Asia Pacific

Open Banking Targets Pain Points — And Global Expansion
Open Banking Targets Pain Points — And Global Expansion
May 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Open banking remains on track to proliferate across the globe, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. Rather, market volatility may actually be propelling open banking’s...

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Deep Dive: Asia-Pacific Countries Gear Up For Open Banking Despite COVID-19-Related Hurdles
Deep Dive: Asia-Pacific Countries Gear Up For Open Banking Despite COVID-19-Related Hurdles
May 04, 2020  |  Regulation

The COVID-19 pandemic may have stalled open banking developments, but 2020 is still shaping up to be a crucial year for such sharing and privacy...

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What Asia-Pacific Can Learn From EU’s Open Banking Initiatives
What Asia-Pacific Can Learn From EU’s Open Banking Initiatives
April 30, 2020  |  Regulation

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an impact on open banking developments worldwide as regulators, financial institutions (FIs) and businesses set their sights on helping their...

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Google Plans Staggered Reopening Of Offices After June 1
Google Plans Staggered Reopening Of Offices After June 1
April 29, 2020  |  Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company’s offices would remain closed at least until June 1, according to emails sent to employees, which were seen...

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Emirates NBD Digitizes Trade Finance With LiquidX
Emirates NBD Digitizes Trade Finance With LiquidX
March 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Emirates NBD, a leader in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region, has joined the LiquidX network, the latest in an increasing number...

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Unwrapping APAC’s Faster Payments Fraud Threat
Unwrapping APAC’s Faster Payments Fraud Threat
January 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As faster and real-time payment schemes achieve ubiquity in more markets around the globe, speed is increasingly becoming the standard for payers of all kinds....

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Wirex Launches Multicurrency Visa Travelcard For APAC Customers
Wirex Launches Multicurrency Visa Travelcard For APAC Customers
November 11, 2019  |  Global Payments

Digital borderless payment platform Wirex, which allows users to pay with both fiat currency and cryptocurrency, has teamed up with Visa to offer the Wirex...

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Asia Pacific Ramps Up eProcurement Push
Asia Pacific Ramps Up eProcurement Push
August 06, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining...

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Mastercard Targets SMB Travel With APAC Commercial Card
Mastercard Targets SMB Travel With APAC Commercial Card
May 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard is rolling out a commercial card product designed for small businesses across Asia Pacific in a new collaboration with United Overseas Bank (UOB), an...

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