OCBC now offers cross-border P2P payments via Visa Direct
Singaporean bank OCBC is now offering a new kind of instant transfer to WeChat Pay and Alipay in China. The feature is available to customers of ...
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CNMP reveals its ambitions for tomorrow's payments
The Comité national des moyens de paiement (CNMP) has just unveiled its national payment strategy for 2025 to 2030. Three key words - secu...
MasterCard processes card payments in real time
American payment giant MasterCard has launched a new real-time card payment solution in South Africa. The rollout, undertaken in conjunction with...
La Banque Postale's turn to offer voice cards
La Banque Postale took advantage of the National Day for the Blind and Visually Impaired, held on October 4, to announce the launch of a new bank...
In brief: BPCE gets involved in the Agora project
Last April, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) presented its project for the digitization of cross-border payments. Called the “Agora” ...
Brazilian e-wallet Pix defends European ambitions
The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) introduced its instant payment system called Pix in November 2020. Already in 2021, it presented the good result...
NOW Money partners with Mastercard to roll out financial services to migrants
NOW Money, a fintech committed to the bancarization and financial protection of migrants in the Middle East, has just announced a partnership wit...
BDF and HKMA begin collaboration on MNBCs
The Banque de France and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority join forces to work on central bank digital currencies and their use in cross-border pa...
UPI expands its acceptance in French retail
UPI, the Indian instant payment system, is rolling out in French retail. Galeries Lafayette has announced that the solution is now available in i...
Portugal generalizes beneficiary verification and facilitates initiating transfers
Banque du Portugal has announced the launch of two new functionalities designed to enhance the security of credit transfers and direct debits, wh...
BIS launches project on tokenization of cross-border payments
The BIS is embarking on a new project with the primary aim of digitizing cross-border payments. Currently supported by several central banks, the...
Observatory July 2023
Highlights of the month
Atoa to promote Pay-by-bank payments
UK-based Irish fintech Atoa has closed a $6.5 million seed funding round led by Valar Ventures, a US fund backed by PayPal and Facebook's fir...
The Netherlands launches Translink's OVpay, a contactless payment solution for public transport nationwide
The Netherlands recently announced the nationwide rollout of its contactless public payment system, simplifying access and enabling travelers to ...
Caisse d'Epargne expands its Vitibanque
Caisse d'Epargne accelerates its expansion in the wine market and announces the launch of its Vitibanque in a dozen wine-producing regions. I...
Payment insight April 2023
Highlights of the month
One year after its launch, Younited Pay launches in Spain
Younited, the European leader in "instant credit", reveals a positive balance sheet and outlook, 12 months after the launch of Younited...
UPI Lite from Paytm will allow faster payments without PIN code
Indian fintech Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) will be the first Indian bank to integrate UPI Lite functionality. This initiative is expected ...
EasyBill and SmartPay simplify bill payments
The startup Smart Fintech announces the integration of the SmartPay solution with EasyBill, the online invoicing, automatic stock management and ...
PhonePe raises $100 million for a $12 billion valuation
Indian digital payments company PhonePe has raised an additional $100 million in an ongoing round. A new round of funding gives it another $450m ...
