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.
E-payment transactions in South Korea hit 10-year high in Q2
Transactions surged 17.4% to $104.87m.
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.
OCBC Malaysia to allow payment card personalisation via mobile app
It has tapped on fintech firm Ondot.
Maybank Singapore unveils PayNow-ready invoices
It features a unique PayNow QR code that can be easily tracked by the bank.
Chart of the Week: Telcos are devouring the Philippine e-payments market
Banks are losing market share as a result.
Hong Kong launches Faster Payment System in Smart Banking push
Consumers will soon be able to transfer funds instantly and without cost.
Singapore rolls out world's first unified payment QR code
SGQR will adopt 27 payment schemes.
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.