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SBI Payments to launch mobile POS solution

News | Mobile Payments | 22 Feb 2021

SBI Payments is launching the YONO merchant app to expand the digitisation of merchant payments in India.

SBI Payments, SBI, India, Asia, YONO, soft POS, merchants, RBI, mobile payments

GCash launches QR code-based money transfer feature

News | Mobile Payments | 19 Feb 2021

GCASH has launched QR on Demand, a new feature that allows users to send and receive money using personal QR codes.

GCash, Philippines, Asia, QR code payments, money transfers, P2P payments, mobile payments

IDEX Biometrics featured in digital RMB hardware wallet trials

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 19 Feb 2021

IDEX Biometrics has announced that its fingerprint sensors and biometric software have been included in digital Renminbi (RMB) trials launched by the Postal Savings Bank of China.

IDEX Biometrics, digital RMB, digital renminbi, digital yuan, CBDC, China, Asia, biometric authentication, fraud prevention, digital identity

Kotak Mahindra Bank launches remittance solution on its mobile app

News | Mobile Payments | 16 Feb 2021

India-based Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced that its remittance solution, Kotak Remit, is now live on the Kotak Mobile Banking app. 

Kotak Mahindra Bank, India, Asia, mobile banking, remittance, money transfers, mobile payments

Mastercard, Razorpay partner to drive digital payments acceptance by SMEs in India

News | Online Payments | 16 Feb 2021

Mastercard and Razorpay have entered a strategic partnership that combines Razorpay’s payment processing capabilities with Mastercard’s digital banking solutions and card services to drive digital payments acceptance by small businesses and startups in India.

MasterCard, Razorpay, partnership, India, Asia, digital payments, online payments, SMEs

Viber enables GCash payments for FoodPH

News | Mobile Payments | 12 Feb 2021

Viber, Globe myBusiness, and GCash have announced a partnership that allows user to make online payments to FoodPH sellers via QR codes from GCash.

Viber, GCash, FoodPH, Globe myBusiness, the Philippines, Asia, mobile payments, online payments, QR code payments

Cashfree launches ecommerce suite to simplify digital payments in India

News | Ecommerce | 12 Feb 2021

India-based payments and banking technology company Cashfree has launched its payments toolkit for ecommerce stores and marketplaces in India. 

Cashfree, ecommerce, India, product launch, payment gateway, online payments, Asia, APAC

BharatPe raises USD 108 mln in Series D financing round

News | Mobile Payments | 11 Feb 2021

BharatPe has announced that it has raised USD 108 million in a financing round that valued the startup at USD 900 million, up from USD 425 million in 2020.

BharatPe, India, Asia, fund raising, Series D, merchants, QR code payments, POS

Boku launches direct carrier billing for Microsoft in South Korea and Saudi Arabia

News | Mobile Payments | 11 Feb 2021

Boku, a global provider of mobile payment and identity solutions, has announced that it has launched direct carrier billing as a payment method for Microsoft in both South Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Boku, direct carrier billing, Microsoft, South Korea, Asia, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, mobile payments

PhonePe, Axis Bank partner to boost UPI multi-bank model

News | Mobile Payments | 10 Feb 2021

PhonePe has partnered with Axis Bank to boost the UPI multi-bank model.

PhonePe, Axis Bank, partnership, India, Asia, UPI, Multi-bank, transactions , mobile payments

Paymaya enables payments acceptance via social media and chat apps

News | Mobile Payments | 09 Feb 2021

PayMaya has announced the introduction of a new feature on its mobile app that allows online sellers to accept cashless payments on Viber, Messenger, Instagram, and other social media and chat apps. 

PayMaya, Philippines, Asia, online payments, mobile payments, social media, Payment Link, QR code payments

GrabPay, Singtel Dash, Liquid Pay users can now transfer funds via PayNow

News | Mobile Payments | 08 Feb 2021

The Association of Banks in Singapore has announced that GrabPay, Singtel Dash, and Liquid Pay users can now use PayNow to transfer money.

GrabPay, Singtel Dash, Liquid Pay, PayNow, Singapore, Asia, bank accounts, e-wallet, money transfer, mobile payments

The transformative power of the ecommerce industry

Voice of the Industry | Ecommerce | 08 Feb 2021

Raymond Yang of Lazada Group discusses the rise of digital economy in 2020, highlighting livestreaming in online commerce as a focus point in the Asian marketplace ecosystem

Lazada, Raymond Yang, online shopping live streaming, digital economy, marketplace, Asia, APAC, Google, Temasek, Bain & Company, COVID-19, Zara, Benjamin Barker, JBL, Lego

MoneyGram, Visa partner to launch peer-to-peer payment solution for Vietnam

News | Online Payments | 03 Feb 2021

MoneyGram and Visa have partnered to launch a real-time peer-to-peer payment solution for Vietnam.

MoneyGram, Visa, partnership, Vietnam, Asia, P2P payments, money transfers, banks, Sacombank, mobile payments, online payments

HSBC rolls out private banking in Thailand, Reuters

News | Payments General | 02 Feb 2021

HSBC has set up a new private banking business in Thailand, the Asia-focused lender’s second onshore expansion in Southeast Asia, according to Reuters.

HSBC, private banking, Thailand, Asia, lender, Southeast Asia, private bank, retail wealth

Pine Labs launches contactless payments app

News | Online Payments | 28 Jan 2021

India-based merchant commerce startup Pine Labs has launched the AllTap contactless payments app, allowing merchants to accept debit and credit card payments without having to use swipe machines.

Pine Labs, India, Asia, NFC, Tap-to-Pay, contactless payments, debit card, credit card

Omise implements Netcetera's 3DS Server to secure payments in APAC

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 27 Jan 2021

Omise has implemented the Netcetera 3-D Secure Server in order to secure online payment transactions in the APAC region. 

online payments, Asia, 3-D Secure, Omise, merger, EMV, 3DS 2.2, Netcetera, APAC, refunds, ecommerce, risks

SustainKart, ecommerce marketplace for sustainable living, is launched in India

News | Ecommerce | 26 Jan 2021

Bengali antrepreneurs Nagarjuna Akkineni along with Amala Akkineni have launched SustainKart, India's first conscious ecommerce marketplace.

SustainKart, launch, marketplace launch, product launch, sustainable ecommerce, conscious consumerism, India, Telugu, Bengali, ecommerce, India, Asia, APAC

Shopee to scale ecommerce venture in Brazil

News | Ecommerce | 26 Jan 2021

According to Tech in Asia, the Singapore-based online shopping platform Shopee is planning to expand operations to Brazil.

Shopee, expansion, Brazim, Asia, Southeast Asia, Singapore, ecommerce platform, online shopping platform

HSBC integrates Omni Collect solution with eZPay

News | Online Payments | 25 Jan 2021

HSBC has announced the integration of its payments and collections solution, Omni Collect, into Zuellig Pharma Thailand's digital platform, eZPay.

HSBC, Thailand, Asia, Zuellig Pharma Thailand, ezPay, online payments, mobile payments, e-wallets, QR code