Cross border payments

The card networks are taking blockchain seriously as a means of streamlining cross-border B2B payments. But while they share a vision, they are taking different paths to this goal. Visa has opted for a closed network that it controls, while Mastercard envisages a wider, more open ecosystem.

Governments use varying methods for tracking the flow of money in and out of the country in order to deter fraud and money laundering, writes Nvoicepay's Alyssa Callahan.

Oak HC/FT is the lead investor in a $100 million round in Rapyd, a company that’s designed to serve a complex international supply chain.

How PayPal obtained a payments license to operate in China — an achievement that’s long frustrated the biggest U.S. banks and payments networks — sheds light on the unique challenges of breaking into the world’s biggest payments market.

The use of data-rich messaging through the ISO 20022 standard has been at the core of nearly every Federal Reserve discussion about faster payments, as well as Swift's plans for its member banks.

TransferWise once marketed itself as Robin Hood-style rival to banks. Now it sees itself as an ally.

Today, borderless supply chains define business opportunities and brick and mortar presence is just an afterthought, says Amex's Dean Henry.

The direct threats to the Trump presidency and Boris Johnson's tenure as prime minister of the U.K. create an extra layer of uncertainty for fintechs.

Older treasury management and B2B payments technology is constricting overall business, but the technology migration is also difficult, argues Bottomline Technologies' Bill Wardwell.

Emphasizing its expansion into multi-channel payments, Credorax is partnering with mobile point of sale developer BBPOS to provide mobile POS solutions for independent software vendors and sales organizations across Europe.