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Super-apps are the new battleground in fintech – who is in the game?
Super-apps are now in the spotlight in the battle to attract customers away from traditional banks and into the arms of fintech disruptors. Read more…
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PayPal: pathfinder in mobile payments and setting direction for the industry
PayPal has been in the news recently for launching and enhancing services that are changing the way we pay for goods – and manage our money. Read more…
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Indian corporates form consortiums with banks, Big Tech for NUE licences
Indian corporates have partnered with global Big Techs and payments companies to form as many as four consortiums to apply for the license with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to become New Umbrella Entities (NUE). Read more…
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Neobanks are threatening established banks – but competition heats up
Neobanks, a term that is still reasonably new, is an interesting term for an interesting battleground. Banking is being violently disrupted. Read more…
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Buy Now, Pay Later is a new normal way to pay. But Buyer Beware!
Buy Now, Pay Later is the way that Generation Z and, to a slightly less extent, Millenials, like to pay for goods and services. Sounds great? Read more…
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ByteDance launches Douyin Pay payment service for TikTok in China
Beijing-based ByteDance launched its third-party payment service for the Chinese version of its hit short video app TikTok, “Douyin Pay”. Read more…
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RCS future is bright – according to Juniper – but is there trouble ahead?
RCS has had a lot of bad press over the years and it has taken a long time to mature. It was designed by committee, which which never helps. Read more…
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Digital payments company Stripe is on a roll and heading for AsiaPac
US digital payments company Stripe plans to expand across Asia, including Japan, China and India, after boosting its staff by 40%. Read more…
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The future of commerce and payments in the post-COVID era
As commerce and payments evolve, mobile devices, big data, hyper-personalisation and ambient experiences are changing everything. Read more…
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In payments, massive change is the new normal – and huge opportunity
When it comes to payments, we knew that the change towards contactless and mobile payments was accelerating hugely. Read more…