Reports
Sibos 2019 Report – Wells Fargo, UK FX Market, Blockchain Blockages
September 28th, 2019
UK dominant in FX trading, inside Wells Fargo with Judd Holyroyd and blockages in the blockchain
Analysis
Do neobanks care about international payments?
September 20th, 2019
Monzo, Revolut, N26, Bunq and many other neobanks and digital offer international payments. Many in the US such as Chime, Moven, Simple and Varo do not.
Analysis
What’s been happening at MoneyGram?
September 19th, 2019
MoneyGram's share price has rallied. How is its mobile money transfer app performing, which markets is MoneyGram cheapest in
Analysis
The fastest growing UK challengers
September 14th, 2019
We preview the 2018/2019 financial results of Revolut, TransferWise, CurrencyCloud, Global-e, ComplayAdvantage, Onfido and more
Analysis
WorldFirst’s new strategy and pricing
September 13th, 2019
Ant Financial bought international payments company WorldFirst. WorldFirst has a new pricing strategy to gain market share and help scale
Reports
Incumbents vs Challengers in Cross-Border Payments
September 5th, 2019
Our market map on the challengers - the new fintechs and startups in cross-border payments that were formed in the last ten years and the market incumbents.
Analysis
Inside the turnarounds at Western Union and MoneyGram
August 8th, 2019
Western Union will cut 10% of its c.12,000 headcount, and consolidate its global offices to save $100m annually. MoneyGram also reported Q2 results this week.
Analysis
Mastercard and Visa are taking your cross-border business
August 1st, 2019
Visa and Mastercard posted strong cross-border numbers. In remittances, Ria reported continued strong growth for Q2 2019.
Analysis
Hidden M&A Strategies in Cross-Border Payments
July 25th, 2019
We expect consolidation to continue in the cross-border sector but at a slower pace amongst payment companies compared to the large payment processors
Reports
Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer Interview
July 18th, 2019
FXC Intelligence CEO Daniel Webber interviewed Matt Oppenheimer, CEO of Remitly following Remitly recent $220m fundraise. Access the full interview here.
Analysis
The need for speed in cross-border payments
July 11th, 2019
Reducing the pain of processing payments and onboarding customers. Faster payment schemes Ebury TransferWise, Form3 and EBANX
Reports
State of blockchain, stablecoins and cross-border payments
July 4th, 2019
JP Morgan's Coin, Ripple, Facebook Libra, Visa and Swift all working on blockchain cross-border payments. Who will succeed?
Analysis
Do Moneycorp, Revolut and InstaReM need banking licenses?
July 3rd, 2019
Surprisingly few companies who started with cross-border payments have gone on to get banking licenses. Do Moneycorp, Revolut and InstaReM need them?
Analysis
Valuing growth for cross-border payments companies
June 27th, 2019
If you can show growth and continue to grow, a strong valuation will follow. TransferWise, WorldRemit, Western Union, Argentex, Finablr, Alpha FX, The Equals Group
Analysis
Will Facebook’s Libra crush Western Union and TransferWise?
June 20th, 2019
Facebook announced Libra its crypto-currency blockchain project, squarely targeting the underbanked and remittances as its first use cases.
Analysis
The likes of Azimo and Monese are exceptionally efficient at acquiring customers. TransferWise, Monzo and Starling are investing a lot per customer