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RBI, Bank of Indonesia sign MoU promoting use of local currencies for trade

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The Reserve Bank of India and the Bank of Indonesia signed a MoU to promote the use of local currencies for cross-border transactions, enabling exporters and importers to invoice and pay in their respective domestic currencies, optimizing costs and settlement time for transactions.

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ClearBank Introduces Multi-Currency Bank Accounts

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Cloud-based clearing bank ClearBank has begun offering multi-currency bank accounts using an API, according to a press release. Beginning in the fourth quarter this year, the bank will allow users to access over 30 multi-currency accounts. ClearBank's capabilities make it doable for Oxbury Bank to loop into U.K.-based

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Today In B2B: Visa Embraces Digital Currency For Corporates, Basware Enhances AP Offering

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Today in B2B payments, Visa embraces the USDC digital currency for corporate payments. Plus, Basware enhances its accounts payable (AP) offering, CardUp eases commercial card adoption, Kofax adds new AP features and the Federal Reserve eyes bank lending. Visa Teams With Circle on USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card.

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Why Accounts Receivable Is Warming Up To Digital Currency

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Any business that trades internationally or manages a global workforce will be familiar with the pain points of traditional cross-border wires and bank transfers. “They accept cryptocurrency, facilitate the exchange, charge a professing fee then transfer funds into a bank account in one or two days. . The Benefits To AR.

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Tradeshift, Monerium Enable eMoney Invoice Settlement

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Tradeshift made further inroads into blockchain technology via a new collaboration with Monerium, which saw a B2B invoice settled using the Tradeshift platform and eMoney on the Etherium blockchain, according to a press release. 1) that the transaction was the first time an invoice had been settled using licensed digital cash.

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AP Automation Braces For Open Banking, Globalization

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Purchase, invoice and transaction data are invaluable to the journey of digitization and automation, but organizations are increasingly recognizing that the value can only be realized if that data can integrate seamlessly across platforms. Going Further With Open Banking. Cichy said he sees the opposite happening today, though.

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Wells Fargo Taps TransferMate For Global Invoicing

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TransferMate Global Payments, the cross-border B2B payments provider, announced Monday (May 20) it inked a deal with Wells Fargo to deliver its Global Invoice Connect platform for U.S. In a press release , TransferMate said its Global Invoice Connect Platform enables U.S. dollars or in the customer’s local currency.