Cards & Payments
SG SMEs seek cross-border payments for overseas goals
6 in 10 small businesses use an app to make int’l payments, with 3 in 10 having experienced issues.
SG SMEs seek cross-border payments for overseas goals
6 in 10 small businesses use an app to make int’l payments, with 3 in 10 having experienced issues.
PH bank AUB takes e-wallet overseas with Alipay+ partnership
HelloMoney users can now pay via QR code in South Korea, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.
BPI Debit Mastercard to undergo maintenance on 4 Feb
ATM, e-commerce, and POS transactions will be unavailable from 12AM to 12NN.
Alipay+ unveils campaigns, promos for Chinese New Year
These include special voucher bundles of up to 90% off.
Mastercard's Matthew Driver on how AI can boost loyalty programs, regulatory compliance
Organisations must realize that not everything is black and white and adjust accordingly.
Alipay+ teams up with Pakistan’s NayaPay
NayaPay customers can now accept payments from Alipay+’s 25 global payment partners.
Citi SG, Mastercard offer enhance debit card privileges to high net worth clients
Citibank has also pledged to restore 1,000 trees monthly over a two-year period.
Mastercard hires marketing veteran as VP and head of marketing and comms for SEA
Dheeraj Raina had worked for several advertising and media firms.
Philippine remittances up 2.9% to $3b in November: central bank
Cumulative personal remittances grew to $33.6b in the first 11 months of 2023.
Krungsri launches cross-border QR payments to Hong Kong
Travelers need only to pay using the KMA krungsri app.
BRI’s BRImo app now has 30.4 million users
There were only 2.9 million users in 2019, in comparison.
BPI doubles GCash e-loading fee
GCash loading via ECPay fee will be charged PHP10 starting March.
37.6 million credit cards active in Taiwan in November: FSC
The number of cash cards remained the same as in October, however.
HSBC HK unveils debit, supplementary card waiving foreign currency fees
The cards also offer a 0.5% instant cash rebate on all spendings.
NETS replacing FlashPay Cards with Prepaid Cards
NETS FlashPay Cards can be exchanged for NETS Prepaid Cards at any 44 SimplyGo Ticket Offices.
Cross-border payments, embedded finance to be boosted in 2024: analyst
Embedded financial services will become increasingly popular during the year.
APAC consumers to spend more for travel, dining out in 2024: Mastercard
Consumers are expected to allocate a larger share of their wallets to discretionary spending.