Cards & Payments
Hyundai Card's Apple Pay cards find their home with teens and twenties
Hyundai Card's Apple Pay cards find their home with teens and twenties
Nearly 7 in 10 of new applicants for the card are in this demographic.
JCB contactless payment launches in Taipei Metro
Contactless payments are now available across four of Taiwan’s major metro systems.
Philippine central bank revises payments framework to protect consumers
Banks and e-wallets must justify charges under the updated rules.
PNB, JCB card debuts as Japan travel demand grows
Cardholders can access selected overseas airport lounges and multilingual travel assistance.
APAC tops inbound C2B flows with $2t
FXC Intelligence puts Europe ahead with $2.1t in 2025 activity.
SEA travel rebound splits bank payments between cards, wallets, and experiences
Euromonitor finds 57% of travel professionals prioritise customer journeys as wallet gaps persist across key SEA markets.
Hong Kong's GBA travellers seek seamless digital wallet payments
Nearly half of residents purchase half of their daily necessities across the border.
Credit cards command 58% of Japan's e-commerce value
Worldpay data ranks the market as the global leader for direct card usage.
Why South Korea cards squeeze cash payments
GlobalData says bank access and merchant acceptance are keeping electronic transactions ahead.
APAC travellers rank payment security as top concern, Visa says
Card acceptance followed at 27% as more travellers brought cards and mobile wallets.
GCash operator Mynt gets approval to file for IPO
It will be equivalent to 12% of Mynt’s outstanding common shares post-IPO.
Stablecoins move into payment infrastructure
Visa says trust remains key to adoption.
Alipay debuts AI agent interface “Ah Bao” in China
Users only need to speak to Ah Bao, pick a service listed, and pay for it without switching apps or pages.
Citi Mobile App launches e-vouchers at 500 merchant outlets
Citi Mastercard holders are offered exclusive discounts and perks at certain hotels.
China and Indonesia link cross-border QR payments
Chinese users can use their UnionPay app, Alipay, and banking pps.
Singapore payments to hit $114b by 2030
Transaction value reached $39b in 2023 and is projected to grow 16.3% annually.
UnionBank hits 2 million credit cards in circulation
It also claims the highest Visa credit payment volume among Philippine banks in 2025.
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