Cards & Payments
Malaysia’s Curlec by Razorpay launches payment gateway
Curlec targets RM10b in annualised gross transaction value by 2025.
Malaysia’s Curlec by Razorpay launches payment gateway
Curlec targets RM10b in annualised gross transaction value by 2025.
Grow Finance, Pismo issue credit card for SMEs in Australia
This collaboration aims to provide business owners with improved cash flow management and capital.
UnionPay inks deal with Cambodia to promote QR cross-border payments
It aims to benefit residents of both countries in cross-border mobile payments.
Chart of the Week: 8 in 10 Chinese consumers use mobile wallets
High cost of POS terminals and insufficient payment infrastructure push e-wallet use.
How Mocasa is supercharging the Philippines' credit payments market
The credit payment service company is also developing a data-driven central credit bureau.
Paywatch inks MOU with Visa to offer EWA solution across Asia
Paywatch will make use of Visa’s cross-border capabilities and network.
StanChart Singapore launches mass-affluent miles card
Rewards points accumulated with the card do not expire.
Visa, Hyundai Card team up to create data products
This alliance consists of 18 major industry players.
Thailand’s KTC, Ant Group launch Alipay+ services in Thailand
Tourists can now pay using AlipayHK, Touch ‘n Go eWallet, and Kakao Pay.
Alipay+ payments now accepted across 2,400 7-Eleven Malaysia stores
Users of AlipayHK, GCash, Kakao Pay, and TrueMoney can now use their mobile wallets in these stores.
Rising costs weight on KB Kookmin Cards’s profitability: Moody’s
Cash flow and liquidity are weak, but credit profile will remain resilient over the next 12-18 months.
Alipay, Mastercard enables visitors to transact digitally in China
Regardless of the origin of their Mastercard card, travellers can opt to choose this payment method.
HSBC’s PayMe allies with AsiaPay to offer merchant payment solutions
The collaboration attracts customers through versatile payment choices through a unified device.
More than 2,600 Thai entrepreneurs benefit from GHL expansion of Alipay+
Tourists can pay through AlipayHK, Kakao Pay, Touch 'n Go eWallet, and Alipay.
IndusInd Bank, Wise offer remittance services to US, Singapore
Internationally-based Indian citizens can remit from Singapore and the US.
JCB cards now serviceable through EazyPay in Bahrain
JCB card holders can now be used through the Bahrain-based service provider.
Malaysia's AmBank, Alp Capital unveil point-of-sale QR payment for retailers
The new feature reduces the time spent reconciling transactions and e-wallet payments separately.
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