Cards & Payments
Indonesia and South Korea to enhance cross-border payments
Indonesia and South Korea to enhance cross-border payments
The central banks expect that it will promote digital economy and benefit the tourism sector.
Bangkok Bank launches scan-to-pay shortcut
Over 68 million transactions were made using this function in May 2024.
BNP Paribas, Ant Int’l ink MOU to enhance cross-border payments
The MOU includes the further development of Ant’s Whale platform.
Taiwan credit card firms’ see lower balance in May
There were less credit cards active compared to April.
Fave Singapore clinches in-principle approval in Singapore
It can now offer account issuance and domestic money transfer services in SG.
Alipay+ payments now available in European taxi app FREENOW
Tourists from China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia can use their local e-wallet to pay.
SCB’s Easy and Mae Manee apps temporarily unavailable on select dates
SCB is upgrading its Easy App.
Ant Group and Mastercard extend payments program to Chengdu, Chongqing
Tourist spending using Ant Group’s digital payments rose 13-fold in the two cities.
Ant International acquires Dutch payment service provider MultiSafepay
Ant will integrate MultiSafepay into its subsidiary Antom.
Taishin Bank and JCB launch card offering 3.8% rewards rate
JCB is offering a 5% rewards rate for all spending in Japan and in South Korea.
Fintech Airwallex records 84% revenue growth
Its Australia and New Zealand business saw revenue grow by 93%.
Taiwanese banks’ loans to SMEs rose to $305b in April
The bad loans ratio rose slightly to 0.25% as of end-April.
Balance of Taiwan’s cash card loans is $372.4b in April
There are 0.3 million cash cards recorded during the month.
Taiwanese credit card firms’ revolving credit up 2.05% in April
A total of 38.12 million credit cards were active in Taiwan as of end-April.
Alipay+ and GHL enable cross-border payments in the Philippines
Mobile wallets include AlipayHK, KakaoPay, Touch ‘n Go, and Alipay.
Visa launches Subscription Manager service
It enables cardholders to view and stop recurring payments as needed.