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Data Snack: Cross-border payments prepare to digitize; cards and ATMs lose their sheen

  • Consumers and businesses alike now demand fast cross-border payments, but current systems can only go so far.
  • Newer technologies like APIs, tokenization, and blockchain come with the promise of secure lines and instant settlements.
Subboh Jaffery | October 31, 2022
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