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.

Payments 286

Payments blockchain Regional America 286

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

The group, which has been releasing detailed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrency reports as of 2018, is geared toward CBDCs and retail and wholesale payments. . In other news, leading political advisers in China have suggested a regional cryptocurrency, Coindesk reported.

Regional 161

Regional Bitcoin cryptocurrency National 161

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Western Union has expanded its real-time digital payout capabilities, while Visa has wrapped up its acquisition of YellowPepper. Western Union Expands Real-Time Digital Payments To 100 Countries. Plus, the eurozone economy is backsliding amid a second lockdown.

Payments 214

Payments Regional Strategy Analysis 214

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Customers at Deutsche Bank ‘s Bangkok branch will soon have access to electronic payments via the bank’s PromptPay service, according to reports. PromptPay is operated by Thailand-based payments service provider National ITMX. Deustche Bank, as such, is aiming to keep payments as fast as possible.

Payments 228

Payments Regional Operations National 228

Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Regional banks are in a much better position to offer a more flexible customer-centric proposition and better service to mid-market corporate and small business players than national issuers, according to Henry Pooley, chief commercial officer at Fraedom.

Regional 63

Regional Marketing National Payments 63

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Accomplishing this task poses a unique set of challenges, however, particularly when it comes to real-time payments. The 27 EU member states have their own financial systems, and many have also implemented their own domestic real-time payments rails. The ECB sees TIPS as more than just another real-time payments solution, however.

Payments 210

Payments Guidelines Regional Strategy 210

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Blockchain is increasingly being separated from cryptocurrency, with an eye toward disparate use cases — some done at the national level. The move by Germany would follow at least some initial forays into exploring blockchain use from regions as far-flung as Britain and Singapore.

National 161

National blockchain Cleveland cryptocurrency 161

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Businesses of all sizes are doing their best to stay on top of changing payment trends and consumer expectations as the pandemic continues to impact how money is moved. The tool will enable PNC clients to disburse money at speed to their own clients as well as their employees, without having to fall back on legacy payment methods.

Payments 257

Payments Trends Study Tennessee 257

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

To protect exporters from the risk of not receiving payment if clients can’t pay their debts, the U.K. The country joins other nations that have offered supply chain insurance support, The New York Times reported. is growing the purview of its export insurance policy. Beyond the U.K., Beyond the U.K.,

Payments 176

Payments New York National Regional 176

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Middle Eastern finance group Emirates National Bank Dubai (NBD) has deployed a centralized international payments hub on Tata Consultancy Services ' TCS BaNCS For Payments, according to a press release , which will help to boost payments in numerous countries across the world.

Payments 175

Payments Operations Regional Innovation 175

PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payments firm MoneyGram has teamed up with foreign exchange and global money transfer company LuLu Money , MoneyGram announced on Tuesday (Jan. He added that the firm sees this as marking “a new era for digital money transfers and remittances” in the Asia-Pacific region and the world.

Regional 250

Regional cryptocurrency System National 250

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Today in B2B payments, Visa teams up with Razorpay to debut a small business commercial card solution, while Nets is working with Yoba Smart Money to develop small business payment tools. Yoba Smart Money, Nets Partner on SMB Payments. Razorpay, Visa Team for SMB Corporate Cards. Australia Could Debut Compulsory eInvoicing.

Cards 160

Cards Payments Tools Regional 160

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

According to the new Simplifying Cross-Border Payments Playbook , there are five key criteria that an ideal cross-border payment solution should meet: speed, security, compliance, transparency and ubiquity. Currently, there are 57 real-time payments rails operating in more than 72 countries, with even more under construction.

Payments 190

Payments Regional Operations Guidelines 190

South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One of the lessons that was driven home at the recent American Banker Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville was the difference in marketing between large national banks and community banks, particularly deposit marketing. There is a reason for this. Bank engagement is a habit.

Marketing 195

Marketing Regional National Nashville 195

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

Regional 273

Regional Study Survey National 273

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

11), Visa executives laid out a roadmap to displacing cash and checks across the global stage, digitizing payments through click to pay, tap to pay, digital wallets and cross-border flows – along with capturing a sizable slice of B2B spend, too. At its investor day presentation Tuesday (Feb. B2B Potential.

Payments 163

Payments Regional America Cards 163

PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2020

“According to the [details] discussed herein, the payment ecosystem may become entirely (e.g. According to various embodiments, cash may be removed from the markets in a frictionless manner and the payment ecosystem may be improved.”. “A A central entity may be associated with a government of such a region.”.

System 320

System blockchain Regional Security 320

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Bantotal , a core Latin America banking service provider that works with 60 banks in 14 countries, has partnered with Bitex to perform cross-border payments using bitcoin blockchain, according to reports. For me, Bitex provides a great solution for payments, and they will be boosted by the structure and name of Bantotal.”.

