Mobile Payment
Mobile Payments Rise in Popularity, Reaching Tipping Point in Some Countries, Global Report
On the eve of the third anniversary of the launch of Apple Pay, mobile wallet adoption is on the rise globally and consumers in the U.S. and Europe are catching up with those in fast-growing economies in Asia and Latin
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OCBC Bank Launches Mobile Keyboard to enable Cashless Payment directly from any Mobile App
OCBC Bank has launched a mobile keyboard that allows customers to make peer-to-peer payments without having to exit their current mobile applications. The OCBC Keyboard can be used within any mobile app or browser – for instance, within Facebook, Whatsapp,
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OnePay Selects MatchMove to Connect Blockchain Assets to Payments
OnePay, which connects blockchains to real-world financial services today, announced that it has selected MatchMove Wallet Operating System, to power ONEBIT, a blockchain wallet which lets users convert blockchain assets to local currency and make payments anywhere – the first of
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Optimism and Opportunities Surrounding the Vietnam Card and Payment Industry
Ken Research announced its latest publication on “The Cards and Payments Industry in Vietnam: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2020” offer insights on the changing trends and key issues within the Vietnam Cards and Payment Industry. The publication includes an
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AirAsia BIG – The Frequent Flyer Loyalty Program all Expats and Travellers with Connection to Bank Points
We’ve all heard of AirAsia – the king of budget travel – but what about AirAsia BIG? This new AirAsia loyalty program is still very young on the travel scene, and if you’re the kind of traveller, expat or global
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The Most Anticipated Fintech Events in Asia – Second Half of 2016
Fintech News will update you once again about the most anticipated Fintech events in Asia in the second half of 2016. These events vary from Fintech in general, Lending, Digital Finance, Customer Experience, Mobile Payments, or IOT, which gather top industry
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Apple Pay Now Available to American Express Customers in Singapore
American Express is first in Singapore to bring its customers Apple Pay™ which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure way to pay that’s fast and convenient. American Express Card Members of Innovation, Convenience and Secure “American Express is
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Digital Wallets Increasing in Popularity in APAC, Singapore As Top 3 Adopters
Consumers in Asia Pacific (APAC) are embracing digital wallets as one in five users (19.5%) in the region say they are using these new mobile technologies, citing more convenience when shopping online. This represents an increase of 9.7% from two
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Fintech Vietnam Boom Starts: Vietnamese Fintech Startup Raises US$28M From Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) and Goldman Sachs have respectively invested US$25 million and US$3 million in M_Service, a Vietnamese fintech startup and the operator of mobile digital wallet MoMo. The deal marks the second publicly disclosed investment in M_Service by
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11% of Millennials are Making Purchases from their Smartphone Daily / Security Concerns vs Banking
Millennials have never known anything but new technologies, changing technologies, adjustment and adaptation. Born between the early 1980s to the early 2000s, this generation wants to do everything on their mobile devices, a trend that had the influence to be
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