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Swift’s Global Payments Initiative Signs 73 New Banks

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As of today, 73 new banks have signed on to Swift’s Global payments initiative. The goal of the project is to expand the payment services and experience for customers by upping the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border payments.

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IBM, SWIFT Cap X-Border Payments Initiatives       

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… It all means funds can now be transferred at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional correspondent banking.”. Africa As Greenfield Payments Opportunity. The digital asset facilitates the trade, and supplies important settlement instructions. IBM will be demoing the new project this October.

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SWIFT Stands Behind Its Global Payments Innovation Initiative

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” When PYMNTS spoke to SWIFT about some of the criticism it’s faced over gpi, Head of Payments Initiatives for the Americas and U.K. Region Stacy Rosenthal didn’t speak directly of Ripple’s swipes. “There are different perspectives when it comes to gpi,” she said.

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Western Union Rolls Out Full API Access For International Payments

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Domestic and cross-border payments are supported in over 130 currencies. Account information service providers will have improved account visibility, and payment initiation service providers will be able to integrate with Western Union ’s payment network and correspondent banks.

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Small Firms Demand Higher Speed, Lower Costs In Global Payments

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. “These are all issues emanating from the traditional correspondent banking infrastructure,” explained Banking Circle CEO Anders la Cour at the time.

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Why Payments Are Only A Piece Of SMBs’ Global Finance Puzzle

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For the financial services world to address businesses’ global payments needs, Conibear said they must take a holistic approach that goes beyond facilitating cross-border payments or improving upon legacy payment rails. Beyond Payments Initiation. Open banking and PSD2 initiatives in the U.K.

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 World Bank Sees DLT Potential For Cross-Border Transactions

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As noted, SWIFT has rolled out its gpi (short for global payments initiative). Ripple has xRapid, its cross-border payments solution. As a result, DLT can lower costs, and boost transparency, in part by eliminating the need for a correspondent banking relationship.