Global Payments

Globalization is driving corporations to transact more frequently across borders. Consumers are also transacting more on a global basis—buying from foreign eCommerce sites as well as traveling, living, and working abroad. For the payments industry, the result is higher volumes of payments—in terms of both currency value and number of transactions. This is also leading to a consequent shift downwards in the average value of these payments.

Crypto Firms Chase Bank Charters as Circle Launches Stablecoin Orchestration Layer
Crypto Firms Chase Bank Charters as Circle Launches Stablecoin Orchestration Layer
April 22, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The changing cryptocurrency landscape in the United States could have a downstream impact on how businesses move, hold, store and monetize payments. Paul S. Atkins...

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The Digital Asset Primer: On-Chain Tokenization for Payments Professionals
The Digital Asset Primer: On-Chain Tokenization for Payments Professionals
April 21, 2025  |  Blockchain

The convenience, security and speed of digital innovation have reshaped the way businesses and individuals transact. Now, money and assets are undergoing their own fundamental...

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Payments CEOs Say Uncertainty May Be the New Normal. But Getting Back to Business Takes Center Stage
Payments CEOs Say Uncertainty May Be the New Normal. But Getting Back to Business Takes...
April 21, 2025  |  Economy

It might seem like a good time to take a vacation. With the news full of geopolitical tension, trade finance drama, shifting regulations and the...

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Global Payments, FIS Upend FinTech With Dual $13.5 Billion, $6.6 Billion Deals
Global Payments, FIS Upend FinTech With Dual $13.5 Billion, $6.6 Billion Deals
April 17, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Global Payments set the FinTech sector abuzz early Thursday (April 17) with a pair of sweeping transactions. It sold its issuer solutions business to FIS...

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HBX Group to Launch B2B Payments Platform for Travel Industry
HBX Group to Launch B2B Payments Platform for Travel Industry
April 16, 2025  |  B2B Payments

HBX Group is set to start rolling out a B2B payments platform designed for the travel industry. The company, which operates a B2B travel technology...

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Exclusive: AgriDex Bets Stablecoins Will Transform $2.7 Trillion Ag Market
Exclusive: AgriDex Bets Stablecoins Will Transform $2.7 Trillion Ag Market
April 16, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite being a $2.7 trillion global industry that underpins human survival, the global agricultural trade’s supply chains remain tangled in outdated systems, high fees and...

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Spreedly and EBANX Team to Promote Local Payments in LatAm
Spreedly and EBANX Team to Promote Local Payments in LatAm
April 08, 2025  |  Partnerships

Open payments platform Spreedly has teamed with payment service provider EBANX. The partnership, announced Tuesday (April 8), is designed to help international companies access local...

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From Fringe to Financial Infrastructure: How Blockchain Became Bankable
From Fringe to Financial Infrastructure: How Blockchain Became Bankable
April 07, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

File this under things you couldn’t say two years ago: Blockchain technology is maturing, and its potential for compliant, mainstream use is growing. “Banks are...

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From Fraud Fears to Gen Z CFOs, 5 Trends Driving B2B’s Digital Shift
From Fraud Fears to Gen Z CFOs, 5 Trends Driving B2B’s Digital Shift
April 04, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Digitizing B2B payments is typically a one-way street. Businesses don’t typically revert to paper payments after embracing technological advancement. But that doesn’t mean some firms don’t...

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