Cards & Payments

PT Bank Permata launches travel, dining card for affluent clients

Priority customers can avail 20,000 airline miles, subject to conditions.

Why UNOBank champions embedded finance for growth in the Philippines

The unified banking interface is both a growth strategy and a financial inclusion effort for UnoBank. 

Trust Bank unveils cashback card with 15% bonus rate

Until 31 December, new customers get an unlimited cashback of 1.5%.

Mastercard pilots biometric payment authentication in India

Shoppers can use their fingerprint, face scan, or pin to confirm payment.

SoKor credit card firms report 5.8% higher net income in H1

Loan-related and installment fees rose, as well as total expenses.

Visa enables use of cards to pay in Cebu, Mandaue modern jeepneys

Commuters visiting the two Philippine cities can pay with their Visa cards in 140 modern jeepneys.

MUFG invests $338.5m in India’s DMI Finance

DMI Finance has provided loans to 15.2 million customers in India as of March 2024.

Krungthai Card to miss loan growth target for 2024

It should be able to maintain its NPL ratio below 2% for the whole year.

Demand for cross-border payments rises as int’l payments scale

The share of people using int’l real-time payments is rising.

Airwallex now processing $100b annually

This was anchored by its Americas expansion and APAC revenue growth.

Japan’s card payments market value to grow 10.8% in 2024

Credit and charge cards made up 96.5% of all card payment transactions.

PH central bank issues framework for digital payment system operators

Payment system operators are required to obtain a license from the BSP.

8 in 10 Gen Zs keen on AI for enhanced banking, retail experience

About 43% of them have already used AI for shopping.

GHL enables QR payments from ShopBack in Malaysia

The partnership is expected to benefit over 6 million shoppers in Malaysia

Taiwan logs 3.9 billion non-cash payment transactions in H1

There were 28.91 million users of electronic payment accounts in end-June.