, and how it addresses the challenges of cross-border payments in today’s fintech landscape.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Nium , the leader in real-time cross-border payments, announced today that it is the first non-Japanese company to have secured a Type 1 Funds Transfer Service Provider (FTSP) license from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA).

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