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. The move is in response to growing transaction volumes in the global B2B travel market, which are expected to hit US$1.7 trillion by 2027. trillion by 2027.

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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

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 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. Executive Director at Ebury Bank in Brazil.

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Finovate

AUGUST 12, 2024

LianLian Global has tapped Thredd to help it launch a virtual card program in the APAC market. Digital payment solutions company Thredd announced a partnership with global payments company LianLian Global to help the Singapore-based company launch its virtual card program in the APAC market.

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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.

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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.

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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 Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The programmability of value-added financial services will enable new business models and enhance the efficiency and transparency of cross-border payments. Digital currency systems could prove to be key in improving financial inclusion and opening up new opportunities to large underbanked communities in many African countries.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Ebury , the fintech specialising in transactions for SMEs, has expanded its partnership with Nium , the real-time global payments company, to deliver a new global remittance service in Brazil. Currently, Nium’s payment network supports payouts in over 100 currencies to more than 190 countries, 100 of them in real-time.

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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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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

Other sessions also delved into key trends and issues shaping the global payment landscape, including open banking in Europe, the QR code revolution in Asia as well as the US’s card dominance. The collaboration aims facilitate seamless, real-time cross-border transfers between Indonesia and other countries.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 22, 2024

In global commerce, cross-border B2B payments are crucial, yet hindered by complexity, high costs, and slow processing times. There’s a pressing need for innovation and reform in cross-border payments. Then at 3:00 p.m.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2018

The publication said SWIFT is in discussions to create a consortium of financial institutions across Australia, China, Singapore and Thailand to develop a cross-border, real-time payment service for the region powered by SWIFT’s gpi (global payments innovation) technology.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 30, 2024

Asia Pacific (APAC) is the largest real-time payments market, with 185.8 of all electronic payments in the region. With four of the top five real-time payments markets by volume, the APAC region is projected to see over 351.5 Real-time payments—and especially cross-border payments—are the future.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

More appointments 10x Banking, the cloud-native SaaS core banking platform, appoints Will Dale as its regional vice president in APAC. Nium, the real-time cross-border payments company, is teaming up with Artajasa, an Indonesian payment infrastructure companies.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 8, 2024

Ellis previously served as CFO at Flywire , a global payment solutions provider, as well as CFO and advisor to BillGO , a bill pay platform and network. Montonio, the European payment and ecommerce solutions provider, appoints Johan Nord as its new CEO.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 6, 2024

Overall sentiment revealed clear excitement about the future of the industry despite regulation being perceived as one of the biggest challenges impacting growth and innovation in the global payments sector. There are clear opportunities for partnerships between banks and paytechs.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Nium, the real-time cross-border payments company, has expanded its partnership with Thredd , the payments processor, to issue virtual cards in the APAC region. More partnerships Elavon , a global payments provider, has expanded its collaboration in Europe with FreedomPay.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 22, 2024

The launch of the JCB payment gateway complements the fact that Malaysia is the most visited country in Southeast Asia in 2023. At senangPay, we champion simplicity in business growth by eliminating barriers to making or accepting payments.

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Wharton Fintech

JANUARY 18, 2024

We provide products from payments and collection, FX and payout all the way to embedded finance to allow or empower any businesses to operate the whole financial and payments stack on top of our platform. The future of cross-border payments, and the role that crypto and blockchain will play in this space.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

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. Figuring out payment infrastructure in countries like Chile or in LATAM , MENA or APAC is complicated and multi-faceted.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Worldline (Euronext: WLN), a global leader in payment services, announces its wholly owned subsidiary, GCS APAC, has been granted Major Payment Institution license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Through this set-up, to accept credit cards is simple and cost efficient for Japanese merchants.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

China’s renminbi (RMB) is one global currency that is pushing its international standing, but new data from SWIFT released earlier this month found 2017 was a mixed year for the currency. In a chat with PYMNTS, Moon emphasized the role of cross-border B2B payments in the ability of the RMB to remain a strong contender in global payments.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 28, 2024

SOSV has been among the most active startup investors in Singapore, having participated in 27 rounds involving startups from the city-state over the past 24 months, data from Tech in Asia show. Wavemaker Partners is one of the most active investors in Singapore, having participated in 26 rounds over the past 24 months, according to Tech in Asia.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Resolved: The highest priorities for banks and credit card companies in today’s payments landscape are cross-border payments, relationships with FinTechs and cloud-based technology. Here’s a topic for debate. However, it’s hard to believe Visa and its partner TransferWise would take the opposite side of the debate.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 16, 2024

Prior to joining BCB Group, Renew spent over four years at Banked, where he served as CEO APAC and group CRO. Fintech PAYSTRAX has forged a new partnership and integration with UK payment solutions provider Cardstream to provide smooth card and online transactions for its customers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

Goldman Sachs recently announced that it will offer its Global Payments capabilities on the SAP Ariba Network, a solution designed to enable faster, more affordable cross-border B2B payments. Esker, Fuji Xerox Wield APAC’s PEPPOL Network. Goldman Joins SAP Ariba Network.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Nium , the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, today announced a partnership with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated., the leading independent pan-African financial services group, to enable seamless cross-border payments across 35 African markets for more than 32 million customers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

“PaySend [has] created the first integrated B2B and B2C global payments business, which is already disrupting the market,” said MARCorp Financial Chairman Michael Fazio in a statement. The company offers Global Transfers, Global Account and Global Processing services. Trillium Secure.

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