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EnKash Notches $3M In Series A Funding; Grab Teams With SM Cinema For Ticket Payments
April 24, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes India-based EnKash’s Series A fundraising round. Grab and SM Cinema are teaming up for movie ticket payments in the Philippines, Vietnam has reportedly notched strong mobile payments growth, and nearly...

International
Zipline Begins Delivering Medical Supplies In Ghana
April 24, 2019

Zipline, the UAV maker and logistics services provider, is live in Ghana as of Wednesday (April 24) launching a program to deliver medical supplies via drones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Global Payments
Standard Chartered Unveils Digital Card Issuance; UnionPay Inks Cooperation Agreements
April 23, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Standard Chartered Bank’s unveiling of instant digital credit issuance in Singapore. In addition, Google has debuted a rewards points program for Google Play customers in South Korea, and UnionPay International...

Global Payments
Viva Air To Tap Into Mobile Payments; Bookme Closes Pre-Series A Funding Round
April 22, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes CellPoint Mobile’s plans to enable mobile payments for Viva Air, which has destinations in places such as Peru and Colombia. Alipay said more than 500 million users helped plant trees in...

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Sony Launches Taxi-Hailing App In Japan
April 22, 2019

Sony has gotten into the taxi-hailing business, launching an app in Tokoyo last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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KOKU Notches $2M In Funding; Citi Taps Into Biometrics In Asia
April 18, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the $2 million pre-series A raise for Singapore’s KOKU. In addition, Citi is rolling out biometric identification for institutional clients in Asia, and Chinese tourists can make payments through...

Global Payments
OTT Pay Teams With Canada’s Wonderland; Citcon Raises $5M In Series B Funding
April 17, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes OTT Pay’s tie-up with Canada‘s Wonderland to offer new mobile payment options. Citcon reportedly notched $5 million in Series B funding, Credit Suisse customers in Switzerland will be able to make...

Global Payments
Rapyd Teams With OCBC Bank For RTP; DBS Debuts Mobile Service For SMBs
April 15, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the tie-up of Rapyd and OCBC Bank for real-time payments for shoppers in Singapore as well as online retailers. India’s PhonePe has hit a milestone on the number of digital...

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Jumia Stock Debut Signals Appeal Of African eCommerce
April 12, 2019

It was a good day for Jumia Technologies on Friday (April 12) — and that’s a good signal about the future prospects of eCommerce in Africa, home to some 1.3 billion people, of whom at least 725 million have mobile devices. Get the Full Story...