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CardUp Introduces Commercial Card Solution In Asia

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Consumers around the world have become intimately familiar with the “card-not-present” method of payment. Now businesses in Asia have an option to embrace “card not needed” as the pandemic continues to accelerate business models. That option, which extends to commercial cards , is being presented by Singapore-based CardUp.

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After A Century, Barclays Steps Back From Africa Operations

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The decision to pare back operations in Africa — where the company will sell off much of its 62 percent ownership in publicly traded Barclays Africa — represents what The New York Times said was a step back from one of the key pillars of Barclays’ long-term strategy, right in lockstep with credit cards and investment banking.

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Visa On Tap To Pay, Cash Displacement And B2B Payments

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Visa President Ryan McInerney said that beyond the core card business there remains the opportunity to “capture new flows of money using our expanding network of networks.” McInerney also pointed to government to consumer (G2C), which is a “more nascent” market, with presence in government benefits and tax refunds. B2B Potential.

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How Truckers Keep On Transacting

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Drivers can take out cash advances on their paychecks to make work-related transactions, and they are allowed to have $200 of their weekly wages delivered in advance to business spending cards. There are no additional costs when using the cards for fuel-related expenses, though other purchases are subject to transaction fees.

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Chrome River’s Path Extends To Asia

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Expense management is scaling globally, literally, as Chrome River is opening an office in the Asia-Pacific region. Roy told PYMNTS that the region has specific payments and expense management considerations that extend, for example, to Australia’s goods and services tax.

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Revolut Taps JPMC To Raise $1.5B For Global Expansion

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Late last month the company announced it was expanding its partnership with Visa to include five new regions in 24 markets including Canada, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. As part of the newly expanded partnership, Revolut will primarily issue Visa-branded cards in the global expansion. Revolut’s move for new funding isn’t a surprise.

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Mastercard Tops 20174Q Views on Robust Cross-Border Transactions

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tax laws had on other firms recently reporting results, Mastercard put up numbers Thursday (Feb. Excluding the aforementioned tax impact, earnings per share came in at $1.14, two pennies better than Wall Street expectations. billion Mastercard and Maestro-branded cards issued globally as of year-end. Absent the same impact U.S.

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