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Chinese Millennials Drive Spike In Overseas Alipay Use This May Day
Chinese Millennials Drive Spike In Overseas Alipay Use This May Day
May 03, 2018  |  Payment Methods

There’s nothing like a holiday to get people spending — and it’s not just Christmas and Hanukkah. In America, holidays like Halloween, Father’s Day and...

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GrabPay Names Visa Executive As Managing Director
GrabPay Names Visa Executive As Managing Director
January 10, 2018  |  Personnel

Southeast Asian ridesharing company Grab has hired Ooi Huey Tyng to serve as managing director of its payments platform, GrabPay. According to PaymentsSource, Huey Tyng...

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Southeast Asia’s Real-Time Payments Push
Southeast Asia’s Real-Time Payments Push
November 27, 2017  |  South East Asia

Singapore is separated from Malaysia by a 1,056-meter (or 0.65-mile) Johor-Singapore Causeway, yet crossing the narrow strip of water separating the city-state of Singapore and its 5.6 million residents from...

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Alipay Is Now Available For Chinese Tourists At All Starbucks Locations In Malaysia
Alipay Is Now Available For Chinese Tourists At All Starbucks Locations In Malaysia
August 25, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, is now available for Chinese tourists at all 242 Starbucks locations...

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Flywire Offers Tuition Discounts For Using A Mastercard
Flywire Offers Tuition Discounts For Using A Mastercard
August 16, 2017  |  Mastercard

Flywire, the cross-border payment company, announced news on Tuesday (Aug. 15) that it is providing students and their families discounted prices on cross-border tuition payments...

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China’s Ant Financial Partners With CIMB Subsidiary In Malaysia
China’s Ant Financial Partners With CIMB Subsidiary In Malaysia
July 27, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

China’s Ant Financial is targeting the Malaysian market by forming a mobile wallet joint venture with a subsidiary of local bank CIMB. Finextra reported news...

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How Supply Chain Finance Can Go After The Mid-Market
How Supply Chain Finance Can Go After The Mid-Market
July 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The proliferation of trade finance solutions means new ways for members of a global supply chain to access capital. Considering today’s cash flow challenges like...

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Razer Invests In Asian Online Payment Firm To Boost Virtual Currency For Gamers
Razer Invests In Asian Online Payment Firm To Boost Virtual Currency For Gamers
June 26, 2017  |  Investments

Gaming company Razer has invested nearly $20 million into Malaysia-based online payment firm MOL Global. According to TechCrunch, this move is part of Razer’s push to...

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Malaysian Wealth Fund In Laundering Scandal
Malaysian Wealth Fund In Laundering Scandal
December 27, 2016  |  International

The Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB) is currently tied up in a multibillion-dollar, decades-long, international money-laundering scandal. Hundreds of millions of dollars...

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