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Moreover, Asia-Pacific will comprise 42.3 percent of all digital sales will occur in Asia-Pacific. The analyst noted that there will be a sizable drop in retail sales around the world this year, especially with non-essential goods not sold via digital. percent of retail sales, Western Europe will account for 16.2

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“This new financing will help us to accelerate the development of the company both in terms of products, with the addition of local currency accounts, payment card, integration with accounting software, and geographically, as we will target new markets in South-East Asia,” Statrys Founder and CEO Bertrand Theaud said in the announcement.

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The staggering decline is blamed on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has seen countries around the world stop their economies to contain the spread of the virus. Smartphone demand collapsed in Asia last month due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and this dragged down shipments across the world,” said Linda Sui, director at Strategy Analytics.

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Morgan , the successful treasury transformation in the Asia Pacific region hinges on digitization — and not simply electronification. This is certainly true in Asia Pacific, where the pandemic has sped up digitization to a relatively greater degree than other parts of the world.

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Pacific Century Group (PCG) led the round, while Visa and MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia were among the other investors. The company plans to invest more in customer support, expand its customer base in Southeast Asia, and add more regulatory licenses around the world.

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The company will be reported within Experian’s EMEA/Asia Pacific Business-to-Business segment. The acquisition of a controlling interest in RAMCI further extends Experian’s position in Asia Pacific, adding a fourth credit bureau to our operations in the region.

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EMEA, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America. The deals sometimes concerned big players, including “some of the largest and most innovative companies in the world (e.g. Comparing it favorably to the first half of 2019, Feedzai says it closed deals in the U.S.,

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24) that it will launch a host of exclusive dining privileges for Platinum, World and World Elite Mastercard consumer credit cardholders in Asia-Pacific. Mastercard Platinum, World and World Elite cardholders will now have access to exclusive aspects of Asia-Pacific’s culinary scene when they pay using their Mastercard.

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Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining steam in its eInvoicing efforts, too. The latest Asia Pacific country to introduce such a mandate is the Philippines. On Monday (Aug.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

In order to accelerate the use of electronic payment options in Asia, Mastercard has invested in merchant commerce platform Pine Labs , according to a press release. It’s operational in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and India. The middle class in South Asia is growing, and increasingly seeks more “buy now pay later” (BNPL) options.

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The States remains the biggest market for the footwear brand, but other nations are fueling growth – especially those in the Asia-Pacific area. One rationale for the company making its own retail location network was to steer clear of the pressures from merchants and wholesalers.

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The deals — for a card issuing platform and a payments company in Asia-Pacific — are expected to close in February or March. While Rapyd has primarily built its technology from the ground up, it is now looking to make acquisitions that will be about “getting at new business very quickly.”.

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Consumers have more retail modes than ever before, in more regions of the world – and a greater ability to expand and customize their commerce activities. million: The number of smart vending machines forecast to be online in the Asia Pacific Region. Data: $13 billion: Projected worth of the self-service market by 2023.

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The two companies are working together to offer more options for cashless payments and smoother transactions for consumers across Indonesia and Southeast Asia, Go-Jek said in a press release. And Visa, the world’s leading digital payments technology company, wants to help them get there.

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To bolster global payments for businesses throughout the world, EMQ launched its new enterprise payment technology with same-day settlement functions in local currencies throughout eight countries. As it stands, EMQ is licensed in Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, while it is registered in Canada as a Money Service Business.

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Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Accenture ’s FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific. Billon’s mission is to civilize blockchain technology to solve the world’s financial and data management problems.”.

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Gerber noted that in the Asia-Pacific region, Mastercard did not see what he termed “the spike” in chargebacks until “much, much later. The pattern in Asia showed an initial increase in refunds followed by an increase in chargebacks. In fact, the January-February timeframe is when the spikes started coming in.”

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The move comes after GPS's recent launches in Europe and South East Asia, including Revolut and Starling Bank , according to the release. Department for International Trade’s Fintech Bridges and the Singaporean Economic Development Board to expand into the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Last year, GPS partnered with the U.K.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

As its reach expands throughout the world, Stripe has announced that Dhivya Suryadevara will serve as chief financial officer. Stripe has also rolled out its service in 15 new nations throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America. I’m very excited to join Stripe at a pivotal time for the company.

