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Contactless payments are now mainstream, especially in Asia Pacific
Contactless payments and mobile payments in general have been on a sustained growth curve for the last few years. Read more…
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AsiaPac consumers moving to cleaner, touch-free, contactless payments
A significant majority of consumers in AsiaPac have turned to cleaner, touch-free, contactless card payments for necessary purchases. Read more…
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Are we really looking at the end of cash? If so, when?
Cash – and how we should be able to live without it – is back in the news. It’s suddenly so last decade. Is this the end of cash? Read more…
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Where on earth is Facebook going with Libra? Desperation City?
You have to hand it to Facebook and its partners in Libra, they don’t give up easily. The whole project seems to have lost impetus – to be polite. Read more…
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Australia may stop debit card payments through Visa, Mastercard
Australian regulators may stop banks from automatically directing debit card payments through the world’s largest payment processors Visa and Mastercard. Read more…
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India’s DoT warns licensees not to delay payment of AGR dues
India’s Dept of Telecommunications (DoT) has advised all companies not to delay payment of dues related to the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) ruling. Read more…
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India, China to drive huge growth in cloud based mPOS solutions
A new study from Juniper Research suggests that mPOS solutions are going to be a huge growth area, driven by demand from India and China. Read more…
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The digital commerce and payments prize is huge – let battle begin
It seems a pretty good bet that Google, Apple and the rest have read Juniper Research’s latest report on digital commerce. It is going to take off – big time! Read more…
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India allows telcos to defer spectrum payments until March 2020
India has allowed telecom operators to defer payments due for spectrum bought via auction until the end of March 2022, giving some respite to firms. Read more…
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DOCOMO partners Juvo to increase reach of prepaid payments
Juvo, a provider of financial identities for the underbanked, has announced a strategic partnership with DOCOMO Digital, the mobile commerce enabler. Read more…