Cards & Payments

India’s UPI goes live at 4.5 million Cambodian merchants

Indian travellers can now pay via QR payments in Cambodia using their UPI app.
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Tokenisation in the Philippines: The consumer is ready, but is the infrastructure?

Being token-ready involves much more than switching on wallet acceptance.
5 hours ago

Thailand payments forecast shows 36% CAGR through 2032

Cloud-based services are projected to post a 38.58% CAGR from 2024 to 2032.
10 hours ago

TenPay Global lets foreigners send remittances to China via WeChat

TenPay’s cross-border remittance platform has over 60 partners globally.
3 days ago

DBS Remit adds Weixin Pay as transactions surge eightfold

Average ticket sizes have grown to over S$800 since February.
3 days ago

India wallets crush cards with 68% online share

UPI helped push wallets ahead of every other online payment method in 2025.
4 days ago

US$1t unused credit card points risk losing redemption value

Tribuescape says airlines and hotels can expire balances or change redemption rules without warning.

Thai cash handout boosts Krungthai Card despite weaker card spending

Management is confident that customers will be able to make minimum payments.

Australians spend $4.02m monthly on AI subscriptions: Westpac

Customers spend A$37 per month on average, based on credit card data.

Kasikornbank targets 24/7 USD settlement with Ant International

They will use Kinexys by J.P. Morgan’s blockchain deposit accounts.

Digital wallets seize 65% of APAC payments

QR codes and low cost smartphones pushed wallet adoption across the region in 2025.

BNPL market to hit $1.6t by 2034 on e-commerce and smartphone surge

The interest-free BNPL segment is expected to hit a CAGR of 23% through 2034.

Hyundai Card debuts Apple Pay debit card

It enables users to pay by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch.

APAC transfer take rate sinks to 2.4% despite $0.62t flows

Africa posts highest regional charge at 5.5%, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean.

National Australia Bank buys A2A payment company Banked

NAB will fully integrate Banked in the coming months.

Taiwan card payments market set to hit $177.7b in 2026

The metro is set to accept contactless payments beginning July.