(14 February 2019 – Global) Ant Financial has confirmed its agreement to acquire UK-based currency transfer company WorldFirst. While the deal has been confirmed by Ant Financial no […]
(30 January 2019 – Global) Swift has announced a proof-of-concept trial to link its gpi network to R3’s Corda platform. The gpi scheme, which delivers end-to-end delivery with […]
(18 January 2019 – Global) To defend and grow market share in the rapidly evolving payments landscape, JPMorgan Chase has announced it is merging its small business payments […]
(17 January 2019 – Global) Square announced the launch of a debit card for businesses, giving sellers real-time visibility and access to funds. Square Card will give small […]
(11 January 2019 – Global) Visa has poached Mary Kay Bowman, former head of payments at Square, to be their new head of seller solutions. Ms Bowman follows […]
(10 January 2019 – Global) The latest World Bank Global Economics Prospects Report for January 2019 announced that global growth is moderating as the recovery in trade and […]
(6 November 2018 – Europe) More trade finance deals are being executed by proprietary platforms developed by banks to harness blockchain technology. Modernising banks approach to trade finance […]
(19 October 2018 – Global) Société Générale is testing biometric cards with a built-in fingerprint reader that enables users to make contactless payments of any amount. Using technology […]
(18 October 2018 – Global) The Trade Information Network is a platform being developed by several of the world’s largest banks to cover an unaddressed $1.5 trillion gap […]
(12 October 2018 – Global) What are East & Partners analysts focusing on across offices in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and London in Q4 2018 as the calendar […]
