Blockchain action this day: EY and Microsoft launch a blockchain solution for content rights/royalties management; AlipayHK and GCash launch a blockchain-based cross-border remittance service; SmartPesa launches its ICO for a blockchain network that offers credit Read more…
The Singtel Group and Razer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strategically collaborate on e-payments, eSports, gaming-related digital media and telecoms services across Southeast Asia. According to Euromonitor, mobile payments in Southeast Asia is Read more…
The future of money in the age of digital currency is one of the topics we’ve been exploring most frequently in a variety of recent client talks and articles. Here we discuss the future of Read more…
The GSMA has launched a global scheme for mobile money providers to offer safer, more transparent and more resilient financial services to millions of mobile money users around the world. Announced at the industry organization’s Read more…
Singtel Group has announced plans to interconnect mobile wallets across different ecosystems through an interoperable platform for its regional operations, starting with Singtel and Thai cellco AIS. The new platform will enable visitors travelling between Read more…
HGC Global Communications announced that customers can now purchase its “hgc on air” Wi-Fi Pass using the new WeChat Pay HK mobile app. HGC’s outdoor Wi-Fi service sports over 29,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in Hong Kong, Read more…
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…
Telenor Group announced it has reached a strategic partnership agreement with Ant Financial Services Group in Pakistan, under which Ant Financial will invest $184.5 million for a 45% stake in Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB) to Read more…
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…
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple will accept Chinese mobile payment app Alipay in its local stores, boosting its ties with giant e-commerce firm Alibaba Group amid a push by the iPhone maker to revive growth in Read more…
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