Cards & Payments

Thailand pushes for regional cross-border fund transfer via QR code

It tying up with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Thailand pushes for regional cross-border fund transfer via QR code

It tying up with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Hong Kong's Faster Payment System goes live

Customers can now make and receive real-time payments.

Chart of the Week: Thai banks put up fight against telcos in e-wallet war

Lenders will  snap up half of the market in the next four years.

RHB Singapore unveils prepaid multi-currency Visa Card

Consumers can exchange 11 currencies on the app.

Hong Kong credit card transactions hit $137.3b in Q2

The number of credit cards in circulation hit 20.06 million.

Malaysian banks onboard SWIFT payments platform

Maybank and Hong Leong Bank are amongst the joining lenders.

Credit card is still king in Japan as payment apps remain lacking

Payments via ‘konbini’ and debit card fail to catch up.

Unified QR code boosts Singapore banks' cashless agendas

Lenders are poised to enjoy wider market reach and public acceptance.

Maybank Singapore unveils PayNow-ready invoices

It features a unique PayNow QR code that can be easily tracked by the bank.

Hong Kong launches Faster Payment System in Smart Banking push

Consumers will soon be able to transfer funds instantly and without cost.

DBS adds wealth chat service to WhatsApp and WeChat

Relationship managers may soon form a bank-administered private chat group with clients.

Indonesia joins Vietnam in slamming non-compliant Chinese e-wallets

E-wallets need to first tie up with local banks before operating.

Philippine banks to roll out electronic fund transfer by end-November

The government aims to boost cashless transactions from 1% to 20% by 2020.