Tag "GrabPay"
Grab Participates in StraitsX’s Pilot Use of Tokenised Digital Vouchers at SFF 2022
Fazz financial group’s StraitsX and Grab are testing the issuance of Purpose Bound Money (PBM) with 5,000 trial participants during Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) as one of four trials under MAS’ Project Orchid. Participants will be able to utilise PBM
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Stripe Enables GrabPay Payment Option for E-Commerce Merchants
Stripe, an online payment processing company, has partnered with GrabPay to enable businesses across Southeast Asia to offer consumers a more rewarding and convenient online payment method through the latter’s e-wallet, starting in Singapore and Malaysia. The partnership with GrabPay
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GrabPay Philippines Enables Instant Fund Transfers with InstaPay
GrabPay announced today the introduction of instant fund transfers in the Philippines within its e-wallet. This new feature is made possible thanks InstaPay, an initiative from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to enable payment interoperability. The introduction of this feature
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5 Fast Growing Fintechs in Singapore According to IDC
IDC Financial Insights today released the 2020 update of its FinTech Fast 101 research which details a list of fast-growing FinTechs in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) from 11 key markets. IDC’s FinTech Fast 101 research refers to fast-growing fintech players
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All Shops in Changi Airport Will Accept E-Wallet Payments Very Soon
The various merchants in Changi were probably already on their way towards accepting QR wallet payments one way or another, but a recent agreement may help speed up that process. Changi has inked an agreement with a payments platform, Liquid Group,
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GrabPay Eyes Vietnam and South East Asia Digital Payments Dominance as Competition Heats Up
Grab, Southeast Asia’s first decacorn valued at more than US$10 billion, began its humble beginnings as a ride-hailing app but has since evolved into one of the region’s “super app,” providing varied services ranging from food delivering, logistics services, and
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Is Cambodia The Next Stop for Grab’s E-Wallet?
Following its entry into Cambodia in 2017, Grab seems likely to bring its e-payment app, GrabPay into Cambodia sometime in 2019 as part of the wallet’s Southeast Asian focus. Cambodia and Myanmar are said to be key considerations for GrabPay’s expansion
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Mobile Payments in Vietnam: End of 2018 News Roundup
Cashless payments are booming in Vietnam, more than doubling in value over the first three quarters of 2018. In particular, transactions over mobile apps and digital wallets rose by an impressive 126% and 161%, respectively, according to Department of Payments
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GrabPay Mobile Wallet Will Likely Hit Myanmar in 2019
After Grab’s launch into Myanmar in 2017, the ride-hailing giant intends to follow-up with the expansion of their e-wallet GrabPay, in the ride-hailing giant’s ongoing Southeast Asia takeover strategy. GrabPay is considering Myanmar alongside Cambodia for expansion of its mobile
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GrabPay Wallet Expands in the Philippines
As predicted by Fintechnews the Philippines is the next stop in GrabPay’s expansion in South East Asia. Grab and Philippine-based conglomerate SM Investments Corp (SM) signed a strategic partnership in a bid to expand the GrabPay mobile wallet in the
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