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Tranglo launches real-time payments to Malaysia

 

Tranglo Pte Ltd is excited to announce the launch of real-time cross-border payments to Malaysia in line with the global fintech’s mid-term plan to modernise its processes in the region.

With this announcement, Tranglo now performs more than 80% of its cross-border payments in real-time. It comes as Malaysia is seeing extraordinary growth in real-time transactions.

According to the country’s central payment network PayNet, its real-time payment platform DuitNow has processed over 2 billion transactions in the last 3 years, representing a growth of more than 800%. Real-time transactions in Malaysia are expected to reach 7 billion in volume by 2025, it added.

DuitNow connects most bank accounts and e-wallets in the country.

Tranglo Group CEO Jacky Lee said: “Our regional payout capabilities just got a real shot in the arm. The ubiquity of DuitNow means infrastructure support for real-time transactions not just within Malaysia, but across ASEAN. That is a huge market that our global business partners can tap into via Tranglo.”

Tranglo’s real-time payout service is available 24/7 and supports both individual and business senders. Beneficiaries will receive the funds in Malaysia within minutes, subject to terms and conditions.

Tranglo helps financial institutions and businesses pay globally through Tranglo Connect, its proprietary cross-border payments solution. It seamlessly integrates payout and partner services, unifying the end-to-end payment process with direct API access. With Tranglo Connect, companies can make payments to over 24 countries reliably and securely.

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Liquid Group to Power UPI QR Acceptance in 10 Asian Markets

 

NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of National Payment Corporation of India, has partnered with Liquid Group Pte. Ltd. (Liquid Group), a leading cross border digital payments provider, to enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance in 10 markets across North Asia and Southeast Asia.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment (RTP) system, allowing users to transfer money on a real-time basis, across multiple bank accounts without revealing details of one’s bank account to the other party. UPI is amongst the most successful RTP systems globally, providing  simplicity, safety, and security in person to person (P2P) and person to merchant (P2M) transactions. In 2020, UPI enabled commerce worth USD 457 billion, which is equivalent to approximately 15% of India’s GDP.

Liquid Group, headquartered in Singapore, operates a QR payment acceptance network that enables the cross-border acceptance of payment schemes and digital payment apps.  Liquid Group integrates an extensive network of merchant acquiring partners in the 10 markets of SingaporeMalaysiaThailandPhilippinesVietnamCambodiaHong KongTaiwanSouth Korea, and Japan.  By collectively providing harmonised operating rules, streamlined user experience as well as common compliance standards, Liquid Group and its network of merchant acquiring partners are well placed to support the internationalisation of UPI Payments.

The collaboration between NIPL and Liquid Group will enable BHIM App users to make UPI QR-based payments at over 2 million merchants progressively across North Asia and Southeast Asia from early 2022.

Jeremy Tan, Founder and CEO of Liquid Group, commented, “We are excited by this partnership with NIPL. In anticipation of the resumption of cross-border travel soon, we have been working with our merchant acquiring partners to prepare for the acceptance of contactless QR payments from overseas. UPI has made exponential growth in India and we look forward to supporting its rapid expansion across the region.”

Mr. Ritesh Shukla, CEO of  NIPL, said, “This strategic partnership with Liquid Group is a formidable step towards achieving our vision of taking our robust and popular payments solutions to global markets. We are confident that our proven product capabilities, combined with the vast merchant network of Liquid Group, will enable UPI QR-based payment acceptance and scale-up in Asian markets.”