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Retail Asia19/03/2024

Last year, Google Wallet rolled out a new feature that allowed users to share boarding passes and event tickets with others via a link. This feature was designed as a convenient way to share passes with friends and family, but mostly for those who didn’t actually have the Google Wallet app installed on their devices, such […]

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Retail Asia11/01/2024

In a recent update, Google Wallet for Wear OS has expanded its capabilities to include support for airline boarding passes. This comes after the addition of loyalty card support back in December. Your Wear OS 3+ device will now display a new notification from the Google Wallet app on your smartwatch. This notification will inform […]

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Retail Asia29/12/2023

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Samsung Wallet, the app that lets users store and manage their cards, tickets, and coupons on their Samsung Galaxy smartphones, has added a new feature: mobile driver’s licenses and state IDs. The company announced back in October that it will bring this feature to Arizona and Iowa, however, other than “coming later this year,” no specific date […]

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Retail Asia10/11/2023

In June, Google announced a series of new features that would slowly make their way to the Google Wallet app to make it a more comprehensive digital wallet solution. Most of these features have already launched, and one in particular was quietly added in a recent Google Play Services update. We are referring to the […]

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Retail Asia19/10/2023

Back in June, Google announced some forthcoming features for Google Wallet that we are just now seeing roll out. One of these was the ability to add a state ID or Driver’s License to facilitate TSA checkpoint procedures at select airports. However, when this feature launched, not all U.S. states were on board with the program. At the time, […]

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Retail Asia17/10/2023

Google Wallet is finally rolling out a previously announced feature that lets you digitize your physical passes, like transit passes, gym memberships cards, parking passes, and library cards. The feature is currently only available on Pixel phones, but will hopefully be rolled out to other Android devices in the future. This feature was originally teased by […]

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Retail Asia16/11/2022

Google launched its e-wallets in Vietnam Tuesday, allowing people to use them with Visa credit and debit cards issued by certain banks. Google Wallet would allow Android users to add Visa credit and debit cards to their phones for payment, replacing physical cards. Supported banks are ACB, Sacombank, Shinhan Bank, TP Bank, Techcombank (credit card […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2022

Many investors are buying Bitcoin after the cryptocurrency’s price fell to US$20,000, its lowest level since December 2020. Thanh Binh of HCMC says he turned off notifications on his crypto trading app after buying it at $38,000 and losing over VND40 million ($1,720). But he has returned and bought a 10th of a token after […]

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Retail Asia13/06/2022

The owner of e-wallet MoMo has purchased more than 4.4 million shares, or a 49 stake, in Hanoi-based CV Securities JSC (CVS). The deal was struck Thursday and Online Mobile Services JSC, or M Service, has received more than 4.4 shares from two shareholders of CVS – its vice chairman Jiang Wen and general director […]

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Retail Asia17/05/2022

As bad as losing money in the current market for cryptocurrencies might be, losing them altogether would be even worse. By some estimates, some 20 percent of all bitcoin has been lost for various reasons, including theft, forgotten passwords, or wiping out a hard drive, leading to a loss in value of well over $100 billion. […]

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Retail Asia03/02/2022

Following the integration of ID cards and driver’s licenses into Apple Wallet, it looks that the next thing to find its way into Apple Wallet will be workplace authorization cards. Customers and employees who visit the 7 World Trade Center will now be able to use an employee badge stored in their Apple Wallet app […]

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Retail Asia24/12/2021

A tweet sent by an organized group of Apple employees has announced a walkout for Christmas Eve. The tweet, sent under an account called Apple Together, reads, “Calling all Apple workers and patrons! Tomorrow, December 24th, 2021, Apple workers are staging a walkout/callout to demand better working conditions. The group’s members work in retail, corporate, and […]

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Retail Asia23/09/2021

The company will be adding over 50 new hires in Singapore across engineering and product development by 2022. YouTrip has announced plans to grow its technology capabilities and product development to capture the rise of the multi-currency payments landscape. The Singapore-headquartered company will be establishing an innovation lab in the country to drive the development of a new suite of multi-currency products and […]

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Retail Asia19/05/2021

The bank has launched a digital wallet for businesses in Singapore, which enables them to send, receive and hold cash in multiple currencies. HSBC’s Digital Wallet, which aims to significantly reduce the time it takes for SMEs to make business payments, is also being launched in the U.K. and the U.S., with a pipeline of further markets […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2021

Gojek has joined rival Grab in backing Indonesian state-backed e-wallet company in its Series B funding round. Gojek’s joining as a strategic shareholder will provide LinkAja access to the Gojek ecosystem to support LinkAja’s mission in accelerating financial inclusion in Indonesia, LinkAja CEO Haryati Lawidjaja said in a statement. As part of the deal, the ride-hailing giant will […]

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Retail Asia04/01/2021

In the next three years, Asia will see more than fifty new digital banks that will completely change the financial services landscape. That’s just the beginning, GFT’s Christopher Ortiz says. The region will also see broader adoption of blockchain technology with new private exchanges, multi-currency e-wallets and digital assets. Some of the incumbent banks understand […]

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Retail Asia02/12/2019

Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is planning to launch bitcoin futures on December 9 in Singapore, following regulator’s new papers permitting the trading of derivatives tracking certain cryptocurrencies. The Bakkt bitcoin cash-settled monthly futures contract, denominated in U.S. dollars, will be settled against data from physically delivered Bakkt bitcoin monthly futures contract. The new contract will […]

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Retail Asia27/11/2019

Five Southeast Asian Countries have attracted non-banks to build regional electronic wallet platforms, with total e-money transactions exceeding 10 billion. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand saw over 10 billion e-money transactions occur in 2018. Singapore led the region, accounting for 34 percent of total e-money transactions, having attracted nonbanks to build regional electronic […]

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Retail Asia14/11/2019

International travelers can now use mobile payments in China as Alipay has launched a new version of its payment app designed for short-term overseas visitors. After installing the Alipay app, international visitors can register with their overseas mobile phone number to access the “Tour Pass” mini-program through which they can use the “Prepaid Card” service […]

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Retail Asia05/09/2019

PayPal-backed digital lender Tala has raised another $110 million to enter the Indian market, increasing the firm’s total estimated value to more than $750 million. The five-year old California-headquartered startup specializes in digital lending, building credit profiles based on customer texts, call logs, merchant transaction, app usage and other behavioral data through an Android app. […]

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