Western Union has announced PT Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis (Artajasa) as its newest bank account and wallet payout partner in Indonesia. The collaboration will enable customers to receive international money transfers in minutes1 into their bank accounts across all major banks in Indonesia. Payout into wallets will launch later this year. Founded in 2000, Artajasa has also developed network […]

Global payments network EMQ has launched real-time payments to Pakistan in a drive to bolster its payment capabilities across South Asia. Powered by EMQ’s real-time payments network, our new service offering to Pakistan is now available across all EMQ global markets. With one single EMQ Connect API integration, customers can seamlessly transfer money with real-time […]

Paysend has announced the expansion of its cross-border money transfer services to Colombia with MOVii, a leading mobile wallet service in Colombia. Using global payments infrastructure company Terrapay, Paysend will enable U.S. and European customers to send money to their loved ones via MOVii mobile wallets and help banked and unbanked Colombians carry out financial transactions from […]

Wise has announced a technology partnership with Tencent Financial Technology which will enable international money transfers to China through Weixin. With this latest launch, Wise’s customers will be able to send money from 11 currencies, including NZD, AUD and USD, to Chinese Yuan (CNY) within minutes at the mid-market exchange rate to users of Weixin. […]

StoneX has announced that its Global Payments Division has launched its new digital payments initiative, aimed at expading the range of payments solutions it provides to its global corporate and institutional clients. StoneX, currently a leader in global cross-border payouts to emerging markets, will leverage its deep, global client relationships, proven cross-border capabilities, and substantial […]

Thunes has announced plans to significantly accelerate the expansion of its operations in Greater China, spanning mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. Thunes will intensify its focus on building local partnerships with local digital payment leaders to enable businesses and consumers to make faster and cheaper payments to and from China, supporting business payments, […]

Thunes, a Singapore-based fintech company has announced a collaboration with the World Economic Forum as part of WEF’s initiative for the Future of Trade and Global Economic Interdependence. As a collaborator of the WEF’s Platform for Shaping the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems, Thunes will engage with the WEF Financial community to provide strategic insights, […]

Global payments and card issuance leader Nium and Japanese payments company Queen Bee Capital (QBC) have partnered to enhance international transfer offerings for both corporate and individual QBC customers across Japan. Through this partnership, QBC will tap into Nium’s advanced pay-out capability to provide real-time, cost-efficient, and transparent cross-border payment solutions from Japan with 30 currencies to over 200 countries and […]

  Suning Financial Services has joined forces with Nium, a global provider of payments and card issuance services, to issue Visa corporate cards for companies in Hong Kong. The corporate cards enable global e-commerce transactions and settlement. This Visa Corporate card, jointly created by Suning Financial and Nium, will focus on cross-border e-commerce, advertising and promotion, […]

Currencycloud has announced the official opening of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore and appointed Rohit Narang as Managing Director for the region. The new office is located in Raffles Quay which will serve as a hub to drive the London-based Fintech’s expansion throughout the wider region. According to a McKinsey study, it is already the largest […]