How will Singapore’s ageing population shape its fintech sector?
The population of senior citizens in Singapore is growing. Fintech can ignore this crucial demographic no longer.
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Singaporean banks ramp up cashless payment capabilities
Singaporean banks are clearing the way for cashless transactions. But Singaporeans may not be ready for them.
Will Apple Pay succeed in China?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailDespite Apple’s optimism of its Apple Pay app becoming the “killer of cash”, its lacklustre performance in the Chinese market has people speculating on its…
Ant Financial announces global blueprint for digital financial inclusion
Facebook0TwitterReddit0Linkedinemail Partnership with Ascend to fuel mobile lifestyle and digital payment growth Ant Financial aims to serve two billion users globally within 10 years Hong…
Is Alipay eating into China’s finance sector?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailMobile payment is increasingly popular in China, and as digital finance companies get a strong foothold in the market the risk that new technology will eventually…
The mobile payments revolution is at hand: but who is winning?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Dimitra Stefanidou Millions of consumers around the globe are choosing speed and convenience by paying for purchases with their mobile phones. Recent data predicts, “mobile purchases…
Visa and Mastercard fighting for space in the mobile payments market
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Dimitra Stefanidou Visa and Mastercard are fighting back from the latest blow in their battle over credit card fees by pulling out business moves…
Will mobile payments and financial services disrupt banks across ASEAN?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Sarah Caroline Bell With mobile payments, as well as mobile and online financial services entering multiple countries across the ASEAN, what does that mean…
Time for Southeast Asia to develop interoperability of mobile payments?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Dung Phan Ten years ago, one used to have to drive a long way to a store just to rent movies. Just five years…
Mobile payment apps versus cards: Who will win the war?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy ASEAN Today Visa and Mastercard have dominated the payments industry for decades. In a 2013 Nilson Report, Visa and Mastercard represented more than 86%…