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China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System has seen growing use for RMB-denominated cross-border transactions and in April broke its record for single-day transaction value, with RMB 1.22tn ($178.5bn) passing through the system. Below, we explore what’s driving growth for CIPS in 2026, as well as how it fits into China’s wider push to expand cross-border yuan usage.

Zelle set for first remittance launch in India

Artificial intelligence has become a major focus for payments, but leadership expectations can face implementation challenges. As Dutch bank ING moves from AI experimentation to practical reality, CTO Daniele Tonella shares his hard-earned insights on the real-world implementation of agentic AI.

Payments scores from World Cup sponsorships

Founded in 2014, Nium has grown to become one of the most significant infrastructure players in the cross-border payments space, and is now spearheading a stablecoin-led evolution. We sat down with CEO Prajit Nanu to explore the company’s growth ambitions, its stablecoin strategy and how it is differentiating from competitors.

MoneyGram has launched its new USD-backed stablecoin, MGUSD, which customers will be able to access directly from a self-custodial wallet. We spoke to CEO Anthony Soohoo at Money20/20 Europe to find out more about its stablecoin strategy going forward.

Last week, we launched The Cross-Border Payments 100 for 2026, our definitive listing of the 100 most important players in cross-border payments. Below, we break down some of the key data points about these companies to highlight ongoing trends in the industry. FXC Intelligence has launched the eighth edition of its Cross-Border Payments 100 for 2026, which once again highlighted some of the key areas of the cross-border payments space.