Cards & Payments
Krungthai Card's cautious loan strategy pays off as Q2 profit beats consensus
Krungthai Card's cautious loan strategy pays off as Q2 profit beats consensus
KTC is reducing its lease receivables and bad loans.
3 days ago
TPBank partners TerraPay for real-time payments across 156 countries
They do not have to make multiple bilateral relationships or invest heavily on tech, a bank official said.
3 days ago
Will free bank transfers accelerate digital payments?
The Philippine central bank expects lower costs to boost digital payments.
4 days ago
Maybank Islamic launches no-fee credit card with 14% profit rate
The card will launch in October 2026.
PH central bank and RCBC back LRT-2 digital fare test
Commuters can pay using cards, mobile wallets, QR codes, and even their social security cards.
Western Union rewrites remittance playbook
Dash acquisition supports lending, payments, and other consumer services.
Visa refreshes Visa Infinite offering with new tiers
The top tier is invitation-only with an enhanced airport fast track access.
CIMB Islamic to launch no annual fee credit card in October
CIMB Lite-i will have a profit rate of 14% per annum across all tiers.
Indonesian wallets squeeze cash and cards in e-commerce
Bank transfers fund most app balances whilst COD still represents 13% of checkout spending.
Vietnam’s NCB launches VietQR Global for Asian tourist payments
It supports payments from China’s Alipay and UnionPay and four other markets.
Hyundai Card launches Alphabet Card as a standalone brand
It is a spin-off of its lifestyle credit card brand first launched in 2004.
JCB and Circle to test stablecoins for treasury and merchant payments
They will work on a proof of concept using the USDC.
Atome Philippines secures $81.1m loan from AUB to expand PayLater card
Customers use the card for groceries, food, household items, and bills, the company said.
Dark patterns affect 4 in 5 Indian payment users
82% report interface interference on Indian payment apps.
JCB and Resona target hands-free bus payments in Japan
They plan to roll out UWB payments requiring no tapping or scanning.
Metrobank cuts InstaPay and PESONet fees to zero
The BSP earlier directed local banks to bring interbank transfer fees closer to zero.
Hyundai Card completes cross-border stablecoin transfer in 7 minutes
The proof of concept converted $20,000 to USDT and back.
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