Cards & Payments

1 in 4 e-commerce transactions in India use alternative payments

Cash makes up barely 1 in 10 of transactions, according to GlobalData.

1 in 4 e-commerce transactions in India use alternative payments

Cash makes up barely 1 in 10 of transactions, according to GlobalData.

Mastercard and Alipay enable real-time remittance in over 180 markets

Alipay’s 1 billion users in China can now transfer and pay with over 150 currencies.

Philippine neobank Zed offers credit card with no interest and no annual fees

It has reportedly received 25,000 sign-ups within three weeks.

Taiwan credit card firms’ hold $3.34b in revolving credit as of January 2024

A total of 37.89 million cards are active as of end-January, according to official data.

South Korean credit card firms report $1.93b net income for 2023

Total revenue and expenses rose during the period.

Chart of the Week: Australia’s card payments to rise 8% in 2024

Debit cards rise with Australians reluctant to take on credit card-related debt.

DCS Card Centre secures add’l $100m upsize in asset-backed notes

The funds will be allocated to finance DCS's receivables from retail and corporate customers.

Ant Group raises transaction limits in China for foreign users 

Ten partner wallets can now enjoy the increased limits.

China raises annual mobile payment limit of foreign visitors to $50,000

The single transaction limit has also been raised to $5,000.

JCB offers 10% cashback to Skyliner ticket

Members with a JCB card issued outside of Japan can avail of the cashback.

South Koreans’ card spending up 32% to $19.22b in 2023: report

The number of Koreans who traveled overseas tripled in 2023.

Digido has served 1 million customers

Over 3 in 4 of the loans disbursed in 2023 were from repeat customers.

Tiger Brokers introduces debit card that gives fractional shares as rewards

It can be added to Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets for contactless payments. 

Malaysia, Cambodia float plans to link domestic payment systems

They are also aiming to eventually enable cross-border QR payments between the two countries.

MAS investigating Samlit for allegedly failing to remit money to China

The money changer is suspected of failing to comply with obligations as a licensed payment service provider.

Visa reopens Singapore Innovtion Centre

Amongst those displayed is a pay-by-palm tech where you pay by scanning your palm.

Hong Kong’s credit card issuers advised to seek more merchant deals

Most issuers focus more on onboarding card users, the study found.