Nium, the Singapore-based infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, has announced an expanded partnership with Abu Dhabi-based payments innovator Digit9 to accelerate payouts across key markets, empowering businesses to move money instantly, transparently, and at scale.

Nium said in a statement on last Thursday that throughout this collaboration, Digit9, will leverage Nium’s global network to execute real-time payouts with full value delivery and no hidden fees.

The partnership enables Digit9 to process business to business (B2B) supplier payments on demand, providing businesses with immediate access to funds while improving settlement cycles and cashflow predictability.

The partnership will initially focus on USD payouts, with plans to extend the collaboration across additional payout routes.

“Digit9 is evolving what digital payments look like, and we’re proud to power that growth,

“Our network gives Digit9 the ability to make cross-border payouts fast, compliant, and real-time, enabling the region’s businesses to move money like never before,” said Anupam Pahuja, Chief Revenue Officer at Nium.

Meanwhile, Hashim Rasheed, Head of Digit9, said the firm’s goal is to make cross-border money movement as seamless as the digital economy itself.

“Through our partnership with Nium, we’re able to extend real-time, full-value payouts to businesses globally — helping them trade, pay, and grow without borders,” he added.

It is noted that Digit9’s rapid growth is driving real economic enablement globally, giving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs_ simplified access to international suppliers, unlocking new trade relationships, and fueling digital adoption in markets that have historically relied on fragmented bank infrastructure.

Together, Nium and Digit9 are building the next chapter of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) cross-border commerce, one where real-time global payouts become the default, and not the exception, said the statement.

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