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Cross-border digital payment provider Alipay+ has announced the availability of an additional nine international e-wallets in Thailand’s 7-Eleven stores.
mobile payments, e-wallet, digital wallet, digital payments, payment methods
The first cross-border settlement for precious metals using the digital yuan CBDC, known as e-CNY, was completed on 20 December 2023.
CBDC, digital currency, central bank, settlement, digitalisation
Menno Broos and Ria Roerink from De Nederlandsche Bank delve into key aspects of retail CBDCs, including the distinction between private and public money and the desired features of digital cash.
CBDC, wholesale CBDC, retail, digital euro, digital currency, cash
The Paypers has researched and analysed the most prolific partnerships that defined and built resilience within the payments & commerce and banking & fintech sectors in Q3 2023, from payments infrastructure, BNPL, the proliferation of Tap-to-Pay, the surge of Open Banking tech, and overall digitalisation attempts for banking and financial services.
payments , paytech, partnership, The Paypers Quarterly Analysis series, ecommerce, fintech
Global B2B payment infrastructure platform Thunes has announced its partnership with China Construction Bank to optimise cross-border payments in the region.
partnership, cross-border payments, cross-border ecommerce, payments , online payments, digital payments, mobile payments, ecommerce
Russia-based Sberbank has confirmed its participation in the digital ruble pilot spearheaded by the Russian Central Bank.
CBDC, partnership, central bank, banks, cryptocurrency
UAE-based Network International has introduced WeChat Pay acceptance on its POS terminals across the United Arab Emirates.
mobile payments, digital payments, cashless, digital currency
UnionPay International has partnered with Malaysia-based Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) to enable cross-border QR code linkage.
partnership, expansion, paytech, fintech, cross-border payments, QR payments, QR code, merchants, digital wallet
China-Based TikTok has revealed its plans to obtain a payments licence in Indonesia and is working with regulators towards this goal.
regulation, ecommerce, payments , expansion
The Bank of China has partnered with China Telecom and China Unicom to test SIM card NFC payments for the e-CNY in certain regions.
CBDC, NFC, digital payments, mobile payments
UnionPay International (UPI) and the National Bank of Cambodia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote QR code interoperability for cross-border mobile payments.
partnership, payments , e-wallet, cross-border payments, merchants, QR payments, paytech, fintech, mobile payments, NFC, ecommerce, banking
The Chinese branch of Singapore-based DBS Bank has launched an e-CNY merchant collection solution to support the growing consumer usage of China’s CBDC.
CBDC, product launch, banks, digital payments
The Central Bank of Argentina has issued a statement which said that it enabled the Chinese yuan as a currency form in savings and checking accounts.
banking, fintech, inflation, payments , cross-border payments, ecommerce, digital banking, FX , transactions
Collaborating with the Bank of Italy, the Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI) has brought together a group of banks in a pilot program for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
CBDC, central bank, digital currency, regulation
CBDCs can offer economic benefits, but require secure CBDC infrastructure, effective education, and communication. Thibault Pelé, Product Manager at Worldline, discusses the adoption of CBDCs across the world and its struggles, which could be used as case studies for other central banks diving into the trend.
CBDC, banks, mobile banking, online banking, digital banking, central bank, financial inclusion, instant settlement, settlement, e-wallet, digital wallet, digital payments, payments , online payments, mobile payments
The government of China has launched the National Blockchain Technology Innovation Center in Beijing to support blockchain technology research.
blockchain, research, cryptocurrency, partnership
China-based messenger app WeChat has announced that it extended the use of digital yuan payments to transactions happening through its short video and mini-app platforms.
CBDC, digital payments, cryptocurrency, WeChat Pay, payment methods
WeChat, China’s major social networking and payment app, has added the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) to its payment services, according to reports in local media.
CBDC, central bank, digital currency, digital assets
China’s State Council has revealed a new state administration proposal that aims to overhaul the financial sector and tighten crypto supervision.
cryptocurrency, regulation, financial institutions, compliance
The Chinese Central Bank has introduced new risk rules for financial assets of commercial banks, as well as new requirements for non-performing assets.
central bank, financial services, banks, risk management