Cards & Payments

Myanmar Citizens Bank, JCB to offer co-branded debit cards

The new MCB International Debit Card offers discounts at 150 stories in Yangon.

Myanmar Citizens Bank, JCB to offer co-branded debit cards

The new MCB International Debit Card offers discounts at 150 stories in Yangon.

Mastercard and fintech EedenBull extend partnership to APAC payments

The partnership will support the company’s rollout of its commercial cards platform.

Consumer spending to drive card payments in South Korea

The sector is posed to grow at a CAGR of 4.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Chart of the Week: Australia's card payments to grow 5% CAGR in 2019-2024

Even small merchants are now pivoting to cashless payments, says GlobalData.

Hong Leong Bank launches cashless payments campaign

It begins with traders from five markets in Penang adopting the solution.

Cambodia floats blockchain-based payments system

Users of the platform will see transaction time reduced to less than 5 seconds.

One in five Singaporean Visa cardholders buying online for the first time

Majority won’t revert back to using cash even after the pandemic is over.

APAC payments industry remains attractive to investors: analyst

The industry recorded 29 deals in Q1 from only 23 in Q4.

Chart of the Week: Almost half of Singaporeans prefer e-payment methods

PayNow is the top choice for 18.2% of surveyed consumers.

Default rates of credit card receivables in Japan to remain elevated

Annual default rates of credit card purchase rose to 6% in March from only 4.4% last year.

Chart of the Week: Health and safety concerns drive card payments growth in New Zealand

Card payments are expected to rise at a CAGR of 1.8% to $66b by 2024.

Standard Chartered pilots credit card deals app CardsPal

The app has also partnered with Mastercard for exclusive promos.

Grab pilots GrabPay Card in the Philippines

It comes with a digital version within the Grab app.

COVID-19 accelerates digital payments adoption in South Korea

The country’s credit card issuers are seeing a rise in credit card use for online purchases.

Japanese e-payment firms Konbini, Pay-easy join PPRO platform

This marks London-based PPRO’s entry to the Japanese e-commerce market.

Chart of the Week: COVID-19 to drive digital payments take-up in Hong Kong

E-payments firm Octopus said that mobile wallet usage rose 30% in February.

Mastercard APAC's winning strategy in the digital age

The payments provider has been forging new tech-based products and partnerships to keep up.