Asia Pacific

Revolut to Expand in Asia-Pacific, Build on Success in Australia
Revolut to Expand in Asia-Pacific, Build on Success in Australia
May 31, 2024  |  Digital Banking

London-based FinTech company Revolut has reportedly set its sights on the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for its global expansion strategy. Charlie Short, head of growth at...

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NetXD and Visa Expand Cross-Border Payments Partnership to Asia
NetXD and Visa Expand Cross-Border Payments Partnership to Asia
May 21, 2024  |  Partnerships

NetXD has expanded its cross-border payments partnership with Visa B2B Connect. After onboarding banks in Europe and the Americas, the collaboration is now moving to...

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Working Capital Fuels APAC High-Growth Corporates
Working Capital Fuels APAC High-Growth Corporates
April 03, 2024  |  VISA

Accessing working capital enables companies to avoid operational disturbances in the short term and power growth for the long term. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region,...

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Agility and Robust Risk Management Key to APAC Success in 2024, Says Discover Global Network
Agility and Robust Risk Management Key to APAC Success in 2024, Says Discover Global Network
February 06, 2024  |  Authentication

In recent years, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has emerged as a driving force in the digital payments space, with the region’s rapid technology adoption and...

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Mastercard Says Robust Payment Networks Prevent Need for Retail CBDC
Mastercard Says Robust Payment Networks Prevent Need for Retail CBDC
November 17, 2023  |  CBDC

Mastercard said the widespread adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) faces challenges due to consumer comfort with traditional forms of money. CBDCs would have...

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Mastercard Launches Biometric Payments Partnership With NEC
Mastercard Launches Biometric Payments Partnership With NEC
November 14, 2023  |  Biometrics

Mastercard has teamed with NEC to bring biometric checkout to the Asia Pacific region. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Nov. 14), combines NEC’s facial recognition and liveness verification technology with Mastercard’s...

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Circle and Coins.ph Partner to Promote USDC Use in Philippines
Circle and Coins.ph Partner to Promote USDC Use in Philippines
October 11, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle Internet Financial and Coins.ph, a cryptocurrency exchange and digital wallet provider, have announced a partnership to promote financial inclusion through remittances in the Philippines. The collaboration...

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Visa to Acquire Core Banking Platform Pismo for $1 Billion
Visa to Acquire Core Banking Platform Pismo for $1 Billion
June 28, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Visa plans to acquire Pismo for $1 billion cash to provide more solutions to its customers. The acquisition will also expand the geographic footprint of Pismo, a cloud-native...

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Chinese Consumers Prefer Local Payment Methods When Shopping Online
Chinese Consumers Prefer Local Payment Methods When Shopping Online
December 27, 2022  |  eCommerce

Expansion into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region remains difficult because eCommerce merchants aren’t offering local payment methods. This came through clearly in the new study “The...

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