Cards & Payments

UPI propels India’s mobile wallet payments to $6.5t by 2028

In February 2024, $221.5b in value was paid across 12.1 billion UPI transactions.

16 foreign e-wallets now accepted in Japan through Alipay+

Alipay, KakaoPay,  Touch ‘n Go, GCash and TrueMoney are the most popuar.

Mobile tap payments produces least carbon emissions vs cash and ATMs: study

ATMs make up a bulk of carbon emissions, at 7.14g CO2e per transaction.

1 in 4 e-commerce transactions in India use alternative payments

Cash makes up barely 1 in 10 of transactions, according to GlobalData.

Mastercard and Alipay enable real-time remittance in over 180 markets

Alipay’s 1 billion users in China can now transfer and pay with over 150 currencies.

Philippine neobank Zed offers credit card with no interest and no annual fees

It has reportedly received 25,000 sign-ups within three weeks.

Taiwan credit card firms’ hold $3.34b in revolving credit as of January 2024

A total of 37.89 million cards are active as of end-January, according to official data.

South Korean credit card firms report $1.93b net income for 2023

Total revenue and expenses rose during the period.

Chart of the Week: Australia’s card payments to rise 8% in 2024

Debit cards rise with Australians reluctant to take on credit card-related debt.

DCS Card Centre secures add’l $100m upsize in asset-backed notes

The funds will be allocated to finance DCS's receivables from retail and corporate customers.

Ant Group raises transaction limits in China for foreign users 

Ten partner wallets can now enjoy the increased limits.

China raises annual mobile payment limit of foreign visitors to $50,000

The single transaction limit has also been raised to $5,000.

JCB offers 10% cashback to Skyliner ticket

Members with a JCB card issued outside of Japan can avail of the cashback.

South Koreans’ card spending up 32% to $19.22b in 2023: report

The number of Koreans who traveled overseas tripled in 2023.