PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Cambridge Global Payments , a FLEETCOR company working on cross-border payments, has partnered with enterprise blockchain solution Ripple on a cross-border payment solution for B2B customers, according to a press release. This isn't Ripple's first foray into cross-border payments.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2019

The moves are designed to further last-mile operations in Latin America. Lange added that Latin America remains a “key market.”. Amazon and Walmart are but two of the marquee names focusing their efforts on the region. As reported by The Next Web, the last-mile arena in Latin America is marked by increased competition.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

What will it take to make Latin America more digital — in payments, commerce, FinTech or even healthcare? According to Visa, the move will help support growing opportunities for tokenized payments, increasing access to Visa application programming interfaces (APIs) and expanding the usage of push payments via Visa Direct.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Chaves also said the company will earmark a percentage of the proceeds to accelerate financial inclusion in the region. Founded in 1999, based in Argentina and registered in the United States, MercadoLibre is an eCommerce platform and digital payment solution that operates across Latin America.

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AUGUST 9, 2020

The final wave concerns the Asia Pacific region. suppliers were switched over, and in May of this year, the rest of North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa made the jump, the release says. Strides have been made lately toward eliminating late invoice payments, PYMNTS reported. Last October, U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

In talking about global payment technology, emerging markets are an area of keen interest. Latin America is a land of opportunity, but it also presents challenges that demand an on-the-ground understanding of commerce and transacting within the various countries and cultures that it comprises. WHY GOING LOCAL MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

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JULY 29, 2019

California BanCorp , the holding company for California Bank of Commerce (CBC), has announced the launch of a Treasury Management Consultancy to enable firms to manage their liquidity, utilize excess cash for better investments and reduce financial risks. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

MUFG Union Bank is now offering business customers real-time payments on The Clearing House (TCH) RTP network, MUFG announced on Thursday (Jan. The RTP network provides instantaneous payments that allow customers the convenience of using funds right away. The RTP network is the first payments framework created in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Stellar CEO Denelle Dixon will be part of a new four-person panel on the private sector’s role in addressing cross-border payment issues at the International Money Fund (IMF)’s annual meeting on Monday (Oct. After those panels, another will follow on the public sector’s role in cross-border payments, CoinDesk writes.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

But there’s another driving motivator behind the growth of the global freelancing economy, according to Payoneer Vice President Americas, Regional Head, SMB Iain McNicoll , and Vice President, Regional Head, South East Asia Miguel Warren. Payments are key to the trust equation, particularly when hiring expands across borders.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Corporate payments firm WEX is pushing virtual card technology within Latin America and has announced a new partner to help the cause. Argo will integrate WEX’s virtual card number (VCN) technology as an additional payment option for its corporate and travel agency clients.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

Visa is expanding its B2B payments footprint throughout Latin America. The payments technology company announced Wednesday (Jan. Their collaboration kicks off in Colombia, where Visa , NovoPayment and a local bank are working together to facilitate real-time payments in the urban delivery and logistics market.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

In PYMNTS’ June edition of The Digital Payments In A Digital World Playbook done in collaboration with Wirecard , we learn that “digital shifts in regions like the EU and the U.S. are somewhat expected, with consumers in both [regions] more frequently interacting with financial and payment providers through digital channels.

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Bobsguide

MARCH 30, 2022

Industry veteran joins multibank connectivity and payments provider in the U.S. the global leader in multibank connectivity and communications, has announced the expansion of its business development team, hiring Mark O’Toole to head its expansion efforts in North America. to expand visibility and customer acquisition.

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MAY 24, 2018

Through our investment in YellowPepper, we want to bring the best of Visa’s technology and capabilities to a broader set of partners and clients across the region,” Eduardo Coello, regional president for Visa Latin America and the Caribbean, said in the announcement.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Following an auction process, Sage has agreed to sell the business to local management. Sage had always faced an uphill struggle in Brazil, Anthony Miller, managing partner at TechMarketView, told The Register. based human resources (HR) management company iSolved will acquire the assets. assets for $100.3 posted a $1.28

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JULY 21, 2020

The European Union’s financial authorities are monitoring how the pandemic may be affecting banks’ and FinTechs’ compliance with rules such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), for example. How The Pandemic Is Highlighting Open Banking Challenges In Latin America.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Latin America was one of the fastest-growing regions for fintech in 2019. While lending and payments providers saw the most deals and dollars in the year , startups are increasingly turning their focus to areas like wealth management and investing. Want the full expert post? Become a CB Insights customer.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Xoom is now offering clients in the U.S., We wanted to help bring down the cost and speed up the process to boost financial inclusion,” Xoom Vice President and General Manager Julian King said in a press release. Canada, Europe and U.K. Volante Technologies Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

