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Shortly after it announced the construction of a new Southeast Asia headquarters, Razer has unveiled its new country headquarters in Malaysia which will house over 280 employees. The investment strengthens Malaysia as Razer’s regional center of fintech…
The Seoul city government’s smartphone-based payment-program pilot posted an abysmal track record in its first full month of service, data showed Wednesday. In a bid to help relieve small merchants of burdensome credit card fees, the municipality began the…
The ubiquitous Octopus Card has been digitally integrated into the Samsung Pay network, allowing consumers to securely pay and travel by simply tapping their smartphones against an Octopus acceptance reader for payment or even door access. Consumers will be…
LG Electronics announced that it will launch its own mobile payment service dubbed ‘LG Pay’ across Korea, which will allow users to use their mobile phone as a credit card. During the World IT Show 2017 exhibition currently under way in Seoul, the South…
Samsung Pay has finally landed in Hong Kong. The Korean technology giant launched an early access program in the Hong Kong market last month, but officially launched the mobile payment system to the general public last Thursday. Samsung Pay can be used almost…
Samsung has launched an early access program for Samsung Pay in Hong Kong, in collaboration with local banks. Customers with American Express, Citibank, Dah Sing Bank and Standard Chartered Bank cards are able to register to participate in the early access…
WeChat Pay, one of the Chinese mainland biggest mobile payment platforms, has boosted its cross-border business by launching a new service in Hong Kong. In a move that is expected to promote businesses of local merchants, it opened a channel for membership…
Though Apple is working on launching Apple Pay in South Korea, the mobile payments system is still some ways out —and the company has yet to hold a critical meeting with the government, according to a local report. A legal director and a senior counselor from…
Similar to Android Pay from Google and Apple Pay from Apple, Samsung Pay works like other mobile payment platform by using NFC. Samsung Pay, which was made to build brand loyalty from consumers allows users to pay for things online with their smartphone or…
Samsung Pay and its financial partners have introduced exclusive offers for customers who make payments using a partnered credit card via Samsung Pay, The Nation reports. The offers are provide in partnership with Citibank, Kasikornbank, KTC, and SCB.…
Customers can enjoy $5 off every transaction as a kick off promo. HSBC Singapore is treating its HSBC Visa and MasterCard credit cardholders with Apple Pay. Customers using iPhone SE, iPhone 6 to higher versions, and Apple Watch can use Apple Pay in stores…
Global payments technology provider Adyen has added WeChat Pay support to help businesses worldwide sell to customers in China and Hong Kong. Adyen provides the payment infrastructure for multiple major internet companies including Uber, Facebook and Neflix.…
Google may be blocked in mainland China, but it’s Android Pay mobile payment service has just launched in the freer environs of Hong Kong. The mobile payment service from the American Internet company has launched in Hong Kong and is now available at…
Singapore’s Maybank has joined the Samsung Pay bandwagon to help meet its goal of strengthening its digital presence across the region. Launched in partnership with Samsung Electronics Singapore, the deployment will enable customers to use their Maybank…
The operator will allow its customers to use the mobile payment service to make purchases at M1 Shop outlets and branches. Apple has meanwhile revealed it has extended the reach of Apple Pay to include holders of credit and debit cards issued by five banks in…
Apple and Samsung recognize that revenue from the sale of mobile devices, alone, cannot keep shareholders happy. With the vendors venturing into what is arguably one of the most exciting spaces in the financial services space – payments – it begs the…
