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Navigating payments interoperability in the digital economy

Finextra

Camilla Bullock, Chief Executive Officer for Emerging Payments Association Asia, delves into the role of payments interoperability in the digital economy and its facilitation of global trade ahead of Singapore Fintech Festival 2023.

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Interledger Commits $4Million to Remove Financial Roadblock to Implementing Instant Payments

The Fintech Times

The Interledger Foundation , an organisation building and advocating for an open, interoperable payment network, is introducing a new initiative to fund fintechs that leverage its Interledger Protocol (ILP) to bring payment capabilities to emerging markets and underserved populations.

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Swift Sets Industry Up for Seamless Introduction of CBDCs for Cross-Border Transactions as Interlinking Solution Finds More Use Cases

Fintech Finance

Interoperability is critical to Swift’s strategy for instant and frictionless transactions. The second phase of sandbox testing went further, exploring more complex use cases, using Swift’s solution to connect and orchestrate transactions across simulated digital trade and tokenised asset and FX networks, alongside CBDCs for payments.

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India’s Digital Payment Revolution: A Decade of Unprecedented Growth

Fintech News

The system is widely used across India for a variety of financial transactions, including peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, bill payments, and online shopping, accounting for 53.4% They allow payment aggregator-cross border (PA-CB) providers to operate independently, without the support of authorized dealer (AD) banks.

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FSS UPI 2.0

Payments Dive

India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI), an interoperable payment infrastructure for real-time clearing and settlement of funds, is designed to meet the emerging payment needs of customers in a 24/7 digital economy.

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Payments Innovation in Indonesia to Drive Economic Growth and Financial Inclusion

Fintech News

But to fully realize the sector’s potential, stakeholders must focus on nurturing a robust ecosystem by enhancing capital access, attracting and retaining top talent and fostering a strong demand for payment solutions, a new report by Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA) says.

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EMVCo Rolls Out EMV QR Code Payment Mark

PYMNTS

EMVCo , the global technical body that manages EMV Specifications, announced it has created a QR Payment Mark to promote global interoperability across EMV QR Code payments.

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