Cards & Payments

Alipay Tap! crosses 200 million users

Alipay Tap! crosses 200 million users

It lets users pay by tapping their unlocked phone on a payment terminal.

Taiwan’s credit card balance at $3.79b in July

The amount of undue balance of installment rose whilst the delinquency ratio fell.

Ant Int’l and e-wallets launch partnership for enhanced protection

Ant International, alongside e-wallets and payment firms in Asia, have launched the Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership with the goal of strengthening...

Philippines anchors NTT DATA’s Southeast Asia strategy

ADAPTIS will drive omnichannel growth and local innovation.

NTT DATA drives interoperability in digital payments

Growth opportunities seen through cross-border interoperability and SME-focused solutions.

NTT DATA's ADAPTIS targets 43% payments adoption gap

It will fix reliability issues, correct cash misconceptions, and offer value-driven solutions.

Airwallex acquires OpenPay, to compete directly with Stripe Billing

Billing capabilities will be rolled out by Q4, Airwallex said.

Ant International’s Antom launches agentic payment solution

Antom can specifically connect AI agents to APMs using Antom EasySafePay. 

PH digital bank GoTyme expands free InstaPay transfers to 20 per month

After the 20th transfer, each transaction will cost PHP 9.

Citi and SMRT celebrate 20-year partnership with new card benefits

These include a limited cashback offer for new cardmembers and ringgit savings.

ASIC cancels credit licence of Easy Plan Financial Services

The CSLR had to pay $84,600 on behalf of Easy Plan.

Indonesians can now pay with national standard QR in Japan

They can use QRIS to pay in Japanese merchants scanning the JPQR.

China and New Zealand renew currency swap facility

It is valid for 5 years and has been renewed three times before.

StanChart, Ant, Swift launch bank-to-wallet payments using ISO 20022

The first transaction was completed between a StanChart account and an e-wallet.

Mastercard names Richard Wormald as new APAC president in 2026

Paul Monnington will take over Wormald’s role as Australasia division president.

JCB, BNI launch corporate card for Japanese corporations in Indonesia

This is JCB’s first corporate card product in Indonesia.