Payments
New Partior Whitepaper Tackles Cross-Border Transaction Challenges
Partior has recently published its ‘Transforming Financial Market Infrastructure‘ whitepaper, focusing on enhancing global payment infrastructures. The whitepaper addresses issues in current payment systems, especially in cross-border transactions, and proposes solutions. Since being established in 2021, Partior has gained traction
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FOMO Pay Enters Hong Kong Market With Newly Acquired License
FOMO Pay has announced its acquisition of a Money Service Operator (MSO) License from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department. This license will enable FOMO Pay to start offering payment and remittance services in Hong Kong, aimed at improving
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Mastercard and NEC to Bring Biometric Checkout to APAC
Mastercard and NEC Corporation have announced a partnership to bring Mastercard’s Biometric Checkout Programme to the Asia Pacific region. The programme will allow consumers to use their biometrics to pay for goods and services in stores. The partnership will combine
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Agoda Offers Users More Payment Options With Wise
Online money transfer service Wise and digital travel platform Agoda have partnered to make it easier for travelers to book and pay for their trips. Wise’s global payments network will be integrated into Agoda’s platform, allowing customers to make faster,
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dtcpay, PlatON, and Allinpay International Join Forces for Crypto Payments
Singapore-based digital payments platform dtcpay has partnered with PlatON, and Allinpay International to launch a digital currency payment system based on smart terminals. The new system will support Tether (USDT), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), and other mainstream cryptocurrencies with the
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Visa Rolls Out Real Time Account Updater in APAC Region
Visa announced the expansion of Real Time Visa Account Updater (VAU) to selected markets in Asia Pacific except Bangladesh, Mainland China and India. This service will provide customers with a single credential for life, streamlining the payment experience for both
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Ripple Unveils Enhanced Crypto-Enabled Cross-Border Payments Solution
Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has unveiled an enhanced version of its crypto-enabled cross-border payments solution, Ripple Payments, formerly known as RippleNet. The solution provides enterprise-grade infrastructure required for businesses to leverage blockchain easily for faster,
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3 Southeast Asian Startups Make World’s Top 100 Fintech Firms List
Three fintech startups from Southeast Asia have been named among the world’s largest and most successful financial technology companies, recognized for their scale, growth and ingenuity. The Financial Technology Report has released its selection of the world’s Top 100 Financial
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Primer Raises Funds from Tencent for Global Expansion, Product Innovation
Primer, a unified infrastructure for global payments and commerce, announced that it has raised funds from Chinese internet giant Tencent. Details of the fundraise was not disclosed. The company said that it would use the fresh funds to focus on
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JCB and Stripe Expand Partnership to Singapore, Hong Kong
Japanese credit card company JCB International and Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, are expanding their partnership to Singapore, Hong Kong, and Europe. This collaboration will allow JCB cardmembers in those regions to make online payments with Stripe merchants.
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