Cards & Payments
Mobile wallets trump cash as India's e-payments grow forty-fold
Mobile wallets trump cash as India's e-payments grow forty-fold
Consumers are increasingly using e-wallets for their daily transactions like food and transport.
Chart of the Week: Check out how Indian banks compete with tech giants in payments
Google is now head to head with Axis Bank in digital transactions.
HSBC launches new deals programme for cardholders
It gives customers access to dining, travel, and entertainment deals in 6 markets.
ICBC unveils new loyalty rewards programme for cardholders
This is through a partnership with Kaligo Solutions.
Chart of the Week: Which credit card makes Singaporean customers most satisfied?
The key factors are the card's rewards programme, cashback, and discounts and promotion.
Mobile payment adoption in Singapore is on the rise despite security concerns
Singapore's usage of mobile payments has grown by 53% since 2017.
HSBC unveils new one-stop mobile collections service in China
Chinese retailers can now collect payments from customers with e-wallets. HSBC became the first foreign bank in China to offer an omni-channel...
Half of the world's ATMs installed in Asia Pacific
The number of ATMs installed worldwide grew by 3% to 3.3 million in 2016.
Big banks fail to keep up with Chinese fintech giants in mobile payments
The value of third-party payments in China grew more than 74 times from 2010 to 2016.
Find out how Diebold Nixdorf maintains market leadership in Asia
The company is spending heavily on R&D to better serve banks and retailers. With a presence in 130 countries and a share of one in three ATMs all...
Mobile payments boom as banks, fintechs collaborate
Find out how DBS, Maybank, OCBC, and Bangkok Bank partner with fintechs to bring a better user experience in the payments space.
Citi expands partnership with Live Nation in five more Asian markets
Find out what the extended relationship means for Citi's cardholders.
Global value of contactless payments to hit $1.3t in 2019
And contactless card transactions will exceed $2t by 2021.
Citi expands partnership with Expedia in Asia
Customers can now pay using their Citi credit card points or miles.
DBS, OCBC to enable QR code payments
Payments can be made on NETS terminals.
ICBC Singapore launches dual currency credit card
It carries SGD/RMB dual currency functions.
What you need to know about Korea's thriving credit card sector
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