Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2025

From digital payments to decentralised finance (DeFi), these companies are solving real-world challenges like financial inclusion and cross-border transactions, while setting new global standards for innovation. billion XTransfer created a global payment platform powered by data insights, automation, and risk management tools.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 17, 2025

In their first full year of partnership in 2024, Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) and Ant International , a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider, brought new economic opportunities to Malaysian SMEs, with Alipay+ making up more than 80 percent of cross-border inbound QR payments via DuitNow.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Checkout.com , a leading global digital payments provider, today announced its partnership with HEYTEA, the originator and creator of new-style tea drinks and one of Asias fastest-growing beverage brands. We are proud to be the partner of choice supporting HEYTEAs global ambitions.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 21, 2024

As Chinese inbound tourism gains momentum with the extension of its visa-free policy to more countries and the recovery of international flights, Alipay , the leading digital payment and lifestyle platform in China, now supports 16 languages on its App, further enhancing the travel experience of international tourists exploring China.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 16, 2025

For example, Episode Six, a global provider of enterprise-grade ledger and cards infrastructure, is using Cloud Edge to assist banks, fintechs and payments organizations in Asia Pacific as they design and launch leading digital payment propositions like credit and B2B payments.

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Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

In this guide, you’ll understand what digital payment security is and what these regulations mean, how they impact your payment operations, and what you need to do to meet them. Most importantly, you’ll see how the right digital payment solution can make compliance simpler and more effective. So, let’s dig in.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Alipay+ has expanded its digital payment offerings in Singapore by integrating six additional international e-wallets, increasing the total to twelve. This initiative is part of Alipay+’s broader strategy to facilitate cross-border payments and enhance the digital payment landscape in Singapore.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 16, 2025

To ensure fintechs worldwide have the best opportunity to grow, Mastercard has made Cloud Edge available in Asia Pacific markets (including India, Australia , Singapore , Hong Kong SAR, Thailand), the United States, Canada and parts of Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Middle East and Africa.

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Fintech News

MARCH 25, 2025

With the rollout now live, travellers from 10 countries and regions can use 14 Alipay+ partner e-wallets to make payments at over 400,000 merchants across Sri Lanka by scanning the LANKAQR code. LANKAQR, launched in 2020, is managed by LankaPay and provides a unified digital payments platform across banks and merchants in the country.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 3, 2025

Combining the agentic AI capabilities of Ant International , a global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider, with cross-border travel services offered by partners including Agoda, Fliggy and Trip.com , Alipay+ Voyager is launched to simplify and enhance travel experiences for global consumers.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The campaign, which will last till December 31, will first be launched for the destinations of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Digital payment increases international tourism revenue to local SMEs.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 24, 2024

Alipay+ has now enabled over 400,000 merchants in Europe, with over 120,000 in the DACH region alone.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 16, 2023

These e-wallets include Alipay (Chinese mainland), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR, China), Touch ‘n Go eWallet by TNG Digital (Malaysia), GCash (the Philippines), and TrueMoney (Thailand).

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Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2024

WorldFirst has also expanded one-business-day settlement capability to cover 90% of all World Account transactions, providing SMEs worldwide with speedy payments to increase turnover and save on costs. Payment speed is a big pain point for SMEs when it comes to global transactions. In the U.K.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 25, 2024

The number of tourists who paid with their preferred home payment app via Alipay+ rose by over 30% during the championship period. Mobile-savvy travelers from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong SAR, Europe, Malaysia and South Korea lead the European travel craze in terms of the number of transactions and total spending.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 3, 2024

Dubai Duty Free is among the latest retailers and tourism facilities that leverage Alipay+ cross-border payment technology and marketing solutions to boost convenience and efficiency for international visitors.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Banks no longer have to submit a suspicious activity report (SAR) just because a business is growing or cultivating hemp. Financial institutions should follow standard SAR procedures and submit a report only if there is questionable behavior.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Today, Tinaba users can make cross-border payments at Alipay+ merchants in 27 different countries, including Italy, enhancing the travel experience for users. We are facing a fundamental change for the European digital payments system, but with lots more innovation on the horizon the best is yet to come.”

