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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

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

YouTrip partners Visa to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia

News | Mobile Payments | 06 Jan 2021

YouTrip, a Singapore-based multicurrency mobile wallet has announced a six-year partnership with Visa to accelerate its expansion into the rest of Southeast Asia, starting with Malaysia and Philippines.

YouTrip, Visa, travel, mobile wallet, multicurrency, mobile payments, Southeast Asia

Ecommerce in Southeast Asia: crushing complexity, cashing in, and lifting boats

Voice of the Industry | Ecommerce | 17 Dec 2020

Tristan Chiappini, PPRO’s VP, Head of Partnerships APAC, paints a comprehensive picture of the main ecommerce developments in Southeast Asia

Tristan Chiappini, PPRO, ecommerce, Southeast Asia, coronavirus, lockdown, COVID-19, pandemic, merchants, PSPs, consumer loyalty, brick-and-mortar, online shopping, local payment methods, e-wallets

Mastercard, Pine Labs to launch 'pay later' solution in Asia in 2021

News | Online Payments | 09 Dec 2020

Mastercard and Pine Labs have planned to launch their integrated ‘pay later’ solution in five Southeast Asian markets early in 2021. 

MasterCard, Pine Labs, expansion, pay later, instalment, Southeast Asia, product launch, merchants, payment gateways

Singapore-based Fincy partners with Accuity

News | Cryptocurrencies | 11 Nov 2020

Singapore-based app for crypto and fiat currencies transactions Fincy has partnered with global payment and compliance company Accuity, according to the official press release. 

Singapore, Fincy, Accuity, partnership, crypto, Fiat, currencies, digital, payment, compliance, Southeast Asia, SMEs, KYC, API, AI, DLT, crypto payment gateway, mobile payment provider, custody wallet, Token

Grab, Marriott announce partnership in Southeast Asia

News | Mobile Payments | 29 Oct 2020

Grab, a Singapore-based delivery and payments company, has partnered with Marriott International to integrate features provided by the hotel chain into the Grab super app in Southeast Asia.

Grab, Marriott, Southeast Asia, super app, GrabPay, partnership

Payment methods in 2020 – The global overview

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 26 Oct 2020

Alexandra Constantinovici, senior editor with The Paypers, drills down on the most relevant updates in the global payments industry, with focus on key particularities from each geography. 

payment methods report, The Paypers, payment methods, online payments, mobile payments, cashless society, QR payments, pay later solutions, Asia, US, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Southeast Asia, Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, LATAM, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, ecommerce, online commerce, Unified Payment Interface, tap-on-phone, POS, mobile PoS

Olay, Shopee to accelerate ecommerce growth in Southeast Asia

News | Ecommerce | 08 Oct 2020

US-based skincare company Olay has partnered with ecommerce platform Shopee to launch the Adult Fearlessly campaign, meant to empower millennial women.

 

Olay, Shopee, ecommerce, partnership, Adult Fearlessly, Southeast Asia, campaign

Shopee, Visa partner to boost the digital economy in Southeast Asia

News | Online Payments | 02 Oct 2020

Shopee and Visa have announced a five-year regional strategic partnership to encourage greater participation in Southeast Asia’s digital economy.

Shopee, Visa, Southeast Asia, digital economy, digital payments, MSMEs, credit cards, Cybersource, payment management platform, transaction processing, fraud detection, online shopping

Huawei, Sunline launch contactless Digital Loan One Box solution

News | Online Payments | 29 Sep 2020

Sunline and Huawei have jointly released the Digital Loan One Box solution – a global contactless solution for financial services – at HUAWEI CONNECT 2020.

Sunline, Huawei, launch, Digital Loan One Box Solutio, contactless solution, financial services, HUAWEI CONNECT 2020, Southeast Asia, The Middle East, LATAM, Africa, financial inclusiveness, loan product campaign, customer E-KYC, risk assessment, fund disbursement, post-loan processing, biometric identity authentication, APIs

Frasers Property Retail pushes out new ecommerce platform in Singapore

News | Ecommerce | 04 Sep 2020

Singapore-based real estate property management company Frasers Property Retail has announced the launch of an ecommerce marketplace named Frasers eStore. 

Frasers Property Retail, real estate management, ecommerce, eStore, Singapore, Southeast Asia, online shopping, real estate

Rapyd, LytePay, ERA Singapore team up to launch a business wallet and payment card

News | Cards | 21 Aug 2020

Rapyd and LytePay have announced their collaboration to launch a business wallet and a complementary Mastercard payment card for local-based real estate salespersons (RES) of ERA Singapore.  

Rapyd, partnership, LytePay, ERA Singapore, launch, business wallet, payment card, Real Estate Salespersons, Southeast Asia, income data, invoice, card issuing

Netflix to ramp up its subscription plans in Southeast Asia

News | Ecommerce | 17 Aug 2020

US-based streaming giant Netflix has tooled up its mobile-only subscription service in Southeast Asia, expanding its local content as the launch of Disney+ in Indonesia approaches.

Netflix, Disney+, subscription service, Southeast Asia, Viu, WeTV

Incomlend secures USD 20 mln in funding round

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 11 Aug 2020

Incomlend, a Singapore-based startup that operates a trading platform to connect exporters and importers with investors, has raised USD 20 million in a new financing round.

Singapore, trade finance, startup, Incomlend, Sequoia Capital India, CMA CGM Group, Europe, Southeast Asia, North Asia, technology, invoice, AI, artificial intelligence, supply chain, payments

GoPay launches e-wallet for YouTube subscriptions in Indonesia

News | Mobile Payments | 10 Aug 2020

GoPay, Gojek’s digital wallet and payment solutions platform has launched its payment option on YouTube Premium and YouTube Music subscriptions in Indonesia.

GoPay, Gojek, Google Pay, Indonesia, e-wallet, YouTube subscriptions, Southeast Asia, Asia, APAC, mobile payments, Youtube music, sibscription payments

Singapore's IRAS taps DBS for payment digitalisation

News | Online Payments | 06 Aug 2020

Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), a government authority in charge of tax collection, has collaborated with DBS to digitalise payments.


DBS, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, IRAS, SingPass/CorpPass, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia, APAC, PayNow QR, QR payments, mobile payments, APIs, MyTax portal, online payments

Forex trading increased by 300% during the pandemic

News | Payments General | 05 Aug 2020

The FX trading have seen an increase by approximately 300% during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forex, trading, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, Africa, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, brokers

Grab puts partnership with troubled Wirecard on hold in Singapore

News | Online Payments | 25 Jun 2020

Southeast Asian payments company Grab has announced it put a partnership with scandal-hit Wirecard on hold.

Grab, Wirecard, partnership, Singapore, Southeast Asia, merchants, ecommerce, online payments, e-wallet, payments

Curlec to bring direct debit online for Malaysian people

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 22 Jun 2020

Malaysia-based fintech Curlec has secured funding from 500 startups.

Malaysia, fintech, Curlec, SMEs, payments , direct debit, banks, transactions , startups, banking, software, partnership, Southeast Asia