digital payments

Pandemic spurring digital banking and cashless payments across Southeast Asia

Pandemic spurring digital banking and cashless payments across Southeast Asia

Appetite for going digital remains high and is growing for consumers in the region.
Jul 23 2021 8:05AM
Online merchants need to be ready for the unexpected costs of false declines

Online merchants need to be ready for the unexpected costs of false declines

Many businesses hope to achieve zero fraud, which is a difficult and unrealistic goal.
Jun 30 2021 8:03AM
Preventing fraud and ensuring payment security are vital for eCommerce to succeed, says Visa

Preventing fraud and ensuring payment security are vital for eCommerce to succeed, says Visa

Today one in five eCommerce transactions are still declined, leaving billions of dollars untouched. What can we do to more accurately identify and prevent fraudulent transactions?
Jun 23 2021 8:08AM
Pandemic increasing adoption of new payment methods in APAC

Pandemic increasing adoption of new payment methods in APAC

When it comes to payments, 94% of consumers are considering using emerging payment methods. In APAC, this rapid uptake on the use of QR codes, digital wallets, and cryptocurrencies exceeds the global average of 93%.
Jun 2 2021 8:11AM
First global payment link set up between Singapore and Thailand

First global payment link set up between Singapore and Thailand

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Thailand aim to expand this bilateral linkage into a network of retail payment systems across ASEAN.
May 3 2021 10:29AM
High number of Asia-Pacific financial institutions found lax in reporting financial crime

High number of Asia-Pacific financial institutions found lax in reporting financial crime

What is worrying is that the bulk of financial institutions in APAC will break laws and incur fines to facilitate transactions, even questionable ones.
Feb 24 2021 9:42AM
Kasikornbank in Thailand overhauls IT department in mobile banking push

Kasikornbank in Thailand overhauls IT department in mobile banking push

The bank was able to leverage Red Hat’s platform, container, and messaging technology with agile and DevOps approaches
Jan 26 2021 8:30AM
China’s offline retail sales sector inching back to recovery

China’s offline retail sales sector inching back to recovery

Re-opening of businesses a positive harbinger for retail industry undergoing challenging times
Dec 23 2020 11:25AM
COVID-19 pandemic boosting digital payments in Malaysia

COVID-19 pandemic boosting digital payments in Malaysia

Malaysia is targeting 200 e-payment transactions per capita by end of 2020
Dec 4 2020 8:38PM