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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 Asia08/09/2023

myOKIES has launched a digital contactless service for Vietnamese businesses, enabling customers to order and pay for purchases directly from their cell phones using a QR code. Customers can scan the code using their smartphone camera, which will take them to the myOKIES page where they can select their items and pay using a variety […]

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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 Asia21/04/2022

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 Asia10/03/2022

Samsung Pay’s security is in the “very good” category. This was announced by the tech giant in an official newsroom post. According to the post, Samsung Pay scored 450 points out of 500 in a security test conducted by an independent agency called umlaut. Umlaut is part of the Ireland-based IT company Accenture and offers ‘advisory […]

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Retail Asia12/07/2021

A new and welcome change to Google Pay users in the US is now coming: you will be able to use your Google Pay balance to pay in stores. The new feature is currently only available in the States, but it should be available to all Google Pay users soon. Starting this week, users in […]

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Retail Asia26/05/2021

Last fall, Instagram announced the launch of its short-form video platform called Reels—TikTok’s unofficial rival. The app allows you to easily record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, special effects, and plenty of creative tools. By allowing public accounts to share “reels” to the wider Instagram community through a new Explore space, Instagram has seen […]

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Retail Asia12/05/2021

Launched all the way back in 2015 as Android Pay on the underlying technology of Google Wallet and rebranded as Google Pay a little over three years ago, the search giant’s Apple Pay-rivaling digital wallet platform has been slowly but steadily expanding to more and more places around the world and more and more US banks in the last 12 months […]

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Retail Asia07/12/2020

More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries have signed a letter to Amazon.com Inc boss Jeff Bezos backing a campaign that claims the tech giant has “dodged and dismissed … debts to workers, societies, and the planet,” organizers said. The “Make Amazon Pay” campaign was launched on Nov. 27 – the annual Black Friday shopping […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2020

The refreshed app, which builds on Singapore’s payments infrastructure, now allows real-time money transfers via PayNow for DBS PayLah!, OCBC Bank and Standard Chartered customers. Google has launched a new version of its payments app Google Pay, which streamlines money transfers from different banks on one platform and allows customers to make peer-to-peer transfers via […]

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Retail Asia29/07/2020

Apple Pay and Google Pay compete with each other for world dominance, while other services like Samsung Pay and LG Pay struggle to keep up. If you’re using an Android or iOS smartphone in the US, the chance is your bank already supports either of the two big mobile payment systems. However, if you live in Europe, […]

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Retail Asia17/12/2019

The digital wallet and fintech service for messaging app Line will allow people from Japan, Korea and Thailand to use their local mobile payment services when in Taiwan. Line Pay has announced a cross-border mobile payment alliance to connect the ecosystems of payment operators Line Pay Japan, Rabbit Line Pay (Thailand), Naver Financial (Korea), and […]

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Retail Asia15/11/2019

Alipay and WeChat Pay have announced plans to open up their platforms to foreigners visiting the mainland. This week, the two dominant payment apps in China announced that they will allow their platforms to be used by visitors to China, possibly boosting spending there. Although Alipay and WeChat Pay’s logos are visible in stores and […]

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Retail Asia16/10/2019

Samsung Pay has come a long way since making its US and Korea debut more than four years ago, spreading to over two dozen additional markets around the world and pretty much working anywhere physical credit and debit cards are accepted nowadays. That said, the mobile payment service seems to have slowed down its expansion and development […]

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Retail Asia06/09/2019

Google continues to push dark themes to its apps and service, a more than welcome feature that Android users have been requested for a long time. Pay is the next Google app that is getting the long-awaited dark theme, although we’re not yet sure if the update that brings the new feature is rolling out […]

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Retail Asia14/08/2019

Apple’s Services business generated record revenue of $11.5 billion during its fiscal third quarter. This is Apple’s second-largest unit and its most profitable. And one of the businesses in this segment is Apple Pay. This is Apple’s mobile payment system and the company takes .15% of the value of each transaction rung up on the platform. […]

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Retail Asia02/08/2019

Lee Hwa’s JewelPlay concept has opened at Bugis Junction, promising personalised jewellery and services for weddings. Targeting millennial couples and fashion-forward shoppers, the 880sqft concept store features interactive touch-points and spaces geared to showcasing the brand’s bridal jewellery collection, Lee Hwa Romance, as well as its extensive multi-wear series catered to the young and the […]

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Retail Asia24/07/2019

Officeworks staff have approved a new Store Operations Agreement that will introduce higher base pay and penalty rates and new leave entitlements for eligible team members. More than 80 percent of staff participated in the vote, which closed on Sunday night, with 97 percent voting in favor of the new Agreement, according to a release […]

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