Cross-Border Payments

PhotonPay has secured UK FCA EMI authorization, strengthening its local foundation for international payments, accounts and treasury services.

Spain processed over 17,000 international instant transfers in H1 2026 as Swift and Iberpay connect domestic and cross-border payment networks.

Fuze Finance has selected Modern Treasury for named US dollar accounts, domestic payment rails and stablecoin orchestration across more than 100 countries.

Ant International has secured retail payments and stored value licences from the Central Bank of the UAE, opening the way for Antom’s merchant acquiring and WorldFirst’s cross-border accounts.

Visa Direct has moved USDC prefunding into commercial use, with Inyo Global the first enabler, letting eligible businesses fund cross-border payouts outside banking hours.

Bank Aljazira will send retail remittances over Thunes’ Direct Global Network to bank accounts and mobile wallets in APAC, Europe and the GCC.

A payment Bradesco sent over its usual Swift link landed with a Hong Kong beneficiary in Hong Kong dollars through the local Faster Payment System.

Ant International has run pilot dirham and US dollar transfers in the UAE on HSBC’s Tokenised Deposit Service, the bank’s first Middle East client to do so.

Taptap Send customers in Bahrain can now verify their identity at registration through eKey 2.0, the national digital authentication system run by Beyon Connect.

OakNorth has selected Wise Platform to give its UK business customers international payments in more than 20 currencies at the mid market exchange rate.