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Retail Asia06/11/2020

Google Pay is pretty big in the US, and starting this week it will get even bigger. Currently, thousands of banks and financial institutions offer customers support for Google Pay, so the 89 names added this week will probably feel like a grain in the sand. The list of 89 banks that now support Google Pay […]

Retail Asia22/10/2019

Major South Korean convenience-store chain CU is preparing to accept payments in cryptocurrency. The chain, which operates more than 13,000 outlets in the country, will use the Chai payment system to trade in Terra, a won-backed stablecoin that has garnered investment from many large Korean firms. CU parent firm BGF Retail partnered with Chai earlier […]

Retail Asia29/08/2019

The bank is on a recruitment spree in Hong Kong and Singapore as it hopes to increase its private banking assets by 50 percent to $100 million in the next three to five years. The U.K.-based bank will be hiring 30 to 40 private bankers per year in Hong Kong and Singapore, where it derives most […]

Retail Asia31/05/2019

Cash transactions remain highly popular in Vietnam compared to other ASEAN countries as it has low banking penetration. A new Standard Chartered report says Vietnam has the lowest bank account ratio in six ASEAN countries at 30.8 percent of the population aged 15 and up. This ratio is 34.5 percent in the Philippines, 48.9 percent […]

Retail Asia06/05/2019

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, […]

Retail Asia02/05/2019

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, […]

Retail Asia29/03/2019

Vietnamese consumers are embracing digital payments as a faster and more convenient way to pay, with consumers using their credit and debit cards more often for in store and online purchases, according to figures released by Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments. The figures, which show year-on-year growth in consumer use of Visa products […]

Retail Asia25/03/2019

Grab has expanded its fintech offer with “Buy Now Pay Later” facility and an online store check-out plugin. Through its joint venture with Credit Saison, the ride-hailing platform offers a post-paid payment facility which allows customers to pay for Grab services at the end of the month, without additional fees. This is geared towards consumers […]

Retail Asia01/06/2016

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Customers in Indonesia can now pay online with bitcoin as the country’s leading payment solutions provider KinerjaPay has added the digital currency as one of the payment options on its platform. KinerjaPay, in a recent press release, has announced its partnership with Bitcoin Indonesia to facilitate the Bitcoin option for its merchant partners. Apart from offering […]

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Google Pay continues to expand in the US, nearly 90 new banks now supported

South Korean convenience-store chain CU to accept cryptocurrency

Standard Chartered in Hiring Push to Grow Private Banking

Vietnam cashless transactions among lowest in ASEAN

Google Pay update brings Gmail integration

Google Pay update brings Gmail integration

Vietnamese consumers embrace digital payments as a new way

Grab launches ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ option

KinerjaPay Enters Partnership With Bitcoin Indonesia