How are money transfers priced across pegged currencies?
February 2nd, 2023
We track the different types of pegged currencies worldwide and explore how money transfer providers apply pricing to them.
Remittances trends: 2022 in review
December 15th, 2022
Macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds have had a large impact on the remittances sector in 2022 but there have also been several positive shifts.
How has Cuba fared in the eighteen months following the start of its currency reunification, known as Day Zero?
BFC sells UK business: Following the assets
July 6th, 2022
BFC, one of the leading money transfer and currency exchange companies in the Middle East, has exited the UK market.
Payment processors’ new revenue streams
May 3rd, 2022
Payment processing competition continues to rise and many of the fintechs in the space are rolling out new products to grow share and drive margins.
How interchange fees drove the Amazon-Visa dispute
March 8th, 2022
Interchange fees remain complex and poorly understood. Here’s a brief overview of what they are and why they matter.
Why Santander’s PagoFX failed
January 19th, 2022
Why Santander closed its money transfers company PagoFX just a year and a half after it first launched.
2021’s shift to B2B for money transfers
December 24th, 2021
Over 2021, we have seen money transfer companies make significant developments in the B2B space.
Travel money’s reawakening
November 10th, 2021
Few segments of the cross-border payments industry have been worse-hit than travel money, but now companies are beginning to recover.