
Strengthen relationships with Japanese institutions
Cross-border payments service provider Earthport is partnering with Global Winning Technologies Corporation (GWT) to provide cross-border payments services in Japan (view press release). With the partnership, GWT is to help Earthport strengthen relationships with Japanese institutions seeking to address their international payments requirements. As per the agreement, GWT is to act as an extension of the existing Earthport sales team led by Marc van Teeseling, VP of Business Development for Asia Pacific. Earthport will also be able to leverage GWT’s extensive portfolio of advanced intelligence software, expertise in financial solutions and relationships with key financial institutions in Japan.
Paul Thomas, Earthport ‘s Executive Director, says “GWT has excellent relationships in the Japanese financial community, which will help us expand and strengthen our relationships with global institutions. With the help of GWT, we look forward to delivering a targeted payments service for low value cross-border payments.”
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