Cards & Payments

OxPay and NomuPay ink partnership for market expansion

OxPay will be able to enter new markets where NomuPay already services.

OxPay and NomuPay ink partnership for market expansion

OxPay will be able to enter new markets where NomuPay already services.

JCB reduces GHG emissions by 54.4% in 2022

It also shared the initiatives which took place last year.

APAC real-time payments to grow 14% through 2027

Over 49 billion RTP transactions were made in APAC throughout 2022.

MAS grants Wallex new services in addition to MPI license

The new services come on top of its Major Payment Institution (MPI) license.

Hang Seng, Mastercard to launch the MMPOWER touch card

Cardholders can earn up to 5% +FUN Dollars whilst spending online and offline.

Alipay+ available to Asian tourists for Barcelona, Madrid Clarins purchases

About 60% of Clarins Spain shoppers are from Asian nationalities pre-pandemic.

Worldpay terminates OxPay deal over alleged clause breach

The termination could affect the company's financial standing end-2023.

TaishinPay QR payment now available in South Korea

The Taiwanese digital service also plans to include two-way ATM withdrawal capabilities.

Japan’s card payments market to be worth $742.2b in 2023

Growing consumer preference for electronic payments will push a 7.5% growth in value.

Mastercard links with Indonesian Telecom firm for digital payments

Mastercard and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) have formed a strategic partnership to enhance Indonesia's digital payment landscape.

UnionPay users offered Laos-China Railway discount

Promo period is only until 15 August 2023 and is usable for 15 discounted transactions.

Mobile wallet payments in India to hit $5.7t in 2027

The value of mobile wallet payments doubled from 2018 to 2022.

Hang Seng Bank, Visa to test CBDC use cases in Hong Kong

The three will collaborate to explore the feasibility of tokenised deposits.

Filipino Q1 credit card spending jumps nearly half from previous year

This was the highest recorded amount since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Visa taps seven APAC startups for digital payments innovation

Startup companies were chosen from India, Mainland China, Thailand, Singapore, and Germany.

Public Bank launches cross-border QR payments to Singapore

Merchants and individuals can exchange payments to and from either country.

Kakao Pay beset with 2 hour service disruption

This was subsequent to its the messaging app’s recent cyber disruption.