APAC

Gap Sells China Retail Business to eCommerce Platform Baozun
Gap Sells China Retail Business to eCommerce Platform Baozun
November 08, 2022  |  Retail

In a move to better connect its retail brand to Chinese consumers, Gap has agreed to sell its local online business to Baozun, an eCommerce...

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Walmart’s Flipkart Slows Hiring in Face of Strict Competition
Walmart’s Flipkart Slows Hiring in Face of Strict Competition
November 06, 2022  |  Walmart

Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian eCommerce company, is ending its string of acquisitions and slowing its hiring as it deals with tough competition from Amazon and...

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PayU Lets Indian Rail Commuters Pay With WhatsApp
PayU Lets Indian Rail Commuters Pay With WhatsApp
November 03, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Dutch payment solutions firm PayU has teamed with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in India to offer payments via its new WhatsApp-based Chatbot...

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Snap Hires Meta Veteran Ajit Mohan as President of APAC
Snap Hires Meta Veteran Ajit Mohan as President of APAC
November 03, 2022  |  Personnel

Social media company Snap has hired Ajit Mohan as its president of APAC to lead its business in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Mohan joined the...

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Standard Chartered Backs Blockchain Payment Firm Partior
Standard Chartered Backs Blockchain Payment Firm Partior
November 03, 2022  |  Investments

Financial services company Standard Chartered (SC) will invest in Partior, a blockchain-based clearing/settlement platform from Singapore. “Standard Chartered brings to the network its global payments...

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France, Singapore and Switzerland Test Cross-Border CBDC Payments
France, Singapore and Switzerland Test Cross-Border CBDC Payments
November 02, 2022  |  CBDC

In a pilot project that is said to be the first of its kind, the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland are collaborating in...

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East-West Commerce Gets Biometrics Boost and Automated Compliance
East-West Commerce Gets Biometrics Boost and Automated Compliance
November 02, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The promise of cross-border commerce is always the opportunity to tap into new markets. But no two countries, or even markets within a given country,...

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China Central Bank Governor Says Digital Yuan Has ‘Managed Anonymity’
China Central Bank Governor Says Digital Yuan Has ‘Managed Anonymity’
October 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang has reportedly said that the country’s centralized digital yuan (e-CNY) should protect privacy but should not be as...

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JPMorgan Expands Merchant Services Offering in APAC
JPMorgan Expands Merchant Services Offering in APAC
October 27, 2022  |  Acquiring

Global financial services firm J.P. Morgan is expanding its merchant services capabilities in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and will be offering them in seven markets in the...

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