“If a firm needs to digitally onboard someone and verify them, we can help that company do that fairly seamlessly,” Samer Atassi, regional director, Latin America and Caribbean for Jumio, told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Identifications aren’t standardized across Latin America, and they’re based on paper in many cases.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

Bank of America (BoA) has expanded its mobile wallet use to include corporate customers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions, hoping to enhance clients’ experiences through faster and more secure business transactions, according to a press release. and Canada.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Treasury departments need to modernize as they grapple with the pandemic — streamlining the way cash is handled, how strategic decisions about cash flow are crafted and how payments are made. According to Sridhar Kanthadai , APAC head of wholesale payments at J.P. The trend is away from paper, but true digitization does not stop there.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Mobile payment capabilities are on the forefront of retail executives and tech staff. In a survey by Zynstra , some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. As a result, the region can be an “early adopter” of the technology.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Human capital management (HCM) software as a service (SaaS) firm Ceridian is launching Dayforce Wallet to give people the flexibility of getting paid in real-time, whenever they want it. Last year, the company expanded to Australia and also acquired enterprise workforce management solutions company RITEQ, based in Sydney.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

While Amazon 's sales have been going well during the pandemic, it has found rivalry in Latin America from local competitors, Reuters reports. And in Brazil, the company was fifth behind MercadoLibre and other big names in that region like B2W , Via Varejo and Magazine Luiza , according to the news report.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

The digital payments news out of Brazil has been fast and furious over the last few weeks – particularly when it comes to blockchain. Digital enterprises are going regional and instant payments are going national (and earlier than originally scheduled). Nubank’s $10B Regional Expansion . Instant Payments Coming Early .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Digitization of B2B payments is on the rise, but the trend is challenged by discrepancies across geographic markets, according to the latest World Payments Report by Capgemini and BNP Paribas. But, despite the increased use of digital payments, cash remains king, especially for low-value transactions. Regional Trends.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2018

EVO Payments Inc. The offering of 14 million Class A shares by EVO Payments and selling stockholders raised $224 million, after being priced at the upper-end of its projected range,” Reuters said, adding that the company’s market valuation stood at $1.54 billion. “The EVO filed for an IPO in April with the U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

But FedEx Business Insights also found that intra-regional exporting is a major force behind SME growth today, perhaps serving as a stepping stone for small businesses that may have their sights set on global growth ahead.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

The Körber Group is looking to shape the supply chain of the future in Latin America with the acquisition of a majority stake in Brazil-based Otimis , Körber announced on Wednesday (Jan. “With Otimis, we have an ideal basis for further growth in Latin America, and for offering our customers market-leading logistics solutions.”. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Dig even deeper than that, and you’ll find that eCommerce is growing by 18 percent in Africa, 28 percent in Asia and 25 percent in Latin America. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. The Payment Differences. Though the U.S. PPRO found that a third of U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

As defined regionally, the U.S. In a conference call with analysts, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga pointed to a progression during the pandemic, and that should accompany a resurgence in payments activity: Containment, stabilization, localization and then, finally, growth. Contactless payments growth was 40 percent worldwide year on year.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

“Curve’s pioneering approach to finance is more necessary than ever as we accelerate globally to a digital-first world,” said Bobby Aitkenhead , Managing Partner of IDC Ventures. . is being managed by Amanda Orson , vice president and head of North America. The first office in the U.S. headquarters. The expansion to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Industry players and policymakers across the globe are discussing their respective late B2B payments problems, and the data suggests that delayed supplier payments is a challenge no matter where businesses operate. Regardless of economic status, businesses need to protect and strengthen cash flow management. percent this year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

But a company’s interest and efforts to adopt new technologies does not always mean that all B2B payment processes are improved. Instead, new research suggests that the enterprise is embracing some tools and tech (but not all), and applying them to some aspects of B2B payments (but not all).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Seamless customer experiences are essential because consumers that face onboarding strains are likely to seek services elsewhere, Rodrigo Rodríguez , assortment and merchandising regional manager for Latin American eCommerce marketplace Linio , explained in a recent PYMNTS interview. Onboarding And The Payment Question.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

7), Bluefin Payment Systems announced its new partnership with international online payments and fraud and data management solutions provider First Atlantic Commerce (FAC). RM: FAC is the first payment processor to provide a PCI-validated P2PE solution to the LAC market through Bluefin’s decryption-as-a-service model, Decryptx.

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