MasterCard and CB Bank have announced their first payment product in the country – a prepaid travel card for locals called the CB Bank EASI Travel Prepaid MasterCard card. The reloadable prepaid card will be made available to Myanmar residents for when they…
Co-Operative Bank (CB Bank), a major commercial bank in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar), Myanmar Payment Union Public Co.,Ltd (MPU), and JCB International Co. Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today…
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI) and PT JCB International Indonesia, a subsidiary of JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. (collectively “JCB”), today announced the launch of the BRI JCB Platinum…
Starbucks recently launched a mobile application in Indonesia to allow customers to pay for in-store purchases at the coffee marker’s more than 260 stores across the country. Building on the cashless payment system Starbucks Indonesia introduced in 2013 with…
The Chairman of the Indian Ocean Rim Business Forum (IORBF), who is also the Deputy Head of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Division at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, Yugi Prayanto, has proposed to introduce a business travel card for all members of the…
JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. announced that Bank Saint Petersburg (BSPB), the leading bank in North-West Russia, started accepting JCB cards at POS terminals and ATMs. The bank network includes…
Now he will also be in charge of encouraging the implementation of digital payment technology. Previously based in Kuala Lumpur, Khan and his division will now be headquartered in Jakarta. Mastercard considers this a move towards recognition of Southeast…
JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., and Bank of Bhutan Ltd. (BOBL), the first and largest scale commercial bank in Bhutan, today announced that BOBL started accepting JCB cards at the bank’s merchants.…
CIMB Bank Bhd’s newly-launched Corporate Card Solutions is expected to gain significant growth momentum, given that it is a gamechanger in the market. In collaboration with MasterCard, the CIMB Corporate Card Solutions offers convenience, control and…
Whenever she needs to use money – whether to take the subway, buy a drink from a vending machine or pay for lunch at a restaurant – Ms Kim Mee So, 29, will whip out her debit card. It is the only card the teacher carries with her in her bag, and the only one…
Since the first Starbucks Card launched in 2001, designers have created hundreds of varieties of these collectible cards. One of this year’s new designs, available at participating Starbucks stores in Asia, is a Starbucks Card adorned with Swarovski crystals.…