(16 May 2018 – Asia) Mitsubishi Corporation, MUFG Bank, Bank of Ayudhya and Standard Chartered have jointly launched a cross-border payments test over RippleNet. The pilot will leverage […]
(2 May 2018 – Singapore) Standard Chartered is set to extend its cross-border payments network across the Ripple system over the coming year. The bank currently uses Ripple […]
(26 April 2018 – UK) PayPal has partnered with Barclays to reduce digital payments friction for UK and US customers. PayPal’s small business customers in the UK will […]
(19 April 2018 – Japan) JCB Co., is set to conduct a pilot trial in Japan of its contactless payment solution using fingerprint authentication. JCB Biometrics Card will […]
(18 April 2018 – UK) Transferwise has become the first non-bank payment service provider (PSP) to join a UK payment system settling in central bank money. Transferwise is […]
(12 April 2018 – Europe) Santander has launched a cross-border payments system using blockchain technology, becoming the first international bank to do so. The “One Pay FX” service […]
(10 April 2018 – Singapore) PayNow, the free peer-to-peer funds transfer system has signed up two more banks bringing the total of banks using the service to nine […]
(6 April 2018 – India) The Reserve Bank of India has announced that regulated financial institutions can no longer legally deal with cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are […]
(5 April 2018 – Singapore) DBS Bank has committed to helping its corporate clients reduce their reliance on cheque payments by 30 percent from current levels within the […]
(28 March 2018 – Europe) The European Commission has proposed slashing fees on cross-border payments between EU countries that are in the euro zone and those that are […]
