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Mastercard ditches Earthport bid in favour of Transfast acquisition
Mastercard dropped out of the competitive bidding with rival Visa for Earthport and announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transfast, a competitor account-to-account money transfer network. Transfast... more
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Good Day, Bad Day for money transfer giants Western Union and Moneygram
Its been a busy week in the world of global money transfer. Both of the biggest household names have had big news, but for one its was a big win... more
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OROBO and OpenWay to power cross-border money transfers
OROBO, the newly-launched money transfer platform from Saana Holdings, is opening up cross- border money transfers and bill-payments into Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Serria-Leone and supporting financial inclusion in West Africa.... more
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TransferWise teams with French bank Groupe BPCE
TransferWise has teamed up with Groupe BPCE, in a deal that will give the money-transfer startup access to the banking group’s 15 million retail customers, the companies announced at Money... more
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Santander launches blockchain-based international money transfer with Ripple XRP
Banco Santander has launched new international money transfer service using blockchain-based technology from Ripple. The service is available to retail customers in Spain, UK, Brazil and Poland, and will be rolled out across more countries in the coming months. The new service, known as ‘Santander One Pay FX’, makes it possible for customers to complete [...]
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