Cards & Payments

Rising costs weight on KB Kookmin Cards’s profitability: Moody’s

Cash flow and liquidity are weak, but credit profile will remain resilient over the next 12-18 months.

Rising costs weight on KB Kookmin Cards’s profitability: Moody’s

Cash flow and liquidity are weak, but credit profile will remain resilient over the next 12-18 months.

Alipay, Mastercard enables visitors to transact digitally in China

Regardless of the origin of their Mastercard card, travellers can opt to choose this payment method.

HSBC’s PayMe allies with AsiaPay to offer merchant payment solutions

The collaboration attracts customers through versatile payment choices through a unified device.

More than 2,600 Thai entrepreneurs benefit from GHL expansion of Alipay+

Tourists can pay through AlipayHK, Kakao Pay, Touch 'n Go eWallet, and Alipay.

IndusInd Bank, Wise offer remittance services to US, Singapore

Internationally-based Indian citizens can remit from Singapore and the US.

JCB cards now serviceable through EazyPay in Bahrain

JCB card holders can now be used through the Bahrain-based service provider.

Malaysia's AmBank, Alp Capital unveil point-of-sale QR payment for retailers

The new feature reduces the time spent reconciling transactions and e-wallet payments separately.

Less Filipinos fall short of meeting credit card payments

The delinquency rate has been falling since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia waives transaction fee for overseas money transfers

The waived fees exclude Japanese yen transactions in its CommBiz platform.

Vietnam’s BIDV, JCB International launch credit card

Customers can enjoy up to a 20% cashback on select transactions.

OxPay and NomuPay ink partnership for market expansion

OxPay will be able to enter new markets where NomuPay already services.

JCB reduces GHG emissions by 54.4% in 2022

It also shared the initiatives which took place last year.

APAC real-time payments to grow 14% through 2027

Over 49 billion RTP transactions were made in APAC throughout 2022.

MAS grants Wallex new services in addition to MPI license

The new services come on top of its Major Payment Institution (MPI) license.

Hang Seng, Mastercard to launch the MMPOWER touch card

Cardholders can earn up to 5% +FUN Dollars whilst spending online and offline.

Alipay+ available to Asian tourists for Barcelona, Madrid Clarins purchases

About 60% of Clarins Spain shoppers are from Asian nationalities pre-pandemic.

Worldpay terminates OxPay deal over alleged clause breach

The termination could affect the company's financial standing end-2023.