Cards & Payments
Airwallex hits $130b in transactions, up 30% since August
Airwallex hits $130b in transactions, up 30% since August
The company saw a 78% YoY surge in profit since Q1 2024.
Biometrics vs deepfakes: How we’ll pay in 2025
Biometrics, passkeys, and improved data flow will shape the global payment sector.
RBI proposes extra authentication for first-time online card use
Card issuers are mandated to validate the additional factor authentication.
Standard Chartered unveils cross-currency transaction FX solution
It offers competitive FX pricing and an automated FX payment service.
QR payments value to exceed $8t in 2029
Standardisation of national QR schemes and Apple’s NFC are key factors that will influence this space.
Fighting Back: How the Philippines is Addressing the Surge in Fraud
Institutions must adopt innovative solutions and foster global collaboration in fraud management practices.
Xtransfer ink MOU to offer cross-border financial services to African SMEs
Xtransfer will make use of Ecobank Group’s network in the continent.
Ant International names Jiang-Ming Yang as chief innovation officer
Yang led development of A+ Rewards, CoPilot, and EasySafePay for Antom.
Weixin Pay users flock to Hong Kong, Japan for Spring Festival holiday
The use of promotions or “mini programs” doubled in Japan.
Alipay overseas transactions spike 30% amidst new year festivities
Singapore registered the fastest growth of 56% YoY.
Financial fragmentation threatens bank profits and lending
Globally, it can lead to nearly 280 million fewer jobs by 2030.
Banked, NAB launch Pay by Bank payments on Amazon Australia
This allows customers to pay directly from their bank accounts.
Visa’s net revenue up 10% to $9.5b in Q1; cash dividend is $0.59 per stock
It identified consumer payments and value-added services amongst its growth levers.
Alipay+ now connects over 1.6 billion users of 35 e-wallets, banks
The platform recently welcomed Kaspi.kz and BigPay.
RHB kiosks replace debit cards on the spot
The machines have handled 70% of the Malaysian lender’s card replacements.
Alipay, Macau Pass expand partnership for Lunar New Year
Macao Government Tourism Office estimates an average of 185,000 daily visitors.
Visa, DealMed unveil cross-border card instalment Vietnamese cardholders
75% of surveyed Vietnamese consumers plan to travel for leisure in 2025.
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