Cards & Payments
India’s card payments market to grow 31.2% in 2022
Growing adoption of electronic payments will help push up the card market.
India’s card payments market to grow 31.2% in 2022
Growing adoption of electronic payments will help push up the card market.
UOB’s Indonesian digital bank arm launches buy now pay later services
TMRW Pay offers deferred payments with zero-interest for up to 90 days.
Buy now, pay later gains traction in India
Low credit penetration makes it favourable for BNPL.
Global payments firm Nium names COO as co-founder
This is in recognition of his significant contributions to scale Nium’s global operations.
Banking woes dampen Singapore MSMEs overseas ambitions
Only 2 in 10 Singapore micro-multinationals think banks offer value for money.
Buy now, pay later more needed in markets with credit under penetration: UOB TMRW exec
It’s not as urgent as other markets with credit under-penetration, says TMRW Digital Group CCO.
Philippine financial regulator mulls offline digital payment solutions
The move is part of the BSP’s Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap.
Is cash still king? Digital payments eroding cash’s dominance in SEA
Internet economy in SEA has propelled digital payments further.
New Zealand’s card payments market to rebound 10.3% in 2021
The market is expected to top $83.2b in four years’ time.
SMEs are the lifeblood of Asia Pacific: Mastercard
Hence, Mastercard launched the world’s first BNPL commercial card solution for SMEs.
Online shopping drives expansion of alternative payments’ use in APAC
China’s alternatives will account for 70% of e-commerce transaction value in 2021.
What do SMEs expect from modern payment solutions?
ABF spoke with industry experts from Mastercard, Enterpryze, Boku, and Xfers to learn more.
Wider adoption of e-CNY poses risks to China’s banking system: Moody’s
Digital renminbi will test banks’ ability to address risks.
Singapore: Yes to wholesale, skeptical on retail digital fiat money
SG’s regulator remains iffy on cryptocurrencies—or, in MD Menon’s words, crypto tokens.
Mastercard sets its sights on SMEs with new BNPL commercial card solution
The Pay & Split provides SMEs with the first-of-its-kind, network-based, open-loop payment solution.
MAS, BSP ink enhanced fintech cooperative agreement
Singapore and Philippines' remittance flows totalled S$2.89b last year.
Mastercard launches cryptocurrency-linked payment cards
Users will be able to convert crypto into traditional fiat money.