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Visa, Western Union partner on cross-border payments

Payments Dive

The card network and the cross-border payments company are developing an international payment system that could be used in disaster situations.

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6 Asian Companies Recognized Among the World’s Most Promising in Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual selection of the world’s most promising cross-border payments companies in 2024. One of Singapore’s entries is Partior. Another company from Singapore featured on the list is Tazapay.

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Navigating the evolving landscape of cross-border payments 

The Payments Association

Cross-border payments are transforming rapidly with evolving regulations and technological advancements. Addressing regulatory compliance Businesses, including EMD Agents, face a challenge in cross-border transactions: complying with anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) regulations.

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BRI Partners with Nium to Expand Real-Time Cross-Border Payment Solutions

Fintech Finance

Nium , the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, is thrilled to announce a partnership with Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) to provide Indonesian customers with real-time international money transfer capabilities.

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Swift Cross-Border Payment Processing Speed Stretches Further Ahead of G20 Target

Fintech Finance

Swift today published new data which reveals continued progress towards meeting the G20’s goal for the speed of cross-border payments, reporting that 90% of cross-border payments made over the Swift network reach the destination bank within an hour.

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CBA and BNY Deliver Near Real-Time Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

Through a new cross-border payments collaboration between Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and The Bank of New York Mellon ( BNY ), Australian businesses and individuals who receive international payments from BNY’s customers may now be paid in as little as 60 seconds1 regardless of who they bank with.

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Standard Chartered and Wise Platform Partner to Transform International Payments Experience

Fintech Finance

In a significant move to strengthen its retail cross-border payments offering, leading global bank Standard Chartered and Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, have announced a partnership, to power faster and cheaper international payments for the bank’s cross-border payment service, SC Remit.