Analysis
Is Ripple keeping MoneyGram afloat?
February 27th, 2020
MoneyGram's Q4 earnings forced the company to shed lights on its operations with Ripple. Is TransferWise going to catch Western Union up?
Reports
The Top 100 Cross-Border Payment Companies
February 20th, 2020
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Analysis
Analysing Western Union and Ria’s 2019 Full Year Results
February 13th, 2020
Western Union and Ria and XE 2019 full year results and insights. We analyse the financial results to understand the drivers of their performance.
Analysis
Debit cards as cross-border payments product extensions
February 8th, 2020
Debit and pre-paid cards are the natural product extension for many cross-border payment companies, as shown by the recent launch of Remitly's Passbook.
Analysis
Analysing the EU regulations on cross-border payments
February 6th, 2020
To lower the cost of Euro-denominated cross-border payments within the eurozone, the EU introduced the EC No. 2019/518 in April 2019. What does it imply?
Analysis
What’s driving PayPal’s margins? 2019 Earnings Analysis
January 30th, 2020
PayPal reports strong 2019 earnings. Cross-border payments account for a smaller share of total payments. Xoom and PayPal margin analysis
Reports
Currencycloud CEO Mike Laven Interview
January 30th, 2020
FXC Intelligence CEO Daniel Webber interviewed Mike Laven, Currencycloud CEO. Access the full interview here.
Analysis
Don’t believe all cross-border payments cost 3%
January 24th, 2020
Don't believe all cross-border payments cost 3%. Our data on credit and debit card pricing in over 65 markets for Visa, Mastercard, Amex shows this is wrong
Reports
Airwallex Founder Lucy Liu Interview
January 23rd, 2020
FXC Intelligence CEO Daniel Webber and Research Analyst Valentina Vitali interviewed Lucy Liu, Airwallex co-Founder. Access the full interview here.
Analysis
An analysis of Visa’s acquisition of Plaid
January 17th, 2020
Visa continues to partner with fintechs in the financial services space. The acquisition of the bank connector Plaid is the latest investment.
Analysis
What’s driving cross-border payments in China
January 16th, 2020
The view of Payoneer, PingPong and WorldFirst executives on growth and analysis in the Chinese cross-border payments sector.
Analysis
Ripple valuation analysis of $10bn raise
January 9th, 2020
Ripple's valuation grows to $10bn after a $200m mega-raise, AlphaFX revenue grows for the fifth consecutive year in 2019 and Travelex is ransomed.
Analysis
What Open Banking tells us about the future
January 9th, 2020
Open Banking will make cross-border payments more accessible, democratise the access to consumers' data and change the way payments are initiated.
Reports
The 5 trends shaping cross-border payments in 2020
December 18th, 2019
In 2019 M&A activity was strong, challengers grew to turn into incumbents soon and new pricing strategies emerged. What can we expect for 2020?
Analysis
Canadian cross-border payments partnerships
December 12th, 2019
Recent major partnerships in Canada, EncoreFX's Libro credit union, Agility Forex and Central1, TransferWise and EQ Bank and Koho
Analysis
Inside Payoneer’s acquisition of optile
December 12th, 2019
Payoneer acquired optile to expand its capabilities within the payments sector. The company will offer checkout platforms in addition to its payouts services.