Cards & Payments

RHB Singapore unveils prepaid multi-currency Visa Card
25 Sep 18
Consumers can exchange 11 currencies on the app.
E-payment transactions in South Korea hit 10-year high in Q2
24 Sep 18
Transactions surged 17.4% to $104.87m.
Hong Kong credit card transactions hit $137.3b in Q2
24 Sep 18
The number of credit cards in circulation hit 20.06 million.
Malaysian banks onboard SWIFT payments platform
21 Sep 18
Maybank and Hong Leong Bank are amongst the joining lenders.
Credit card is still king in Japan as payment apps remain lacking
21 Sep 18
Payments via ‘konbini’ and debit card fail to catch up.
Unified QR code boosts Singapore banks' cashless agendas
21 Sep 18
Lenders are poised to enjoy wider market reach and public acceptance.
OCBC Malaysia to allow payment card personalisation via mobile app
20 Sep 18
It has tapped on fintech firm Ondot.
Maybank Singapore unveils PayNow-ready invoices
20 Sep 18
It features a unique PayNow QR code that can be easily tracked by the bank.
Chart of the Week: Telcos are devouring the Philippine e-payments market
19 Sep 18
Banks are losing market share as a result.
Hong Kong launches Faster Payment System in Smart Banking push
18 Sep 18
Consumers will soon be able to transfer funds instantly and without cost.
Singapore rolls out world's first unified payment QR code
17 Sep 18
SGQR will adopt 27 payment schemes.
DBS adds wealth chat service to WhatsApp and WeChat
14 Sep 18
Relationship managers may soon form a bank-administered private chat group with clients.
Indonesia joins Vietnam in slamming non-compliant Chinese e-wallets
14 Sep 18
E-wallets need to first tie up with local banks before operating.
Philippine banks to roll out electronic fund transfer by end-November
14 Sep 18
The government aims to boost cashless transactions from 1% to 20% by 2020.
Indonesia moves forward with plan to standardise QR code payments
13 Sep 18
The central bank has already finished the technical-heavy stage.
How do Asian banks respond to the digital wallet boom?
13 Sep 18
Their own digital wallets were built around customers’ payment preferences.
Banks in emerging Asia wrestle for e-payments market share against telcos and online upstarts
12 Sep 18
Indonesian and Philippine banks may lose up to $3.8b and $1.3b respectively as they fail to hold on to their dominance.
Hang Seng Bank launches all-in-one payment collection service for merchants
10 Sep 18
Merchants may soon accept several payment methods through one integrated point-of-sale terminal.
Singapore banks reign supreme in heating e-payments battle
7 Sep 18
Early tech adoption will cushion the expected earnings blow from new competitors.
Alipay eyes tie-up with Japanese regional banks to boost coverage
6 Sep 18
The mobile payment platform has already partnered with Yahoo Japan.
Millennials drive Hong Kong's credit card growth as average balance hits $39,000 in Q2
6 Sep 18
They hold a fourth of the city’s total card balances.
Chinese lenders shore up on e-banking fees in Q2
5 Sep 18
Electronic banking fees of CCB and ACB surged 60% and 33% respectively.
Australian challenger bank Tyro ties up with Alipay
31 Aug 18
The move aims to tap into the Chinese visitor market.
Chinese banks shun in-house tech as they turn to Alibaba and Tencent for help
29 Aug 18
Nearly all mid-sized and commercial banks have tied up with the three tech titans.
Chart of the Week: Which country dominated Asia's cashless charge?
29 Aug 18
Mature economies like Hong Kong, Singapore, and Korea are leading the way.
Vietnam cracks down on Chinese mobile wallets
28 Aug 18
Banks are not officially connected to WeChat, making it illegal in the country.
Hong Leong Bank enables merchants to accept WeChat Pay
23 Aug 18
HLB customers can now bind their debit cards into the Chinese e-wallet system.
Citi ties up with Spotify to enable music subscription via credit card points
23 Aug 18
The service will be available in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
HSBC Philippines to enable corporate clients to deposit payroll in local banks
17 Aug 18
Employees will be able to choose which bank to go to receive their salaries.
Can China's payment titans crack Hong Kong's mobile wallet market?
17 Aug 18
AlipayHK users have doubled to 1.5 million since March.
Philippines' BPI rolls out premier credit card
13 Aug 18
Cardholders can buy foreign currencies from the bank even without a savings account.
Bank of East Asia unveils centralised e-payment platform for merchants
13 Aug 18
BEA’s ‘i-Payment hub’ can process different payment types in a single device.
Singapore banks enable faster P2P funds transfer with PayNow Corporate
13 Aug 18
Corporate customers of participating banks can use NRIC to transfer funds.
Indonesia steps up efforts to centralise payment system
7 Aug 18
Bank Indonesia is campaigning for the shift to the National Payment Gateway card.
Credit card spending in Taiwan hits $47.05b in H1
6 Aug 18
Purchases via credit card nearly hit the $200b in all six months except February.
Thailand's Big 4 onboard SWIFT gpi for faster cross-border payments
2 Aug 18
They join around 10,000 other banks on the platform.
South Korea to allow payment via QR code by 2019
2 Aug 18
The central bank is aiming to create a local version of Alipay or WeChat Pay.
CIMB targets millenials with new credit card
1 Aug 18
CIMB AWSM cardholders are entitled to 1% unlimited cashback on certain deals.
Nine Philippine banks onboard electronic fund transfer system InstaPay
30 Jul 18
Around 18 more lenders are expected to use the platform by October.
UOB rolls out Razer Pay in Singapore
18 Jul 18
The scheme will allow users to top up through eNets and transfer funds via FAST.

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