The countries involved in the collaboration are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, while the partnership will allow people to make purchases by using their won country’s app instead of a local app to make QR code payments.
Currently, the integration is incomplete as only three countries (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand) are already interconnected and have enabled cross-border payments via QR codes. At the same time, Singapore and Malaysia have a pre-signed deal to link PayNow and DuitNow by the end of 2022. The Philippines has a similar cross-border deal with Singapore since 2021, with plans to expand the collaboration with Malaysia and Thailand.
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