international payments

Klarna launches KlarnaUSD, its first stablecoin, running on Stripe and Paradigm's Tempo blockchain, aiming to “reduce costs” in international payments

Swedish fintech firm Klarna (KLAR.N) on Tuesday said it will launch a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming …

London-based Navro, which develops APIs to enable businesses to send and receive international payments with various payment options, raised a $41M Series B

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Russia's finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions

Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes …

Russia's finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions

Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes …

HSBC plans to launch international payments app Zing in the UK in the coming days before a wider rollout, seeking to compete with Revolut and Wise

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Aspire, which provides Southeast Asian SMBs with international payments and other financial services, raised a $100M Series C led by Lightspeed and Sequoia

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Miami-based Ping, which helps remote workers and freelancers collect international payments in fiat and crypto, raised a $15M seed from Y Combinator and others

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The US, the EU, the UK, and Canada agree to cut off a “certain number of Russian banks” from the SWIFT international payments system

The US, EU, UK, and Canada agree to cut off a “certain number of Russian banks” from the SWIFT international payments system

The European Union, U.S. and other Western nations on Saturday announced they would cut off a “certain number of Russian banks” from the SWIFT international …

Fidelity National has agreed to acquire Worldpay for ~$34B in cash and stock, in the biggest deal ever in the booming international payments sector

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. agreed to combine with Worldpay Inc. for about $43 billion including debt …