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TransferMate Gets Payment License In Singapore; Shanghai Commercial Bank Teams With EMQ
Global Payments // May 29, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes TransferMate’s approval for a payments license in Singapore, Chinese bank Shanghai Commercial Bank (SCB) working with the EMQ to support cross-border money transfers, Woori Bank and Wing Limited Special Bank reportedly...

Thyngs Teams With CDS Global; Alipay Partners With Turkish FinTech
Global Payments // May 22, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Thyngs work with CDS Global to support contactless payments for subscriptions of magazines in the U.K. and Australia. Currencycloud is teaming with Lithuania’s Evarvest for cross-border payments, Alipay and ininal...

Monese Brings Apple Pay To 13 Countries; UK Retailer Iceland Tests Mobile Wallet Tech
Global Payments // May 21, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the results of a ranking of cities and states in terms of digital payments adoption in India. Banking service Monese now offers Apple Pay through 13 countries in Europe, as...

Paris Metro To Launch Paperless Tickets, Cashless Payments Rise In Russia
Global Payments // May 20, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the coming rollout of a paperless ticket option for public transportation in Paris. In addition, travelers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are tapping into WeChat Pay’s commerce ecosystem in the...