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

The partnership aims to enhance the travel experience for international visitors exploring the island destination of Jeju by providing convenient digital payment services and exclusive offers and contributing to boosting the local economy.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 26, 2024

Local merchants, especially small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), can seamlessly accept payments from 14 global e-wallet operators through their existing AlipayHK payment codes, thereby further expanding their businesses without the needs of any additional investment.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Returning to China in 1999, Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) under the ‘one country two systems’ policy. Consequently, the SAR launched its plans for diversifying the economy based on the ‘1+4’ model in 2023. This sentiment was shared in Macau.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

“Locals benefit from new payment options while tourists can use their cards as they do at home, making travel infinitely easier, with one less thing to worry about while on the road.” At DANA, we are committed to enhancing the accessibility and convenience of digital payments for all users.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

International visitors can now travel by taxi across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as Alipay+ , the cross-border digital payment and marketing solutions provider, partners with key industries and government bodies. In Abu Dhabi, travellers can scan the QR code on the POS terminal with around 6,000 Abu Dhabi taxis.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 27, 2024

The number of tourists who paid with their preferred home payment app via Alipay+ rose by over 30 per cent during the championship period. Mobile-savvy travellers from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong SAR, Europe, Malaysia and South Korea lead the European travel craze in terms of the number of transactions and total spending.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 1, 2024

Business growth can suffer as a result of poor payment timings. Looking to ensure British and European SMEs that import from international markets do not face this issue, WorldFirst , the one-stop digital payment and financial services platform has launched a new service for World Account multicurrency business account holders.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Its 2022-2025 Fintech Development Plan sets out to build a ‘digitalised, intelligent, green and fair’ fintech sector, focusing on eight key objectives, including the development of digital infrastructure and enhanced fintech governance. It is a global leader in digital payments, particularly mobile payments.

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Seon

JUNE 1, 2023

Check fraud, where fraudsters interfere with check payments, runs rampant in spite of the increase in digital payments. According to the FTC via Statista, 2022 saw the loss of $178 million due to check fraud – ranking it even higher than payment app and payment service-based fraud at $163m.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Harry Xenophontos, Chief Partnerships Officer, leading the Strategic Business Development division at Viva.com commented , “By extending our partnership with Ant International to integrate with Alipay+ cross-border mobile payment solution, we aim to further streamline payments for European businesses.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

. “With Alipay+, we enable merchants to accept multiple digital payment methods from international consumers, including millions of Asian travellers, in the most frictionless way, with a single integration and QR code scheme.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In contrast to 2003 with Sars, we’re now a decade into a bull market and valuations of some financial assets are stretched,” said global economist at Capital Economics Simon MacAdam in an investor note, according to the Financial Times.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

There are now over 8,000 cases worldwide, businesses like Starbucks and McDonald’s have shut down in China, planes have been grounded due to the outbreak and analysts are beginning to wonder if the coronavirus’s total economic effect will dwarf the $40 billion toll SARS took on the world economy a decade and a half ago.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

Mastercard and TabaPay on Accelerating Instant Payments. Mastercard ’s drive to scale digital payments across the ecosystem has led the payments network to find new ways to help FinTechs participate. Why the Coronavirus May Dwarf SARS’ $40B Economic Toll.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The collaboration, announced at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024, allows users of Alipay+ to make payments by scanning NEPALPAY QR codes. are extremely delighted to showcase Nepal’s QR scheme and our retail payment system in the global arena.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 15, 2025

. “As our base of customers in Asia fast expands, were excited to announce our partnership with Antom to integrate localised payment options for our customers and unlock new growth opportunities in the various markets were expanding with Antom into.”

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The Fintech Times

MAY 20, 2025

Speaking to The Fintech Times Mark Walker at the Dubai Fintech Summit, Joseph Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), shared how his background in investment banking and public office helps shape the citys approach. We only have 7.5

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