Tag "MasterCard"
Grab Launches a Fully Digital GrabPay Card in Philippines
Grab announced today the launch of the GrabPay Card in the Philippines, a fully digital prepaid card powered by Mastercard that extends GrabPay’s reach globally with unparalleled card security, hassle-free online payments and expanded rewards ecosystem to bring the convenience
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Mastercard: COVID-19 Accelerating Adoption of Contactless Payments in Asia Pacific
During February and March, as many countries imposed or strengthened social distancing measures due to COVID-19, a significant majority of consumers turned to contactless card payments for necessary purchases. Citing safety and cleanliness, 79 percent of people worldwide and 91
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Mastercard Calls For “Sufficiently High” Contactless Payments Limits in Asia Pacific
Mastercard’s urges relevant bodies to have the right transaction limit for contactless payments as the spread of COVID-19 highlights the imperative for “contact-free” environments and experiences as much as possible. As nations implement stricter containment measures to keep their citizens protected,
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PayPal and Mastercard Extend Instant Transfer to Singapore & Europe
Following the launch of its Instant Transfer feature in the U.S., PayPal and Mastercard recently extended the service to Mastercard cardholders in Singapore and a number of European countries. Mastercard Send™ is an application that leverages the card network infrastructure
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Mastercard Launches Fintech Express; Rapyd First to be Onboarded
Mastercard today launched Fintech Express during the Singapore Fintech Festival 2019. According to their press release, through Mastercard’s Fintech Express, fintechs get access to a suite digital-first products, flexible commercial agreements and global licensing support for fintech looking to scale
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Mastercard and R3 Partner to Develop Blockchain-Powered Cross-Border Payments Solution
Mastercard and R3, an enterprise blockchain software provider, have today announced a strategic partnership to develop and pilot a new blockchain-enabled cross-border payments solution that will initially focus on connecting global faster payments infrastructures, schemes and banks supported by a
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A Singapore Wealthtech Chosen for Mastercard’s Startup Engagement Program
Singapore based digital banking software provider Moneythor has been selected as one of 10 later-stage FinTech startups to be accepted onto the renowned Mastercard Start Path program, part of Mastercard Labs. Moneythor is the only participant from South East Asia.
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Calm Down, Grab Isn’t Trying to Become a Bank—Not in the Way You’re Thinking, at Least
Followers of this page are well aware that Grab, one of Singapore’s premier unicorns, has dabbled in many different areas of fintech-fuelled offerings in its drive to become what it self-describes as a “super app”. Most recently though, it seems
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Youtrip, a Multi-Currency Travel Wallet, Closed US$25.5 Mil in a Pre-Series A Funding
YouTrip, a multi-currency mobile wallet with a prepaid Mastercard, has successfully raised US$25.5 million in a pre-Series A. Participating investors include major Asian family offices and venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners, founded by ex-Sequoia Partner Yinglan Tan. With the
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AI Driven Fintech AIDA Gets Funding Boost from Mastercard
AIDA an artificial intelligence focused fintech recently announced that they have raised an undisclosed sum in their Series A round, which includes investors like Mastercard, Kuok Ventures and SGInnovate. The startup develops machine learning solutions for the banking and insurance
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