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Sep 14, 20221 min read
LINE NEXT Launches Global NFT Platform DOSI Beta version
DOSI aims to provide a great user experience for NFTs through social logins and user-friendly payment methods. LINE NEXT Inc., LINE’s...
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Sep 9, 20221 min read
Sea Ltd shuts operations in some Latin American countries
Singapore-based Sea Ltd's (SE.N) e-commerce arm Shopee will exit Argentina and shut local operations in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico while...
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Sep 7, 20221 min read
Food delivery firm foodpanda lays off staff in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE - Food delivery company foodpanda has reportedly laid off 5 percent of its 1,200 staff in Singapore in a bid to remain...
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Aug 31, 20221 min read
Grab-Singtel beats Sea to the punch with Singapore digital bank
Singapore-based superapp developer Grab and telco Singtel announced the rollout of the city-state's newest virtual bank, named GXS, more...
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Aug 23, 20221 min read
Samsung may launch its own crypto exchange platform in 2023
Samsung Securities is reportedly working on launching its own crypto exchange platform early next year. Reports say that Samsung isn’t...
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Aug 23, 20221 min read
Opn announces name change of Omise to ‘Opn Payments’
Opn, the one-stop payment solutions company from Japan and Southeast Asia, announced today that it has changed the name of its payment...
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Aug 9, 20221 min read
Apple Pay Makes Its Debut in Malaysia
Apple announced that its customers in Malaysia can now use Apple Pay with their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac. Merchants such as...
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Jul 21, 20221 min read
Hit by China shutdown, Tesla boosts auto prices and sells bitcoin
NEW YORK - Tesla reported solid quarterly earnings Wednesday despite a hit from Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai that Chief Executive Elon...
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Jul 21, 20221 min read
Google Wallet Is Now Available in Singapore as a Standalone App
Google Wallet is now available as a standalone app for Singaporean users as a complementary experience to Google Pay. This digital wallet...
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Jul 12, 20221 min read
Kakao-backed crypto project races to expand outside South Korea
NAHA, Japan -- Klaytn, a cryptocurrency project backed by South Korean Internet conglomerate Kakao, is accelerating its overseas...
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Jul 9, 20221 min read
Elon Musk pulls out of Twitter purchase
Elon Musk backing out of his deal to buy Twitter sets the stage for litigation over a $1 billion breakup fee
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Jun 6, 20221 min read
China's Ant Group launches digital bank ANEXT in Singapore
China's Ant Group, a financial technology (fintech) giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, on Monday said it has launched a digital...
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May 28, 20221 min read
Shell expands Touch ‘n Go RFID Fuelling station list, now supports 35 stations in the Klang Valley
Shell has expanded the list of stations that support Touch ‘n Go RFID Fuelling to a total of 35 stations in the Klang Valley, up from the...
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May 23, 20221 min read
Paytm is losing appeal despite ambitious growth plans and past success
Investors’ confidence in Paytm will decline as Alibaba and Ant Financial offload their stakes in Paytm Mall, citing the economic slowdown...
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May 20, 20221 min read
Huawei will accelerate Asia-Pacific's move toward green development
Huawei announced during APAC Digital Innovation Congress that it will continuously innovate, use green ICT to empower green development,...
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May 18, 20221 min read
Square Acquires GoParrot to Offer Advanced Capabilities for Restaurants
Square has acquired GoParrot, an all-in-one digital ordering and marketing platform for restaurants. GoParrot enables restaurants to...
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May 17, 20221 min read
BNPL 2.0 Comes to America - Zilch Reinventing Installment-Payments Plans
Zilch, a next-generation payments and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, with a BNPL 2.0 business model that works directly with...
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May 17, 20221 min read
Square Expands Afterpay Integration to In-Person Points of Sale
Today, Square marks another key milestone in its integration of Afterpay, extending buy now, pay later (BNPL) functionality to its...
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May 6, 20221 min read
China digital currency: leading mobile payment apps Alipay, WeChat Pay install new features
China's sovereign digital currency, known as e-CNY, is on track to achieve greater exposure in more cities across the mainland, as...
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Sep 27, 20191 min read
China’s subways embrace facial recognition payment systems despite rising privacy concerns
Cities across China have been trialing face-recognition payment systems for their subway networks. Now Zhengzhou, the capital of...
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