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Apple Pay plans to enter China market come February: WSJ
While China is Apple’s most important market outside of the US, the mobile payment service faces fierce competition from Alibaba and Tencent An agreement between Apple and China’s Big Four state-owned...
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Singapore’s GoSwiff chosen as Ooredoo mobile payment partner
A major part of the deal is for GoSwiff to take charge improving Ooredoo’s ability to facilitate a smart device’s capability to become a cash register International telecommunications giant Ooredoo...
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Over a third of total online transactions processed via mobile: Report
Global online payment processing company Adyen sees that number still growing as more people get 4G phones Internal data released today by global online payment processing company Adyen said that...
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Singapore’s fastacash and Hungary’s Cellum join hands to expand reach
The combined network of fastacash and Cellum will span over 200 million users across Asia, Australia, Europe and North America Singapore-based social media and messenger-based online payment enabler...
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Step aside China, India is the go-to market for mobile payments
The number of consumers in APAC making purchases via their smartphones is surging and will continue to accelerate in the coming years How many times have you booked a movie ticket or a hotel room...
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Digi and Fortumo launch direct carrier billing in Malaysia
Wit this partnership, over 12M Digi subscribers will be able to make online payments by charging the purchases to their mobile phone bill Telecom operator Digi (part of Telenor Group) and Estonian...
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Samsung Pay set to launch in Singapore next week; Southeast Asia’s first country
Samsung Pay will be available on the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, the S6 edge, S7 and the S7 edge Singapore will become the first country in Southeast Asia to introduce Samsung Pay next Thursday after the...
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Indian e-commerce Unicorn ShopClues acquires Momoe to boost its payment...
In January, ShopClues had raised an undisclosed amount in Series E round of funding led by GIC and entered the billion dollar club ShopClues, a leading managed online marketplace in India and a member...
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The future of on-demand payments for Indonesia’s ridesharing companies
Payments can indeed be a strategic advantage, for on-demand firms such as Grab and Go-Jek, as well as a country Image Credit: Vincent St. Thomas / Shutterstock The Indonesian market was recently...
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Swipe, send, secure: The best mobile payment methods in Singapore
Singapore makes it easy to make purchases without a wallet, so we broke down the different avenues In the last one to two years, mobile payments have taken Singapore by storm, and recent studies have...
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US-based mobile payment service Abra joins hands with Codapay
Now, Abra users will be able to purchase Amazon gift cards, Skype credit, Steam wallet codes and Battle.net cards through Codashop US-based mobile payment service Abra, which has a large satellite...
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OnePay partners with MatchMove to enable offline payments
The partnership will also allow OnePay users to leverage on MatchMove’s suite of e-payment solutions including virtual cards Global blockchain assets platform OnePay (not to be confused with US-based...
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How companies in Southeast Asia can cater to the unbanked market
Southeast Asia’s unbanked population currently sits in the hundred millions, companies — both corporates and startups — need to leverage the range of e-payment tech to successfully penetrate these...
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UAE payments company OMA Emirates acquires Indian mPoS startup MobiSwipe
With this deal, OMA is looking to broaden its overall portfolio in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and APAC regions MobiSwipe United Arab Emirates-based payments solutions company OMA Emirates has...
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Ayopop raises U$1M from GREE Ventures to let Indonesians pay bills via an app
Ayopop aims to use the funds to expand its tech capabilities Indonesia-based digital payments platform Ayopop today announced it has raised US$1 million in a seed round led by GREE Ventures. Sandeep...
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What are the latest trends in mobile payments?
Things are moving so swiftly that it’s often challenging to keep up, but here are a few of the latest trends in mobile payments Mobile payment technology has received a lot of attention over the past...
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Payments gateway firm Telr raises US$3M to scale operations and roll out new...
Telr’s multiple payment methods like cards and online banking instantly enable businesses to accept and manage online payments via web, mobile and social media Telr, an online payment gateway...
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Omise acquires dtac’s payment services provider Paysbuy to accelerate growth...
Currently available in Thailand and Japan, Omise has been looking to enter Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia The Omise and Paysbuy team pose together Southeast Asian fintech company Omise today...
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Indonesia’s love affair with ojek is turning into a marriage
The relationship between Indonesian public and ‘ojek’ drivers is taking a rather interesting turn. Hint: It has something to do with fintech Indonesians have a long love affair with ojek. In big cities...
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Lessons from a failed mobile payments startup in Singapore
Everybody loves to hear a story of David vs Goliath, of how the little guy went up against all odds and defeated the big boys. Unfortunately, this isn’t one. Editor’s note: e27 publishes relevant guest...
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