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Nium Sets Sights on Latin America Expansion with Focus on Brazil

Fintech News

Global payments company Nium is enhancing its presence in Latin America, with a focus on expanding its operations in Brazil. The company has recently applied for a Payment Institution License in Brazil, which will allow it to offer payment services, including managing funds in BRL and facilitating real-time payments through the Pix system.

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Wise Granted Direct Access to Philippines’ Instant Payments Infrastructure, Gets Settlement Account With BSP

Fintech Finance

Wise, the global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world’s money has been granted direct access to InstaPay, the Philippines’ real-time payment system, and can also directly settle with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) real-time gross payment system, PhilPaSS Plus.

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Wise Granted Access to Philippines’ Real-Time Payment System

The Fintech Times

Alongside enhancing the service it offers millions of its own customers, the move also benefits millions more users of some of the world’s largest banks and financial institutions, such as Bank Mandiri , which offer their customers international payments through Wise Platform.

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Nium Expands Operations in Latin America, Accelerating Global Real-Time Payments in the Region

Fintech Finance

This continued expansion is a step towards Nium’s commitment to revolutionizing the global payments landscape in this strategic region. BS2 also joined Nium’s network of partner banks, acting as Nium´s Brazilian Real (BRL) Correspondent Bank and assisting real-time payment settlement for cross-border Pix transfers.

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Nium Targets Growth and Expansion in Latin America, Anticipating Significant Regional Growth

The Fintech Times

Nium , the global real-time cross-border payments provider, is looking to strengthen its presence in Latin America by applying for new payment licenses, joining fintech associations, growing its team, and signing new customers.

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The B2B Marketplace Fix For FX In Emerging Markets

PYMNTS

Beyond the liquidity issues that come from this inefficient batch approach, Oduwole said there is another issue that causes friction in international supply chains, tied to the correspondent banking relationship. Simply put, a local bank in an African country may not have a deep relationship with Citibank in New York.

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