Fintech Brief — June 12, 2026

Fintech Brief — June 12, 2026 Zelle Picks India as First International Market, Launches ZelleUSD Stablecoin Early Warning Services, the operator of the Zelle peer-to-peer payment network owned by major U.S. banks (JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo), announced that India will be the first country where U.S. consumers can send money overseas using Zelle — marking the network’s first international expansion since launching nearly a decade ago. The company called India a “natural starting point” for its global ambitions: roughly a third of all remittances sent to India each year originate from the United States, according to RBI data. The move directly targets the India-U.S. remittance corridor, which is one of the largest in the world. ...

June 12, 2026 · 4 min · 690 words

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | June 04, 2026

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | June 04, 2026 Theme: International & Cross-Border | Covering developments from May 28 – June 4, 2026 1. UPI Goes Live in Cambodia: India-KHQR Cross-Border QR Payment Linkage On June 2, 2026, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) and ACLEDA Bank Plc. officially launched Phase 1 of the cross-border QR payment linkage between India and Cambodia, enabling Indian travellers to scan Cambodia’s national QR code — KHQR — and pay at over 4.5 million merchant outlets across the country using their regular UPI apps. ...

June 4, 2026 · 9 min · 1706 words