Cards & Payments
Chart of the Week: South Korea’s card payments market to reach $1.2t in 2025
Chart of the Week: South Korea’s card payments market to reach $1.2t in 2025
Government incentives will support its continued growth.
Singapore, India to link PayNow, UPI payment systems by mid-2022
Fund transfers from India to Singapore will only need mobile phone numbers.
Wider use of CBDCs for cross-border settlements dents banks’ fee income
Lenders will have to reduce cross-border fees once CBDCs become more mainstream.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Americans miss BNPL payments; Wells Fargo fined $250m
And Mastercard bets on crypto with acquisition of CipherTrace.
APAC countries dominate the world’s most cashless economies
Canada remains the king of cashless countries.
CIMB Niaga, JCB launch contactless credit card In Indonesia
Transactions below $70 (IDR1m) do not require customers to enter a pin.
Australia mulls requiring banks to offer lower-cost debit payment systems: report
Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg has written to regulators to allow businesses to choose cheaper domestic systems.
HSBC Amanah bags Credit Card Initiative of the Year - Malaysia at ABF Retail Banking Awards 2021
Its ESG Charity credit card feature highlights the bank’s commitment to sustainability.
Chart of the Week: Australia card payments value to rebound 8.3% in 2021
The rising use of contactless and e-commerce payments will support the growth of the segment.
Chinese banks’ posed for e-payment scene comeback with digital renminbi’s launch
The e-CNY will support growth of banks’ e-payment customer base and improve overall financial stability.
Hong Kong’s ZA Bank launch new credit card repayment feature
Users can pay their credit card bills issued by any bank through ZA Bank, for a period of up to 72 months.
Chart of the Week: Thai card payments market to shrink 3.5% in 2021
Recovery is not expected to begin until end-2022, says GlobalData.
Hong Kong neobank ZA Bank launches early payday product
Users can get their monthly payroll up to seven days in advance, interest-free.
Cross-border payment startup Currenxie secures $10m Series A funding
The Hong Kong-based firm was founded by Goldman Sachs alumni.
South Korea card payments up 7% in July despite COVID resurgence
Online card payments are 28% higher than in July 2020.
NAB buys Citi’s Australian consumer business for $882m
Citi Australia’s senior management and about 800 employees are expected to join NAB.
Hong Leong Bank, Mastercard launch debit card in Cambodia
Until October, 1% of each transaction made using the card will be donated to Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital.
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