In their latest earnings (calendar Q4 24), Visa and Mastercard continued to highlight cross-border volumes and ecommerce as major drivers to growth.

Western Union’s Q4 24 revenue rose 1% to $1.1bn, with a major driver being the company’s recently launched media network business in the US.

We consider how recently released figures for FedNow stack up against the US’s privately owned, incumbent RTP system.

Looking back at FXC’s market sizing data and recent developments, we assess the unique challenges faced by SMBs, as well as they are currently served.

Growing customer account balances have contributed to a continued shift in Wise’s revenue mix in Q4 24, during which underlying revenue grew 13%.

This year has already seen a wave of new launches in the B2B payments space as companies continue to tap into this global opportunity.

In December, the ECB published an update on payment attitudes in Euro-using countries in 2024, showing cash is still very much in the picture..

Focusing on the 35 biggest remittance markets, we’ve identified which countries saw the lowest costs to send to in 2024, as well as how rankings changed.

We break down the key trends for the money transfers and remittances sector in 2024, with further digital shifts and slow progress on bringing down prices.