Cards & Payments
Powering up a new breed of ATMs in Asia
Powering up a new breed of ATMs in Asia
NCR, Trend Micro, and Diebold talk about ATMs leaping forward in functionality.
UOB rolls out first Visa Token Service in Asia Pacific
Customers only need their smartphones to pay.
UOB pioneers contactless payments with tokenised security in Asia Pacific
The UOB Mighty mobile app saw 5,500 unique downloads a day since its soft launch.
Taiwan aims for bigger pie from Asian e-commerce boom
Here’s a wrap up of what we learned from Taiwan’s first eCommerce Expo Asia.
Standard Chartered launches mobile wallet service in Vietnam with M_Service
Vietnam has a large smartphone population.
ICBC Singapore unveils combination dual currency card for USD, SGD customer accounts
Its the first in Singapore.
Bitcoin: Fact versus fiction and its implications for Asian economies
Bitcoin (BTC) is a decentralised virtual cryptocurrency and digital commodity money, operating on a bi-directional flow where it can be traded for...
KrungThai Card's profit predicted to surge a whopping 93% to THB441m
Thanks to improved credit card spending.
Singapore's MAS clamps down on delinquent credit card borrowers
Some holders have debts that exceed their annual income.
What can financial firms learn from social networks?
Fear of losing market share sparks constant vigilance among financial services firms, but lately attention has been shifting from traditional...
Understanding Asia's multi-tiered mobile payments market
Mobile is fast becoming part of a long-term strategy for banks, financial institutions, and merchants with the rapid convergence of mobile devices...
"Card not present" fraud on the rise: survey
Online fraud risk grows with APAC e-commerce.
42% of Singaporeans duped by "gold card" trap
Don't let looking cool fool you.
3 safety nets for Singapore banks amidst property market frailty
Authorities have been proactive.
Emerging Asia's US$212b rated corporate debt to mature in 2019
This composes 2.2% of rated corporate debt.
Banks eye ubiquity in a paperless future
Financial institutions scrambling to get more flexible.
Hybrid issuance of Asia-Pacific banks to be spurred by stricter capital rules
But challenges are looming.
Commentary
From automation to agency: Asia’s wealth leaders can reinvent, not just streamline
Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer