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How to evaluate open vs proprietary digital payment solutions

March 15, 2018 Jouko Ahvenainen 0

Contactless payment cards are almost everywhere these days. Cryptocurrency coins and tokens are now being issued by many companies, especially via ICOs. Many parties are planning blockchain-based settlement solutions. At the same time plug-and-play type Read more…

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Digital remittance payments to top $300 billion by 2021

March 6, 2018 News Centre 0

Digital remittance channels are paying off for traditional players and disruptors alike as such services gain popularity, and that will escalate even further as blockchain technology enters the picture. International digital P2P remittances conducted via Read more…

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There is such a thing as a Mastercard Love Index – and it’s getting bigger

February 15, 2018 John C. Tanner 0

Is romance in Asia-Pacific slowing down? And more importantly, is there an infographic for the previous question? The answers are no and yes, according to the Mastercard Love Index, which measures romantic activity in the Read more…

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LianLian to use Ripple’s blockchain for cross-border payments into China

February 9, 2018 News Centre 0

LianLian International, an international money service company licensed in Hong Kong, says it will use an enterprise blockchain solution from Ripple to process real-time cross-border payments on behalf of merchants and consumers, including invoice payments Read more…

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China finally adopts PSD2-style security for digital payments

January 19, 2018 David Birch 0

QR codes are everywhere because anyone can read them, anyone can use them, and anyone can write them. This is in part because there is no security infrastructure. The result in China, where there was Read more…

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Airtel audited for allegedly giving users bank accounts without consent

December 19, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

ITEM: Bharti Airtel is reportedly in trouble with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) over allegations that the cellco signed up users to its payment bank service without their consent. According to ET Telecom, Read more…

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2018 Preview: AI goes deep, 5G goes live, Facebook goes media

December 18, 2017 News Centre 0

If 2017 was the year when self-driving cars, AI, big data and cryptocurrencies appeared on our radar, 2018 will be the year when many of them appear in our markets, says a team of scientists Read more…

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Dialog partners with Australia for payments pilot in Northern Province

December 4, 2017 News Centre 0

Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata announced it is collaborating with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to pilot a digital payment platform rollout across 200 ATM locations in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. With Read more…

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PayPal throws its hat in India’s digital payment ring

November 9, 2017 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Payment processor PayPal Holdings on Wednesday launched domestic operations in India, a market already dominated by China’s Alibaba-backed PayTM, the country’s leading digital payments firm. PayPal’s entry in the Indian market comes as Read more…

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Google joins India’s digital payments free-for-all with Tez

September 19, 2017 News Centre 0

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Google on Monday launched a localized payments app for India called Tez as it tries to gain a foothold in the country’s rapidly-growing digital payments space. India’s crowded digital payments market, Read more…

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Rumor: Google to launch local payment service in India

September 15, 2017 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Google plans to introduce a localized digital payment service in India as early as next week, technology website TechCrunch reported, citing a report from news site The Ken. The payment service, called Google Read more…

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How blockchain is helping refugees get a new start: report

September 6, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

We hear a lot about how blockchain is disrupting the banking and financial sector in terms of creating new currencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum, and enabling new kinds of financial transaction services that can Read more…

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Mastercard and PayPal expand APAC payment partnership

August 4, 2017 News Centre 0

Mastercard and PayPal have announced an extension of their partnership into Asia Pacific to make Mastercard a clear payment option within PayPal. Through collaborations with Mastercard bank partners, consumers will be able to seamlessly add Read more…

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Rumor: Paytm to challenge WhatsApp with OTT messaging

August 2, 2017 News Centre 0

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s leading digital payments firm Paytm plans to launch a messaging service by the end of this month to compete with Facebook’s WhatsApp, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Read more…

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Paytm sees gold in digital payments – five tons of it, to be exact

July 21, 2017 News Centre 0

BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Paytm plans to sell five tons of gold valued around $200 million this year, the digital payments firm said on Friday, as it strives to develop a viable business from its e-wallet Read more…

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Stripe adds Alipay and WeChat Pay to global payments platform

July 11, 2017 News Centre 0

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Silicon Valley startup Stripe has partnered with digital payment providers Alipay and WeChat Pay to enable merchants using its platform globally to accept payments from hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers. Read more…

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International push paying off for Chinese digital payments firms

June 28, 2017 News Centre 0

Chinese companies like Alibaba, Tencent and UnionPay are increasingly dominating the digital payments scene as they expand their reach outside of China into the lucrative international market, according to a new study from Juniper Research. Read more…

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Norwegian Cruise Line adopts Alipay for debut Chinese liner

June 23, 2017 News Centre 0

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the debut of the Alipay payment solution onboard its most recent addition to its fleet and its first cruise ship in the China market, Norwegian Joy. Norwegian began accepting transactions Read more…

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India’s Hike launches in-app wallet for its messaging platform

June 21, 2017 News Centre 0

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian instant messaging platform Hike rolled out an in-app electronic payments wallet on Tuesday in a bid to cash in on rising digital transactions, replicating similar services offered by its backer Tencent Read more…

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Paytm aims to double its customer base with new niche bank

May 24, 2017 News Centre 0

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian digital payments firm Paytm, which is backed by Asian technology giants SoftBank Corp and Alibaba Group Holding, launched a niche bank on Tuesday, part of a plan to more than double Read more…

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