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Retail Asia06/03/2024

Apple Pay is now available with the VIB Mastercards, bringing to card holders an easier, safer and more secure way to pay. Each Apple Pay transaction takes a few seconds and is done in just three simple steps. Beyond that, facial recognition (FaceID) technology will enhance security and privacy for cardholders. “Now, customer can easily […]

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Retail Asia19/02/2024

Some social media users are complaining that they are unable to use contactless payment system Apple Pay to ring up a transaction using a Chase credit card. On Apple’s System Status page, it notes that Apple Pay is undergoing some maintenance at the moment and adds that some users in Maryland may have issues with the […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2023

The second-largest hardware chain in the U.S. has finally decided to support Apple Pay. For those who don’t know what Apple Pay is, it is the mobile payment service that allows an iPhone user to select a credit, debit, or prepaid card from the Wallet app and tap the phone against a POS machine to […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2023

If you have a PayPal debit or credit card, starting today you can add them to your Apple Wallet app where they can be selected for use with the Apple Pay mobile payment service. There are two ways that you can accomplish this. Number one, you can open the iOS PayPal app and find the […]

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Retail Asia25/08/2023

A few days ago we showed you some video ads that Apple has put together for a promo campaign it is running for Apple Pay, its mobile payment service. Apple does keep .15% of the value of a transaction that has been paid for with Apple Pay. That means if you use your iPhone or Apple Watch […]

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Retail Asia22/08/2023

Last month when Apple started promoting hashtags for Apple Pay on X, we wondered whether this was the start of a marketing campaign for the service. Apple has indeed started to promote Apple Pay using a tagline that was one of those seen with a hashtag on X: #PayTheAppleWay. For the tech giant, it is a volume business; […]

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Retail Asia09/08/2023

Apple Pay has arrived in Vietnam, enabling users to make contactless money transactions through an iPhone or Apple Watch. Vietnam is the third country in Southeast Asia to allow Apple Pay after Malaysia and Singapore. Several lenders such as MB Bank and Techcombank now support Apple Pay services at some establishments such as Starbucks, Phuc […]

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Retail Asia17/07/2023

Digital wallet Apple Pay will soon be available in Vietnam. At least one bank has announced that it will soon support Apple Pay services. Sources have told VnExpress that three other major banks will also launch Apple Pay by the end of this month. Users can add their credit and debit card information to Apple Pay and […]

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Retail Asia21/03/2023

After a years-long wait, Apple Pay today launched in South Korea, allowing those living in the country to use Apple’s payment system to make contactless payments using the iPhone or Apple Watch. Apple has been working to bring ‌Apple Pay‌ to South Korea since 2017, but Apple was unable to be registered as an electronic financial business operator because regulators […]

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Retail Asia21/04/2022

Apple Pay is the company’s mobile payment platform. It’s a brilliant money-making scheme because Apple receives a cut of .15% of the value of each transaction that uses the feature (15 cents for each $100 purchase). With more than a million retail stores, gas stations, supermarkets, and restaurants accepting Apple Pay in the U.S. alone […]

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Retail Asia08/05/2019

JCPenney has finally released an official statement. This offers a technical explanation for the retailer’s decision to “suspend all contactless payment options until a later date.” While that suggests there’s a good chance Apple Pay support will be reactivated at some point in the future, JCPenney is also hinting at modest popularity for the digital […]

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Retail Asia27/03/2019

Google’s proprietary digital wallet service has done a pretty good job of keeping up with Apple Pay over the last year or so in terms of both US availability and international expansions, frequently spreading its wings to new banks, as well as major retailers like Target. Before long, Google Pay will also catch up with […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2018

Nuwemaru Street in Yeon-dong, Jeju City, was known as Baojian street until it was renamed in April. The street had been called Baojian from 2011 when the Chinese pharmaceutical company of the same name sent 12,000 employees to the southern tourist island as a reward. Despite the sharp drop of visitors since 2017 – when […]

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Retail Asia21/12/2018

Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, has deepened its partnership with Singtel’s Dash to support the Dash mobile wallet’s Visa Virtual Account on Apple Pay. From now on, Dash’s customers can make payments using Apple Pay at millions of participating on- and offline merchants worldwide. Brigitte Haeuser-Axtner, Executive Vice President, Sales Asia, […]

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Retail Asia07/12/2018

M&Ms World Shanghai reopened yesterday in Shanghai Shimao International Plaza. The newly remodeled 1600sqm interactive store, which offers an immersive, personalised experience with the M&M brand to residents and tourists, remains the only one based in Asia. The store is part of the global M&Ms retail business, which includes My M&Ms’ e-commerce sites and a […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2018

Affirm, a startup that offers instant loans for online purchases, is expanding its financing services to brick-and-mortar retail. Shoppers can use Affirm InStore in physical locations, secure credit approval and pay for their purchase in fixed monthly installments. Additionally, the company revealed that consumers can instantly add a newly issued Affirm virtual card to Apple Pay, via […]

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Retail Asia08/12/2016

Going digital is part of HSBC’s strategy as technology and mobility are changing how customers do banking. The customers will be given a discount for every Apple Pay transaction until Januar 15. HSBC Singapore is treating its HSBC Visa and MasterCard credit cardholders with Apple Pay, according to a statement sent on Monday. Customers using […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2016

Customers can enjoy $5 off every transaction as a kick off promo. HSBC Singapore is treating its HSBC Visa and MasterCard credit cardholders with Apple Pay. Customers using iPhone SE, iPhone 6 to higher versions, and Apple Watch can use Apple Pay in stores with Visa payWave or MasterCard contactless payment terminals in Singapore and […]

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Retail Asia18/11/2016

7-Eleven Singapore convenience stores are about to have a makeover, with some of them being enlarged by 30 per cent to offer freshly prepared meals and seating. COO Steven Lye says the chain will stock premium products, introduce seating areas and create a range of fresh-chilled, ready-to-eat meals delivered to the store daily. “We want […]

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Retail Asia16/11/2016

While digital commerce is strong in the world’s two largest economies, Chinese shoppers use smartphones and tablets more than shoppers in the US. This is shown in a new study from IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) and IAB China, Understanding Digital Commerce in the US and China. Conducted by consulting firm Hypothesis Group, the research shows […]

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