Cards & Payments

Citi makes new appointments in APAC treasury and trade business

Sumanta Panigrahi is the new APAC TWCS head, whilst Thus De Silva is the new APAC head of commercial cards.

Citi makes new appointments in APAC treasury and trade business

Sumanta Panigrahi is the new APAC TWCS head, whilst Thus De Silva is the new APAC head of commercial cards.

ASIC to take PayPal to court for unreasonable term in SME contracts: Report

The regulator sees it unfair for PayPal to put a penalty over its own overcharging errors.

Alipay+ touches down in the Philippines revealing three new mobile wallets

It will be made available to merchants in Manila and Cebu.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand ink MOU for cross border bilateral transactions

The new framework is expected to synergise with cross-border payment initiatives.

PayPal is most popular digital payment option in Asia: study

In the BNPL space, Klarna, Atome, and Afterpay are the region’s most popular choices.

India’s card payments market to rise 28.6% to $337.1b in 2023

Consumers in India are increasingly embracing electronic payments, GlobalData said.

SEA payment transactions to climb $54t by 2027 – report

Vietnam and Indonesia will have the biggest share in payment transaction volume.

Survey shows half of commuters in APAC need a more efficient way of paying their fare – Visa

About 45% of commuters from APAC were open to fare capping if implemented.

Carbon offset purchases to be a $100b market by 2030

Financial institutions will play a large role in enabling carbon credit financing and carbon offset purchases, says Deloitte.

Chart of the week: alternative payments used in 1 in 3 online shopping transactions

Singapore’s e-commerce market is forecast to grow by 15% this year.

India’s card payments to triple in size by 2027: GlobalData

It is expected to triple in size to $728.2b in 2027 from last year’s $262.1b.

Citi Global Wealth unveils ULTIMA credit card for private bank clients

Singapore’s UHNW clients’ spending outpaced pre-pandemic spending by 56%.

Luxury travel retailer DFS taps Alipay+ to offer cross-border payments for Asian travellers

DFS and Alipay are also developing other membership offers and rewards.

Hong Leong Bank, JCB, Soft Space drive JCB card use in Malaysia

Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara has begun accepting JCB card payments.

UnionDigitalBank, Capital A launch embedded finance services in the Philippines

Amongst services to be offered is the “Fly Now, Pay Later” flexible payment option.