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

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 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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Finovate

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“At Ebury, we embrace the complexity and risk of daily cross-border payments that enable business growth, in a way that traditional banks do not, or cannot,” Ebury Managing Director for APAC, Rick Roache said. Romania’s national mobile payment system, RoPay, went live this week.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Together, Nium and Ebury will enable businesses to send or receive fast, reliable, and affordable cross-border payments to and from Brazil. Building on its global customer base and breadth of coverage across APAC, the U.S. Executive Director at Ebury Bank in Brazil.

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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. The expansion comes as global B2B travel transaction volumes are projected to reach $1.7

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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

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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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 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

MAY 28, 2024

Nium, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, announced today that HappyEasyGo , a leading online travel agency, has selected it for virtual card payments. Virtual cards, issued by Nium, will be the digital standard for payments to HappyEasyGo’s travel suppliers.

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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. The post Thailand’s T2P Taps Wise Platform to Offer Global Money Transfers for DeepPocket Users appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 8, 2024

TerraPay , a global money movement company, has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) License under the Payment Services Act 2019 by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) —a significant milestone solidifying TerraPay’s position as a cross-border payments powerhouse.

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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

APRIL 17, 2024

The Payments division of StoneX ( StoneX Payments ) will supply NatWest with third-party delivery and international FX payment systems, allowing the bank’s corporate clients to transfer money to more nations with ease.

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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). “We are very excited about Nium’s attainment of the Japan Type 1 license.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Thunes hires former Worldpay exec as new CFO Singapore cross-border payments company Thunes has hired Sigrid Hulsebosch as its new CFO. Wise’s office space in Paya Lebar Quarter has been expanded to 23,000 square feet, making it its Asia Pacific (APAC) hub, where 450 employees work—more than double the number in 2022.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

To address this, stakeholders including NETS Group and Liquid Group are working on interoperable QR payment solutions that are designed to simplify processes for merchants, Chia said. On the international front, cross-border payments have presented a different set of challenges.

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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

Kasikornbank, JP Morgan team up to improve cross-border payments Thailand’s Kasikornbank, in partnership with JP Morgan, introduced Project Carina, a new initiative aimed at accelerating cross-border payments, increasing transparency and cutting costs by leveraging blockchain technology.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 4, 2024

Unlimit and VTEX’s strategic partnership is a further investment in technological innovations that provide more frictionless payment solutions to better shape the future of commerce. By simply plugging into Unlimit’s platform via the simple API, merchants can accept both domestic and cross-border payments on VTEX’s platform.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

Joel Tay, CEO of Soft Space, commented: “The launch of the JCB payment gateway complements the fact that Malaysia is the most visited country in Southeast Asia in 2023. Mansor Abd Rahman, CEO of senangPay, described the integration as a “significant milestone” for its merchants.

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Fintech News

MAY 2, 2024

With a strong presence in eight Asia Pacific markets, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia, Wise is becoming known across the global cross-border payment landscape by offering transparent, fast, and cost-effective solutions.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Global digital wallet payments are expected to reach US$19.6 And nowhere is that more prominent than APAC, which boasts adoption rates of 70% to over 80%, the highest globally. trillion by 2027 , an 81% increase from current levels.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 26, 2024

Weel , Australia’s leading spend management platform, and Nium , the leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced a new strategic partnership to help finance teams better manage their corporate spend.

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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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Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

The discussion will cover key aspects such as the impact on cross-border payments, liquidity funding needs, and the broader implications for financial inclusion and the global movement of money. Morgan Payments, will discuss the impact of Banking-as-a-Service on the finance industry.

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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 News

MARCH 5, 2024

The discussion will cover key aspects such as the impact on cross-border payments, liquidity funding needs, and the broader implications for financial inclusion and the global movement of money. Morgan Payments, will discuss the impact of Banking-as-a-Service on the finance industry.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 30, 2024

BRLA Digital , operating in the cross-border payments and crypto infrastructure market, received an additional investment from 99 Capital for its pre-seed round. The investment comes at a strategic time as BRLA Digital seeks to strengthen its position in the cross-border payments and crypto infrastructure market.

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Finovate

OCTOBER 11, 2024

“The legacy payment industry is ripe to be disrupted using blockchain technology and stablecoins to provide more efficient and cheaper cross-border payment networks,” RD Technologies CEO Rita Liu said. ” Founded in 2012, Checkout.com processes payments for thousands of companies around the world.

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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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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

Another session that caught our eye on the Vision stage included ‘Connecting for Change: MUFG’s Strategy for Fintech Integration’, a presentation and discussion with Masakazu Osawa , managing executive officer and chief executive, APAC at MUFG Bank, which outlined how MUFG identifies and collaborates with promising startups.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

The movement to bring blockchain to cross-border payments proceeds apace. The retail payments solution is based on the Universal Payments Framework, and boosts the number of self-service options for Capitec as it expands its corporate banking efforts. “We

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 13, 2024

Payment Asia , APAC leading payment solutions provider, recently released Hong Kong’s annual payment trends and made predictions for the next year’s payment trends. The history of mobile phone payments can be traced back to 1994.

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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). In India, Worldline has 1.5 million+ merchant touchpoints across 5000+ towns and cities.

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