Bitcoin 159

Bitcoin Payments blockchain America 159

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

A new report from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) shows that rent collections for free-standing and shopping mall-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) gained ground in July on top of gains in June. Another key indicator came from a decrease in deferred rent and payment forbearance.

Retail 164

Retail Payments Dallas Texas 164

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

have formed a collaboration with four major international payment brands to facilitate cross-border payments, the companies said in a release. The six payment services involved are LINE Pay Taiwan, iPASS Corporation, LINE Pay Japan, Rabbit LINE Pay, Naver Pay and NHN PAYCO. “By LINE Pay Taiwan and iPASS Corp.

Payments 131

Payments Mobile Regional National 131

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

National 133

National Training Bitcoin Samsung 133

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with Bahrain’s Electronic Network for Financial Transactions ( BENEFIT ) to develop a blockchain-powered B2B payments solution, according to a press release Tuesday (July 30). According to reports in TahawulTech, the initiative marks Mastercard’s first national-scale blockchain project in the Middle East.

blockchain 190

blockchain Regional National Payments 190

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect , into Thailand, according to reports. The Nation reported that B2B Connect is now being piloted by Thailand’s largest bank Kasikornbank. ” Visa began testing the B2B payments solution earlier this year with UnionBank in the Philippines.

Payments 162

Payments blockchain Regional Innovation 162

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. Opportunity, he noted, abounds. And accurately, he noted, doesn’t just mean they lock out fraud.

Innovation 161

Innovation Payments Regional America 161

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 10, 2024

This article will discuss how national, regional, and community banks may use loan hedging programs in 2024 to face earnings challenges. There are multiple good reasons why national and regional banks continue to offer fixed-rate loans to borrowers only via a loan hedging program, regardless of the interest rate cycle.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community National Regional 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

Banks across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region expect real-time payments to come with some major benefits to their businesses, according to new analysis from ACI Worldwide and Ovum. More than three-quarters expect faster payments to save them money.

Payments 110

Payments Regional Survey Innovation 110

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Xoom is now offering clients in the U.S., and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. the cloud payments and financial messaging company, is speeding up market convergence for the Santiago (Chile) Exchange (Bolsa de Santiago). “As

Payments 178

Payments Google Technology Taxes 178

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

-based merchants sell across borders, but that percentage lags behind other nations such as Germany and the United Kingdom, where half of merchants that sell goods and services online do so across borders. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. Villegas said.

Payments 164

Payments Regional Online America 164

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

As startups such as DadeSystems , FitPay and Jewel Paymentech expand across devices and functions, Tipalti , AvidXchange and Emailage announce new growth for their local, national and global footprints. It’s time to stop thinking about new payment methods in terms of integrations, and to start marking them interoperable instead.

National 101

National Charlotte Regional Operations 101

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

consumers in these geographies are quickly opening up lucrative possibilities for global merchants thanks to the availability of lower-cost smartphones and wireless broadband, the ongoing adoption of eCommerce and the move on the part of many countries to innovative their national payments infrastructure.

Marketing 253

Marketing National Innovation Payments 253

Payments Source

APRIL 6, 2020

The Fed plans to make its National Settlement System (NSS) more available. This will help Nacha broaden its settlement capabilities to new regions, writes Icon Solutions' Gene Neyer.

Regional 80

Regional National Payments System 80

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

The July Payments Powering the Platform Economy Report examines how international eCommerce platforms work to create transaction experiences that are compelling and secure for users in each market they serve. Around The eCommerce Payments W orld. Deep Dive: How Marketplaces Grow Globally With Locally-Focused Co mpliance, Payments.

Compliance 152

Compliance Report Payments Security 152

Bobsguide

MAY 29, 2019

Payments markets are changing drastically, forced by the hand of national and regional regulators as well as a technological advances driving at an incredible pace. Banks and other financial institutions are sitting up to take note. Here, bobsguide speaks with Mohammed Kateeb, group chairman and.

Regional 160

Regional National Fintech Regulation 160

PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Mastercard announced it has made a deal with Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis, an Indonesia-based payment switching company, to work together on the country’s gateway apparatus for payments, according to Reuters. Mastercard said the collaboration could eventually include eCommerce payments. In 2018, there were 6.4

Company 115

Company Payments Cards System 115

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

EedenBull , which works with payment and spend technology, has a new agreement with National Australia Bank (NAB) in which the bank will let its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) users access EedenBull’s payment and spend platform, according to a report from Finacial IT.

Management 172

Management National Regional Analysis 172

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said that its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) is down for the second consecutive month, dropping 1.1 Only the southern region of the U.S. saw encouraging expansion, “although each region achieved year-over-year gains in pending home sales transactions,” the announcement stated.

Las Vegas 160

Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco Nevada 160

The Paypers

JANUARY 31, 2024

National Bank of Oman (NBO) has announced a strategic collaboration with UnionPay , aiming to introduce contactless payments in the region.

Regional 41

Regional National Payments 41