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UnionPay International partners with Spring Airlines

News | Payments General | 07 Feb 2024

Payment network UnionPay International has partnered with Spring Airlines to allow the latter’s website to accept UnionPay cards for tourists and business travellers. 

travel payments, credit card, payment methods, payments , digital payments

China includes CBDC in its currency circulation report

News | Cryptocurrencies | 12 Jan 2023

The People’s Bank of China (PBC) has included in its currency circulation report the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the e-CNY, also known as digital yuan.

report, CBDC, digital currency, digitalisation, crypto, digital banking, digital assets

FedEx expands Asia-Pacific reach through South China by 2027

News | Ecommerce | 01 Aug 2022

FedEx Express has signed an agreement with Guangdong Airport Authority Logistics Company in China in order to expand and upgrade the FedEx Guangzhou Gateway.

delivery, expansion, ecommerce, marketplace

Will China pave the way for large-scale CBDC usage?

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 22 Oct 2021

Gonzalo Santamaria of Currency Research suggests in this article that it’s time to get ready for large-scale use cases. So let’s see what’s next for China’s CBDC project

CBDC, digital currency, blockchain, payment methods

China closer to piloting the use of CBDC

News | Cryptocurrencies | 25 Jan 2021

China’s biggest cities have come closer and closer to holding pilots to promote the use of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2021.

China, CBDC, cryptocurrency, crypto testing, digital banking, centralised currency, DCEP, innovation

China's CBDC will be distributed in Shenzhen as part of public trials

News | Cryptocurrencies | 12 Oct 2020

The Chinese city of Shenzhen has announced plans to distribute over 10 million yuan in China’s upcoming digital currency as part of public trials.

digital currency electronic payment, wallets, digital yuan, merchants, trials, payments digitalisation, DCEP, CBDC, China

Major Chinese cities announce testing of Central Bank Digital Currency

News | Cryptocurrencies | 21 Aug 2020

Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will soon be tested in ‘Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and Yangtze River Delta region’ according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.

central bank digital currency, CBDC, China, digital yuan, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, digital wallet app, accounts, money, payments , money transfer

China's virtual Yuan DCEP System to be released in Hong Kong

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Aug 2020

China’s virtual yuan (CBDC), also referred to as digital currency electronic payment (DCEP) has been announced for testing in Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Area in August 2020.

China, Hong Kong, virtual yuan, DCEP System, CBDC, Greater Bay Area, digital currency, digital currency electronic payment, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Macau, financial centre, financial infrastructure, Guangdong, South China, international adoption, virtual banking system

KBank establishes fintech company in China

News | Payments General | 25 Jun 2020

KASIKORNBANK (KBank) has established KASIKORN Vision Information Technology, a fintech company wholly owned by KASIKORN Vision (KVision) with registered capital of RMB 300 million.

KASIKORNBANK, KBank, fintech, China, banking, fintech, technology, digital

Ant Financial unveils SaaS version of its database solution OceanBase

News | Payments General | 26 Mar 2020

Ant Financial has launched the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version of its technology product OceanBase.

China Construction Bank, Bank of Nanjing, PICC Health, Bank of Suzhou, Guangdong Rural Credit Union, Alipay, technology, OceanBase

China-based financing platform OneConnect grants first DLT-based loan

News | Payments General | 07 Jan 2020

China-based fintech OneConnect has announced that it has granted the first loan on its blockchain based financing platform for SMEs.

OneConnect, financing platform, B2B payments, lending, B2B lending, SME financing platform, ICBC, China Construction Bank, China, Asia, APAC, digital government, Guangdong

Standard Chartered, Linklogis complete joint transaction on blockchain platform

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 05 Aug 2019

Standard Chartered and Linklogis have recently completed their first joint deep-tier supply chain financing transaction for Digital Guangdong and its upstream suppliers.

Standard Chartered, Linklogis, supply chain finance, blockchain, suppliers, China

Chinas central bank DLT trade finance platform processes USD 4.5 bln

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 08 Jul 2019

People’s Bank of China’s blockchain trade finance platform has announced it has processed USD 4.5 billion in foreign exchange transactions.

Peoples Bank of China, China, Asia, APAC, trade finance, blockchain trade finance, trade finance platform, distributed ledger technology, cross-border financing

OneConnect to build supply chain finance ecosystem

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 05 Jul 2019

Singapore-based fintech OneConnect has announced building a supply chain finance plaform with blockchain and cloud infrastructure to boost trade finance for SMEs.

OneConnect, supply chain finance, supply chain finance ecosystem, SME, trade finance, Singapore, Asia, APAC, cloud-based platform

Velotrade completes cross border trade financing transaction

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 21 May 2019

Account receivables financing platform Velotrade has executed cross border trade receivables transactions involving mainland Chinese companies.

Velotrade, trade finance, Qianhai Financial Assets Exchange, QEX, partnership, trade financing transaction, China, Asia, APAC

IDEX, Chutian Dragon, PAX to accelerate smart card adoption in Asia

News | Cards | 30 Apr 2019

Norway-based fingerprint tech company IDEX Biometrics has partenered with Chutian Dragon and PAX Technology to speed up biometric payment cards adoption in Asia.

IDEX, Chutian Dragon, PAX, biometrics, smart cards

Chinese province to use DLT-based electronic tax invoices for ecommerce

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 22 Feb 2019

The Guangdong Municipal Taxation Bureau has announced that it will implement an e invoice platform based on blockchain for the e-commerce industry.

The Guangdong Municipal Taxation Bureau, China, platform launch

Peoples Bank of China pilots blockchain trade finance platform

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 14 Sep 2018

A new trade and finance blockchain platform backed by the People\s Bank of China has started official pilot operations in Shenzhen, China.

Peoples Bank of China, blockchain, trade finance, trade finance platform, supply chain finance, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Dawan District Trade Finance Blockchain Platform

UnionPay International rolls out UnionPay app in Hong Kong and Macau

News | Payments General | 12 Sep 2018

UnionPay International has launched the UnionPay app in Hong Kong and Macau to enhance the local customers` mobile payment experience.

UnionPay International, UnionPay app, Hong Kong, Macau, cards, ATMs, POS, mobile payments

Tencent calls on China to link travel documents with mobile phone

News | Online Payments | 05 Mar 2018

Tencent has called on the Chinese government to introduce an ID system that would link multiple sets of travel documents with a mobile phone.

Tencent, China, Hong Kong, e-payments, online payments, mobile, trade, travel