UnionPay International Signs Strategic MoUs with the Central Bank of the UAE, Al Etihad Payments, and Bank of China Abu Dhabi Branch to Enhance Cross-Border Payment Interoperability
- 3 days 10 hours ago
- Payments
UnionPay International has signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in payment landscape with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE), Al Etihad Payments (AEP), and Bank of China Abu Dhabi Branch during a high-level ceremony held in Shanghai, China, marking a significant milestone in cross-border payment interoperability and financial sector connectivity between China and the UAE.
Viva.com Becomes a New European Payments Initiative Member, Expanding Instant Account-to-Account Payments Across Europe
- 3 days 13 hours ago
- Payments
Viva.com, the first Tech Bank in Europe for businesses, has added Wero to its payments and banking platform. The integration launches across Belgium, France, Germany, with more countries coming soon, in line with Wero's broader European expansion roadmap.
Renewed Strait of Hormuz Tensions Expose a Hidden Payments Challenge for Global Shipping, Says Ebury
- 3 days 14 hours ago
- Payments
Renewed tensions in and around the Strait of Hormuz are forcing shipping companies to rethink more than just their vessel routes. According to Ebury, a maritime payments and trade specialist, every change in a shipping corridor can also reshape the payment corridor. This requires businesses to quickly adapt how they pay port agents, bunker suppliers and service providers across different currencies and jurisdictions.
Samsung Launches Its First Credit Card in the U.S.
- 4 days 10 hours ago
- Payments
Samsung Electronics America and Barclays today announced the launch of Samsung Galaxy Card, its first-ever credit card program in the United States. The innovative card issued on the Visa network is provisioned directly into Samsung Wallet and brings consumers new financing options when purchasing Samsung Galaxy devices, home appliances, entertainment products and more, all while helping them earn valuable cash rewards on everyday purchases.
LemFi and BVNK Partner to Rebuild the Rails of the Diaspora Economy with Stablecoin Settlement
- 4 days 10 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
LemFi, the financial platform for people living and working across borders, has partnered with BVNK, an enterprise-grade stablecoin payments infrastructure company, to rebuild the rails beneath the diaspora economy. The partnership moves LemFi's cross-border settlement onto BVNK's regulated stablecoin payment infrastructure, delivering near-instant value transfers between markets at a fraction of the cost, without changing anything about how... more
TerraPay Partners with TPBank to Enable Real-Time Cross-Border Payments from Vietnam
- 4 days 14 hours ago
- Payments
TerraPay, a global money movement company, has partnered with TPBank, one of Vietnam’s most innovative and digitally focused banks, to offer customers real-time outbound cross-border payment capabilities to destinations worldwide. Vietnam recorded 17.7 billion non-cash transactions in 2024, up 56% year-on-year, and by the first nine months of 2025 alone that figure had already reached nearly 18 billion — surpassing the full-year 2024 total.
JAGGAER and Conferma Launch Embedded Virtual Card Payments to Simplify Supplier and Employee Spend
- 4 days 14 hours ago
- Payments
JAGGAER, a global leader in source-to-pay and supplier collaboration, today announced a new partnership with Conferma, the global leader in virtual payments, to simplify payments for long-tail spend. The partnership enables organizations to generate virtual cards within JAGGAER to pay vendors at the point of order and issue cards to employees for purchases and travel. This integration delivers a more connected procurement and payments experience... more
Expensify Expands Collaboration with Marqeta to Bring Its Card Offering into Europe
- 4 days 15 hours ago
- Payments
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Half of Businesses Overpay by Up to 20% on Cross-Border Payments as Fragmentation Drives Consolidation
- 4 days 16 hours ago
- Payments
PayDo analysis finds that one in two business clients arrives overpaying by as much as 20% on the total cost of moving money across borders, while two in three technology businesses joining the platform cite fragmentation rather than pricing as the primary reason for consolidating providers.
1 in 3 Payments Leaders Name Real-Time Data Access as Their Biggest Challenge, Despite 92% Calling It Business-Critical
- 5 days 15 hours ago
- Payments
A new survey of 250 senior payments and fintech leaders at Money20/20 Europe earlier this year suggested that real-time data access has become the deciding factor in payments performance.
Alipay+ Connects Argentina’s National QR Payment Scheme via PVS, Enabling Cross-Border Digital Payments Nationwide Across Millions of Merchants
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Payments
Alipay+, a global digital payment gateway under Ant International, today announced that it will enable global travellers to make QR code payments at millions of merchants across Argentina through integration with the country's national QR payment scheme Transferencias 3.0, in partnership with PVS, a fintech company specialized in developing customized payment solutions in Latin America.
BBVA Becomes the First Spanish Bank to Launch Swift’s New Global Retail Payments Scheme
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Payments
The new scheme marks a decisive step forward in the modernisation of cross-border payments and contributes to achieving the objectives set out in the G20 roadmap to improve international transfers.
Transferra Records Increased Corporate Demand for Multi-Currency Services Amid Institutional De-Risking
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Payments
Transferra, a UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-authorised Electronic Money Institution (EMI), announced that it has recorded increased demand for its multi-currency business account services from companies experiencing difficulties accessing financial services through traditional banking providers.
Spreedly Launches Standalone Payment Vault as Merchants Move to Control Their Own Payment Credentials
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Payments
Spreedly today announced the availability of its standalone payment vault, giving merchants a way to securely store and control their own payment credentials without first adopting a full payments orchestration platform.
Revolut Receives In-Principle Approval to Provide Crypto Services in the UAE
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Revolut, the global financial leader with over 75 million customers worldwide, today announced it has received in-principle approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai to offer broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE.
