30 Nov 23 @ 17:44

Cross-border payments destined for Europe can now reach beneficiaries in seconds through seamless connection to domestic instant payment systems, with full transparency and end-to-end tracking powered by Swift. The European... read more

20 Sep 23 @ 11:45

You may all be aware that Sibos is on this week! Earlier in the week we covered an interesting development that Revolut is attacking Swifts dominance in cross border payments... read more

19 Sep 23 @ 11:00

Revolut has announced the launch of RevTag, its instant and free payments ecosystem, to Revolut Business customers. The RevTags feature will enable customers to send and receive instant zero-fee cross-border... read more

24 Jan 22 @ 16:51

Cross border commerce globally is a multi-trillion dollar opportunity and it is ripe for disruption in both SMBs and Enterprise businesses alike. Cross-border payment flows are expected to reach a... read more

09 Aug 21 @ 13:45

The COVID-19 pandemic, which took hold of the global consciousness a year ago, has shaped and revealed many things about the world of retail and e-commerce. With lockdowns came new... read more

12 Apr 21 @ 15:36

As we see the market place shifting to a more trusting view on blockchain technology, both Citi Bank and JP Morgan have both announced trial of the technology for cross... read more

11 Sep 19 @ 10:11

R3 and Mastercard have signed a strategic partnership to develop and pilot a new blockchain-enabled cross border payments solution that will initially focus on connecting global faster payments infrastructures, schemes... read more

25 Jun 18 @ 15:49

The SWIFT Community is to universally adopt the gpi service, in a move which will see all 10,000 banks on SWIFT’s global network use the global payments innovation service (gpi)... read more

08 Dec 16 @ 14:28

The cross border B2B payments landscape is ever-changing, there are as many challenges as there are opportunities. High transaction costs, FX fees, and slow payment processing create issues for businesses on... read more

11 Apr 16 @ 13:11

Saxo Payments launched a white paper revealing the results of exclusive research into the cross border payments industry. Those surveyed included issuers, acquirers and PSPs as well as merchants, for... read more

20 Jan 16 @ 09:36

New FinTech innovators are challenging the traditional way that cross border payments have been done. But are businesses tapping into the new innovation – or staying with the status quo?... read more

07 Jan 16 @ 15:54

Saxo Payments and SafeCharge announced a partnership which will see SafeCharge  gain a significant competitive edge, enabling it to offer its clients fast and cost-effective banking services in multiple currencies. The... read more

27 Oct 15 @ 09:48

Saxo Payments has launched Banking Circle, for its international payments community. Banking Circle  is a marketplace that disrupts traditional international B2B banking, delivering significant advantages for FinTechs and their merchants as well asd providing... read more

08 Sep 15 @ 17:00

According to new research Europe`s share of global cross-border online retail sales is predicted to amount to 25% by 2025. The share of online shoppers making purchases directly from foreign online retailers... read more

25 Jun 15 @ 10:31

The percentage of fraudulent transactions occurring outside the UK in 2014 on UK debit cards rose 25% in a massive sample of cards studied by analytic software firm FICO. Cross border... read more

11 Feb 15 @ 13:08

Brazilian e-commerce generated revenues of R$35.8bn ($13.3bn) in 2014 with an annual growth rate of 24%, according to e-bits’ recently launched e-commerce study. Brazil has a total of 61.6 million... read more

10 Oct 14 @ 15:30

The recent card scheme cross border acquiring (CBA) concessions have created a new model for cross-border acquiring. By default they have become the European Commission’s ‘Plan A’ as a result... read more

22 Oct 26 @ 18:12

Fintech money transfer providers have substantially reduced the cost of cross-border payments compared with traditional bank wires, while stablecoins remain constrained by conversion fees, liquidity and the continued need for... read more

06 Oct 26 @ 17:06

Citi has launched multi-market instant payments through Swift, allowing bank clients to reach several domestic real-time payment systems through a single account structure and existing Swift connectivity. The service is... read more

05 Oct 26 @ 06:36

Some of Europe’s largest domestic payment schemes are joining forces to create a new cross-border network designed to reduce the continent’s reliance on US-controlled card infrastructure. Bancomat, Bizum, the European... read more