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Alipay and WeChat Pay Add Links to Visa and Mastercard
Alipay and WeChat Pay Add Links to Visa and Mastercard
July 21, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Visitors to China can now link their Visa and Mastercard accounts to the country’s most popular mobile payment applications, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Ant Group, the operator of Alipay, said Friday (July...

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Sweden’s Cashless Drive Hits A Speed Bump
Sweden’s Cashless Drive Hits A Speed Bump
November 22, 2018  |  Digital Payments

In Sweden, the move to a cashless society has been marked by a quickened pace. Might there be speed bumps ahead, though? The New York Times...

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Tappy Teams With Etisalat For Wearables; Nets Rolls Out PayCollect For Merchants
Tappy Teams With Etisalat For Wearables; Nets Rolls Out PayCollect For Merchants
October 15, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Singapore’s Nets PayCollect rollout. In addition, Xero is working with GoCardless...

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Some Swedes Contend Cashless Society Puts The Country At Risk
Some Swedes Contend Cashless Society Puts The Country At Risk
April 04, 2018  |  Digital Payments

While most Swedes have embraced the movement toward a cashless society, there is a growing number who are worried about the rush, with concerns being...

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Indonesian FinTech Launches App For Individual SME Investors
Indonesian FinTech Launches App For Individual SME Investors
July 24, 2017  |  B2B Payments

An Indonesia-based alternative lender is turning to the mobile device to attract small business investors. Reports Friday (July 21) said Mitrausahua Indonesia Group, which operates...

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Bitcoin to Make India Inroads?
Bitcoin to Make India Inroads?
July 24, 2017  |  International

Bitcoin may be volatile, but as India goes cashless, the cryptocurrency might find its way into the arsenal of legal tender not tied to paper...

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Today In Data: Visa Automated Tolls Could Save Billions For India
Today In Data: Visa Automated Tolls Could Save Billions For India
May 16, 2017  |  Today In Data

Jumping on the bandwagon of quick and easy mobile payments, Visa is slated to launch an open-loop contactless payment system at highway toll plazas across...

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Bollywood Takes Up Cause Of Moving Away From Cash In India
Bollywood Takes Up Cause Of Moving Away From Cash In India
February 14, 2017  |  International

Bollywood’s stars are joining forces for a cause in India: getting wealthy citizens to forgo the use of cash. According to a report by The Wall...

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CBZ Suspends Visa Card Transactions Because Of High Fees
CBZ Suspends Visa Card Transactions Because Of High Fees
January 10, 2017  |  International

CBZ Holdings, Zimbabwe’s largest bank, is suspending Visa cards for transactions made locally, with the high costs associated with Visa cards and cash shortages being...

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