Cross River Expands Borderless Finance with Launch of International Payments Powered by Smart-Routing

FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cross River Bank (“Cross River”), a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, today announced the launch of its new International Payments solution, now processing transactions with Aion, a modern business finance platform designed to simplify financial management. Leveraging Cross River’s proprietary banking core, API technology, and industry-leading compliance and AML/CFT integrations, this new International Payments solution offers seamless, efficient, and cost-effective cross-border transactions for businesses.

With the demand for cross-border payments increasing, and the market forecasted to reach $320tn by 2032, the need for efficient and secure international payment systems is increasingly important. Cross River’s International Payments platform is rail-agnostic, dynamically selecting the most relevant payment rails based on transaction size, currency, and corridor. This ensures businesses and consumers benefit from faster processing times so consumers receive their money when and where they need it.

"Our goal is to simplify cross-border payments by removing technical barriers that limit global scalability," said Luca Cosentino, Head of Product at Cross River. "Our International Payments capability uses a flexible, rail-agnostic approach to enable fast, cost-effective, and secure transfers—whether through SWIFT or local bank rails. This milestone not only marks a significant advancement in our infrastructure but also sets the stage for future real-time global payment solutions that help our partners deliver seamless international experiences."

Cross River’s solution offers businesses a range of payment pathways—from SWIFT for secure, standardized cross-border transactions to local bank rails optimized for domestic B2B and B2C transfers. The capability initially enables cross-border payments for fintechs and SMBs, B2B and B2C transfers, funding operating accounts and subsidiary payments back to parent companies.

An early adopter of Cross River’s International Payments is Aion, a modern business finance platform designed to simplify financial management. Cross River and Aion have previously partnered to enable instant payments domestically via RTP^® and FedNow^®, as well as traditional methods such as ACH, same-day ACH and Wires. Cross River also provides business banking accounts through Aion, including a High-Yield Business Account^*. Aion’s commercial-grade all-in-one banking solution helps streamline business payments, now internationally with Cross River’s solution.

"SMBs are the backbone of the global economy, yet they’ve long faced high costs and delays when paying international suppliers or remote teams," said Satish Palvai, Founder and CEO at Aion. With Cross River’s International Payments, we're leveling the playing field by giving growing businesses access to the same speed and efficiency once reserved only for large enterprises."

With strict adherence to regulatory standards, Cross River’s International Payments platform integrates advanced anti-money laundering (AML) tools and compliance solutions. Fully routable subledgers and detailed customer records allow businesses to monitor transactions on a sub-entity level, ensuring security and reliability.

This launch marks just the beginning of the Bank’s commitment to powering borderless finance. Cross River will continue to invest in expanding supported use cases, countries, and currencies—enhancing the infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of fintech partners and enabling more businesses and consumers to move money globally with speed, security, and confidence.

About Cross River

Cross River provides technology infrastructure powering the future of financial services. Leveraging its proprietary real-time banking core, Cross River delivers innovative and scalable embedded payments, cards, and lending solutions to millions of consumers and businesses. Cross River is backed by leading investors and serves the world’s most essential fintech and technology companies. Leading the industry, Cross River is reshaping global finance and financial inclusion. Member FDIC. Find out more at www.crossriver.com.

About Aion

Aion is a modern business finance platform, designed to simplify financial management. The company's mission is to enable business owners and finance professionals to focus on building and growing their businesses, while AI-powered software handles the rest. The Aion's platform is founded on the principles of customer-centric exceptional design, simplicity, and transparency. Find out more at https://aionfi.com.

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*Aion is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking Services provided by Cross River Bank, Member FDIC. Aion accounts are FDIC insured up to $250,000 per depositor through Cross River Bank, Member FDIC. Banking Services for payments made via ACH or wire from the Aion Business Checking Account are provided by Cross River Bank, Member FDIC. The Aion Business Debit Visa® is issued by Cross River Bank, Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa, Inc., and may be used everywhere Visa is accepted.