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Google Wallet Lands in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia

Google Wallet has now been extended to three additional Southeast Asian countries – Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia – making it available in 57 countries total. In Vietnam, the feature is currently only supported for Visa cardholders while Mastercard will be

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Five ASEAN Central Banks Sign MoU for Regional Payment Connectivity

Five central banks in ASEAN announced that they have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on regional payment connectivity to support faster, cheaper, more transparent, and more inclusive cross-border payments. Signed at the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the central

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ComfortDelGro Partners Alipay+ to Accept Mobile Payments From Malaysia, S. Korea

Singaporean taxi operator ComfortDelGro Taxi has partnered with Alipay+ to enable mobile payments from Malaysia and South Korea through Touch ‘n Go eWallet and Kakao Pay respectively in all its Comfort and CityCab taxis. Users of these mobile wallets can

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Google Cloud Appoints Sherie Ng to Lead Operations in Singapore and Malaysia

Google Cloud has announced the appointment of Sherie Ng as Country Director of Google Cloud’s business in Singapore and Malaysia. She will be responsible for leading revenue and go-to-market strategy and operations for Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace, and

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eKYC to Fuel Asia’s Digital Banking Revolution

In Southeast Asia, governments are pushing for greater adoption of digital financial services by introducing favorable regulations on digital onboarding, digital banking, and more, experts said on December 3, 2020. During a virtual panel discussion with Fintech News last week,

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Razer Fintech Shifts Digital Banking Focus to Malaysia and Philippines

The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced last week the 4 entities who were awarded digital banking license. Digital banking hopeful Razer Fintech was not among the list. Responding to the announcement from MAS, Razer Fintech CEO, Lee Li Meng said

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Remitano Makes Cross-Border Money Transfer Much Easier With the “Cash-Out” Feature

To simplify banking and meet its users’ Remittance needs across the globe, Remitano, a global escrow-marketplace, has just launched a smart, free, and safe approach for cross-border money transfers. This system will allow Malaysians to send and receive Malaysian Ringgit

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Maybank Offers Free Money Transfers for Malaysians Impacted by the Movement Control Order

Standing shoulder to shoulder with the community, Maybank today announced that it is offering complimentary remittance services for Malaysians working and living in Singapore who have been impacted by the Malaysia Movement Control Order (MCO). All Maybank and non-Maybank Malaysian

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Grab’s E-Wallet Will Come With a Mastercard-Enabled Prepaid Card By 2019

Grab, which started out as a Southeast Asian ride-hailing platform that has since delved into “super-app” ambitions, announces a partnership with Mastercard. The pair will be issuing joint prepaid cards geared for the Southeast Asian market. Grab will be issuing

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Jewel Paymentech Teams Up With one of Malaysia’s Leading Fintech Payments Firm

Jewel Paymentech a local financial risk technology company recently signed a partnership with Soft Space, one Malaysia leading payments fintech firm, who despite having their co-founder recently step down is showing no signs of slowing down. This partnership is aimed at