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While trade is still below pre-pandemic levels, it recouped about half of this year’s historic loss by June, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, an independent, nonprofit economic think tank based in Kiel, Germany, per the report. Even if you can’t go on that vacation, you can buy yourself a new laptop.”. China posted 9.5

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percent of the cards in circulation around the world. As the world’s largest card scheme in terms of card issuance, UnionPay will be one of our key alliances in Asia,” said Georg von Waldenfels, EVP of group business development at Wirecard. Asia-Pacific and Europe. UnionPay has issued more than 7.59

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Visa has set its focus on strengthening payments security as consumer behaviour evolves during the pandemic.

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This was found out in a recent study from the other side of the world. In the Asia-Pacific region specifically, there are varying degrees of shopping patterns. The research highlights the varied shopping patterns in the Asia-Pacific. percent of Japan’s online shopping is geared towards local retailers.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With Global Commercial Cards, BBVA has managed to bridge the gap between two worlds: commercial cards and expense management tools. The BBVA participated in the pilot along with five financial institutions in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Separately, BBVA said it would sell its U.S. billion.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Australia is now the Asia Pacific region’s second-largest alternative finance market, largely due to a favorable regulatory climate, according to new KPMG analysis. 22) said that a survey of 600 online alternative finance firms across the Asia Pacific found that Australia’s market grew 53 percent in the last year alone.

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want compensation for things they paid for but aren’t able to use. 15 for all sailings in the Caribbean, Asia, Hawaii, California Coast, Panama Canal, Mexico, Japan, South America & Antarctica and Tahiti/South Pacific.

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed that cybersecurity, changing energy prices and the ability for countries to provide proper governance were among the largest threats businesses faced this year. According to the World Economic Forum , cyberattacks ranked No. 1 in Europe, East Asia and the Pacific and North America.

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That partnership is reportedly getting an upgrade with an announcement as of today that the two firms have expanded their partnership in the Asia Pacific region in their ongoing joint efforts to bring more consumers to digital and mobile payments channels worldwide.

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Early last year Rapyd acquired European card acquirer Korta in early 2020 and is also looking into acquisitions in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. . Rapyd's API, he added, removes that issue, and “is currently powering what we think are many of the world's most exciting companies.”.

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The relationship will scale and grow P97’s PetroZone® cloud-based mobile commerce system internationally, with initial implementations in North America, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific anticipated over the 12 months to come. "We

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a joint report released this week with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), the ADP again urged world leaders to combine their efforts in addressing the trade finance gap. Beyond APAC. Indeed, U.S.

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With billions of [Android] phones around the world at the ready, the opportunity that comes with lighting them up as payment acceptance devices is enormous,” said Mary Kay Bowman, global head of buyer and seller solutions at Visa. Also, Visa said it’s preparing to launch TTP in Brazil, Italy and the United Kingdom. 2 Billion Points Of Light.

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Digital cross-border payments provider InstaReM has announced that it is rebranding to become part of Nium , the first global payments platform that allows businesses to send, spend and receive money from around the world.

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Ukraine had high rates of World Bank funds in 2018, with data showing the country received about $14 billion — up 19 percent over what the country received in 2017. The press release states that the exchange rates will be “low” and “locked-in.”. MoneyGram has a track record of partnering with entities to empower finances in various countries.

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MAY 13, 2019

Around the world, tapping is becoming a dominant payment factor quickly — excluding the U.S., Asia Pacific lags behind the global average somewhat, with one-third of all in-person transactions happening via contactless card. “We’re excited to share that tapping to pay is becoming a reality across the U.S.,

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The two companies are working together to offer more options for cashless payments and smoother transactions for consumers across Indonesia and Southeast Asia. We are excited about this partnership because Visa and Go-Jek share common objectives.

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Mastercard has added new B2B payment features in the Asia Pacific, intending to bolster its services for businesses looking for diverse payments methods, a press release says. Bank of Shanghai’s collaboration with the company made this possible, and Mastercard’s Cross-Border Services aims to connect the entire world through payments.

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