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In a recent Occupational Wage Survey released by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower, flying instructors emerged as the highest-paid professionals in the city-state. Their remarkable median monthly salary of S$21,000 leaves other professions in the dust, with…
It’s 2025 and the Apple Card saga is still unfolding. Last year, reports surfaced that talks between Apple and JPMorgan Chase had picked up, possibly signaling a move away from the current issuer, Goldman Sachs. A new player is joining the mix, while Goldman…
In late February, Google announced that the Google Pay app was shutting down in the US. The company wants people to transition to Google Wallet, which offers many of Google Pay’s features, including paying at online checkouts and in stores. Google Pay will…
Apple Pay is now available with the VIB Mastercards, bringing to card holders an easier, safer and more secure way to pay. Each Apple Pay transaction takes a few seconds and is done in just three simple steps. Beyond that, facial recognition (FaceID)…
Some social media users are complaining that they are unable to use contactless payment system Apple Pay to ring up a transaction using a Chase credit card. On Apple’s System Status page, it notes that Apple Pay is undergoing some maintenance at the moment…
myOKIES has launched a digital contactless service for Vietnamese businesses, enabling customers to order and pay for purchases directly from their cell phones using a QR code. Customers can scan the code using their smartphone camera, which will take them to…
Apple Pay has arrived in Vietnam, enabling users to make contactless money transactions through an iPhone or Apple Watch. Vietnam is the third country in Southeast Asia to allow Apple Pay after Malaysia and Singapore. Several lenders such as MB Bank and…
Digital wallet Apple Pay will soon be available in Vietnam. At least one bank has announced that it will soon support Apple Pay services. Sources have told VnExpress that three other major banks will also launch Apple Pay by the end of this month. Users can…
Apple Pay is the company’s mobile payment platform. It’s a brilliant money-making scheme because Apple receives a cut of .15% of the value of each transaction that uses the feature (15 cents for each $100 purchase). With more than a million retail stores, gas…
Samsung Pay’s security is in the “very good” category. This was announced by the tech giant in an official newsroom post. According to the post, Samsung Pay scored 450 points out of 500 in a security test conducted by an independent agency called umlaut.…
A new and welcome change to Google Pay users in the US is now coming: you will be able to use your Google Pay balance to pay in stores. The new feature is currently only available in the States, but it should be available to all Google Pay users soon.…
Last fall, Instagram announced the launch of its short-form video platform called Reels—TikTok’s unofficial rival. The app allows you to easily record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, special effects, and plenty of creative tools. By allowing…
Launched all the way back in 2015 as Android Pay on the underlying technology of Google Wallet and rebranded as Google Pay a little over three years ago, the search giant’s Apple Pay-rivaling digital wallet platform has been slowly but steadily expanding to…
More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries have signed a letter to Amazon.com Inc boss Jeff Bezos backing a campaign that claims the tech giant has “dodged and dismissed … debts to workers, societies, and the planet,” organizers said. The “Make Amazon Pay”…
The refreshed app, which builds on Singapore’s payments infrastructure, now allows real-time money transfers via PayNow for DBS PayLah!, OCBC Bank and Standard Chartered customers. Google has launched a new version of its payments app Google Pay, which…
Apple Pay and Google Pay compete with each other for world dominance, while other services like Samsung Pay and LG Pay struggle to keep up. If you’re using an Android or iOS smartphone in the US, the chance is your bank already supports either of the two big…
