The Journey Towards Frictionless Cross-Border Payments in APAC

Cross-border payments in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are undergoing rapid transformation—but achieving seamless, real-time, and secure transactions across borders remains a major challenge
The latest whitepaper, The Journey Towards Frictionless Cross-Border Payments in APAC, developed by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions in collaboration with the Singapore FinTech Association, explores how banks, fintechs, regulators, and technology providers are working together to eliminate payment friction, reduce fraud, and deliver faster, smarter, and safer cross-border transactions.
What You’ll Discover:
- How real-time, account-to-account cross-border payments are evolving
- Strategies for seamless user experiences with fewer errors and failed transactions
- Smarter approaches to prevent fraud, especially Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud
- The growing need for regulatory harmonization across jurisdictions
- The role of mobile wallets and digital payments in expanding financial inclusion
Key Findings:
- Interoperability is essential to seamless payment ecosystems
- Customer experience and data validation are top priorities
- Regulatory alignment is needed across jurisdictions
- Fraud prevention must evolve with the speed of innovation
- Digital inclusion depends on accessible, low-cost solutions like mobile payments and wallets
- Tech-led efficiency is the next frontier: APIs, ISO standards, AI, and real-time monitoring
- Collaboration is non-negotiable: Banks, fintechs, and governments must work together
Whether you’re a financial institution modernizing infrastructure, transitioning to ISO20022, a fintech startup revolutionizing digital payments, a corporate integrating payment into ERP systems or a regulator shaping the future of financial ecosystems — this whitepaper equips you with the knowledge and insight to incorporate the next wave of cross-border payment innovation.
Download the latest whitepaper, “The Journey Towards Frictionless Cross-Border Payments in APAC,” to explore how banks, fintechs, regulators, and technology providers are working together to eliminate friction, combat fraud, and deliver faster, smarter, and safer payments across borders.


