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Retail Asia16/03/2023
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Telecom

Providers of pre-activated SIM cards face suspension

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The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that it will suspend network providers found distributing pre-activated SIM cards or cards registered under incorrect personal info. The providers need to publish a list of authorized salespoints on their websites and ensure that their employees only register subscribers who submit personal details in line with the […]
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Retail Asia10/05/2022
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Living

Vietnamese NFT game big in Japan

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Titan Hunters, a non-fungible token game developed in Vietnam, is currently the 21st most downloaded adventure game on iOS in Japan. It has been downloaded over 100,000 times on Android devices. It has also gained social media attention and was among the top mentioned topics on Twitter at the end of last month and early […]
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Retail Asia05/03/2021
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Electronics

Samsung will develop payment cards with fingerprint scanners with Mastercard

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Samsung and Mastercard have partnered up to develop a fingerprint-authenticated payment card. Yes, we’re talking about an actual, physical card with a built-in fingerprint scanner. This innovation will increase the security of contactless payments and give users another layer of safety – while looking pretty darn cool. The card will work with every in-store (POS) […]
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Retail Asia22/01/2020
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Finance

Card Payments To Exceed One Billion In Hong Kong

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Despite the dominance of cash, card payments volume in Hong Kong is expected to surpass one billion in 2020, says GlobalData. The convenience of electronic payments, robust payment infrastructure and the emergence of contactless payments are expected to drive the total number of card payments from 642.0 million in 2015 to 1 billion in 2020, […]
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Retail Asia09/09/2019
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Finance

OCBC Launches Mass-Market Travel Credit Card

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The bank is hoping to capitalize on the rising trend of frequent traveling among the younger generation and the high share of rebates and reward card users who are also keen travelers. OCBC Bank has launched its first mass-market miles card, the OCBC 90°N Card, with which it hopes to achieve $1 billion in annual billings within three […]
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Retail Asia10/05/2019
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Finance

Standard Chartered Provides Instant Loans

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Our clients are highly engaged digitally. We have seen a 33 percent quarter-on-quarter growth in new mobile active clients, as our clients look to do most of their banking activities digitally, from application to activation to service requests and payments,» said Natalia Goh, Head of Credit Cards and Personal Loans, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, in […]
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Retail Asia06/05/2019
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Finance

Google Pay update brings Gmail integration

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Google is trying to build an entire ecosystem that will allow users to access any important information from just about every Google app. Gmail has been integrated with many other Google apps, but other developers noticed the benefits and added integration with the email app. The newest app that benefits from Gmail integration is Google Pay, […]
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Retail Asia03/04/2019
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Telecom

Singtel targets Millennials with all-digital mobile plan

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Singtel has announced the launch of an all-digital mobile service plan targeted at technology-savvy Millennial customers. The new product, GOMO Mobile, offers functionality including immediate online sign up and same-day SIM card delivery, 24/7 live chat for customer service inquiries and a dedicated customer care app. The S$20 GOMO Mobile plan includes 20GB of data, […]
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Retail Asia08/03/2019
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Finance

Abysmal start Zero Pay pilot in South Korean

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The Seoul city government’s smartphone-based payment-program pilot posted an abysmal track record in its first full month of service, data showed Wednesday. In a bid to help relieve small merchants of burdensome credit card fees, the municipality began the trial run of the “Zero Pay” service in late December, enabling users to pay for purchases […]
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Retail Asia07/03/2019
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Finance

Card-not-present fraud will cost retailers US$130 billion

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Increasingly complex card-not-present fraud will cost retailers US$130 billion globally in digital sales over the next five years. A Juniper Research study predicts that retailers’ slow pace in keeping up with new fraud prevention requirements will allow cybercriminal practices to become more widespread as more and more consumers shop online. It observes that established point-of-sale […]
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Retail Asia04/01/2019
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Finance

Vietnam wants urban residents to pay bills without cash

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The Vietnamese government wants cashless transactions made viable for all household bill payments by the end of this year. A recent government resolution on changing the business environment to improve competitiveness and labor productivity contains a push to accelerate use of cashless transactions. Provincial and municipal leaders have accordingly been tasked with instructing all schools […]
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Retail Asia02/05/2018
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Food

Starbucks Plans To Step Up Digital Marketing Efforts

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Starbucks saw strong growth in its loyalty program and mobile transactions over its second fiscal quarter of 2018, the company announced ahead of its earnings call. The coffee chain added 1.6 million new U.S. members to its Starbucks rewards program. In addition, Starbucks discovered that members of Starbucks rewards were buying more: Over the quarter, their spend increased […]
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