Cards & Payments

Philippine-based Netbank launches all-in-one financial app for overseas workers

Filipino foreign workers can remit and send money to the Philippines at a lower cost.

Philippine-based Netbank launches all-in-one financial app for overseas workers

Filipino foreign workers can remit and send money to the Philippines at a lower cost.

APAC card market to grow 13.7% in 2022

China remains king of the credit and charge card market in the region.

Mastercard forms Greater China Division

Greater China Division President Dennis Chang will serve as its head.

Less payment delays, longer overdue payments in China

9 in 13 sectors reported an increase in payment delays.

Chart of the Week: Buy Now Pay Later gains traction in Australia

Afterpay remains king, whilst new players seek to carve out their own space.

Here’s how you build a successful Buy Now Pay Later platform: study

Hiring the right talent and developing a good tech stack are key to success.

Korea’s Shinhan Card vetting card numbering scheme following payment issues

There has been reports of unauthorized payments from its gift cards.

Four in five Singaporean Gen Z have tried to go fully cashless: Visa

And 6 in 10 SG consumers tried to go cashless in bills payment.

Singapore forms buy now, pay later working group to develop framework

The working group is calling out to local organisations offering BNPL to join their ranks.

Chart of the Week: India’s mobile wallet payments market to hit $4.1t in 2025

In 2022, the market will grow to $1.7t, according to GlobalData.

Weekly Global News Wrap: Citi’s commercial business to hire 900 staff; Russian payments pivot to China amidst sanctions

And global financial conditions are expected to tighten further over the coming years.

Could Bakong pave the way for digital currency in Cambodia?

Similar to its namesake, the platform is now the backbone of the country’s digital payments system.

Singapore to block certain Russian banks, financial transactions

The government is also donating US$100,000 for Ukranians’ humanitarian needs.