Cards & Payments

StanChart Malaysia continues cost-efficient improvements

Addition of Global Payments Solutions breaks barriers in cross-border transactions with 80 percent savings in transaction costs.

StanChart Malaysia continues cost-efficient improvements

Addition of Global Payments Solutions breaks barriers in cross-border transactions with 80 percent savings in transaction costs.

Goldmintz heads MasterCard's commercial payments

MasterCard Worldwide has appointed Kevin Goldmintz as Senior Business Leader, Corporate Payment Solutions, Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa.

Maybank starts releasing premier debit card

Addition of Maybankard MasterCard Platinum Debit increases chances of hitting 500,000 new cardholders target.

DBS facilitates Singapore remittance to Indian banks

A partnership with State Bank of India will allow DBS customers to remit online from Singapore to 46,000 bank branches in India. Known as 'DBS2SBI...

Taiwanese want expenses limited to card loads

A Visa survey revealed that 68 percent of Taiwanese consumers are interested in using Visa Prepaid cards as an alternative payment tool. Furthermore...

Chungwa Post provides “buy-now, pay-now” option

Chunghwa Post will provide customers access to a global network of 28 million merchants and 1.4 million ATMs with its Visa Debit program.

Sansiri, SCB tie up to launch credit card

The two companies target to sell 50,000 of Thailand's first housing credit card in the first year of its release.

UnionBank new branch in CARAGA to appease govt workers

UnionBank opened a branch in Butuan City to finally make its presence in the CARAGA region and finally pacify irate government workers.

Card payments in Asia Pacific: the state of the nations

Andrew Dickinson takes a look at some big changes ahead in the credit card arena, particularly in Australia.

Siam Commercial eyes 60,000 high-end clients for new card

Siam Commercial Bank is targeting 60,000 card holders within one year for its new "SCB Beyond Platinum" Credit Card aimed at expanding the high-end...

Acleda's ATMs to receive electricity payments

After being chosen by the Cambodian government to facilitate tax payments, Acleda Bank's ATMs will now receive electricity payments in behalf of the...

Bangkok Bank boosts Internet economy with payment options

Thousands of Google AdWords customers across Thailand are getting assistance from Bangkok Bank financial pre-payment options.

Postal services tapped for Thai transfers

Bangkok Bank has cooperated with postal services in Japan, South Korea, and Israel for transferring funds to recipients' accounts at Thai banks.

Dual currency RMB-HKD credit card launched

A dual currency co-branded credit card which uses both RMB and HKD as the settlement currencies is now available in Hong Kong.

Public Bank offers Man U cards

Public Bank and AIG Consumer Finance Group formed a partnership in issuing and distributing Manchester United MasterCard credit cards in Malaysia.

Metrobank gets award for remittance service

Metrobank was presented with the STP or Straight-Through Processing Award 2008 by Commerzbank AG.

Public Bank hopes to surpass 1 million mark for card business

Public Bank is banking on its new PB Day2Day Visa Card to push its total card numbers beyond 1 million.