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A Guide to Payment Regulations Across Asia Pacific
ASEAN Plus Group (APG), a group of law firms in Asia, has released a comprehensive guide to payment services regulations in Asia Pacific (APAC). The document, maps the latest state-of-play in the payments space in some of ASEAN’s biggest markets
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BSP’s Governor Diokno to Lead the Launch of Digital Retirement Account
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno will lead the virtual launch of the Digital Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA), said the regulator in a media statement issued earlier today. PERA is a voluntary retirement account that
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Credit Suisse-Backed Tradeplus24 Partners in Australia for SME Loan Offering
Credit Suisse-backed and SME focused fintech Tradeplus24, has joined the Australian Finance Group’s panel of finance providers to offer its loan product. AFG is an Australian mortgage broking group, with 2,975 finance brokers that work with close to 7,500 Australians
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CEO of xpate Is Confident That Simplicity and a Great UX Will Shape the Future of Payments
Handling online payments is an ongoing challenge for any entrepreneur or business. There are dozens of options to explore, yet the industry lacks a universal solution. Too Many Options An IT firm, edtech startup or other forms of business growing
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How Crucial Is eCommerce in a Post-Pandemic World?
As we continue to soldier on through a raging pandemic, community-wide lockdowns, and the near-collapse of the economy, we not only need to keep in mind how we’re going to survive this crisis, but also how we’re going to manage
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Banks Must Gear Up for Upcoming Data-Intensive Era, Experts Say
Changing customer expectations, the rise of big techs, and COVID-19 are accelerating banks’ digital transformation, forcing them to upgrade their infrastructure to meet the requirements of the data-intensive era, experts said. At the Huawei APAC FSI Data Storage Summit virtual
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DBS, Fave and Singtel Partners to Offer More Cashback to Their Customers
Fave, a fintech platform providing QR payments to restaurants and retailers, has announced a collaboration with DBS Bank and Singtel Dash to offer Singaporeans “more secure digital payment options”. DBS PayLah! and Singtel Dash users can transact digitally via the
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Finastra Upgrades VPBank’s Legacy Core Banking System For Treasury Operations
Finastra has helped VPBank separate its treasury operations from its legacy core banking system with its Fusion Kondor and Fusion Risk solutions. Delivered through Finastra’s Fusion Adopt implementation program, this move to a modern system will enable the bank to
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Visa Harnesses AI to Reduce Transaction Declines by up to 50%
Visa announced its Smarter Stand-in Processing (Smarter STIP), a new capability that uses real-time artificial intelligence (AI) to help financial institutions manage transaction authorisations when service disruptions occur. Using deep learning to analyse past transactions, Smarter STIP generates informed decisions
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BPO Philippines – The Fintech Outsourcing Hub
If there’s one thing fintech companies can expect from the BPO industry in the Philippines, it’s the country’s talented workforce, which can perform the whole range of front- and backend-office support for financial services. After all, this island nation wasn’t
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