Cards & Payments
Chart of the Week: Pandemic drives e-commerce adoption in Malaysia
                                                                                 
                    
                    International e-wallets such as Google Pay and Masterpass are gaining steam.
                
                                
            Chart of the Week: Pandemic drives e-commerce adoption in Malaysia
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            International e-wallets such as Google Pay and Masterpass are gaining steam.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Alternative payments reign supreme in Indian e-commerce market
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Share in transactions hit 54% this year.
                    
                                        
                    
                Citibank granted domestic fund custody licence in China
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bank can now provide custody services to Chinese mutual and private funds.
                    
                                        
                    
                Mastercard establishes local office in Myanmar
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It also plans to appoint a country business development manager.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore fintech LytePay, Rapyd launch e-wallet for ERA Realty agents
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Real estate salespersons will now be able to instantly use their commissions.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam's Mcredit, JCB launch credit card
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Card members can enjoy a zero-interest installment at thousands of merchants in Vietnam.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Week: Japan card payments to grow 2.1% in 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Pandemic-related fears is crippling away at cash payment’s dominance.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Week: Pandemic spurs card payments growth in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Backing from banks and merchants has made contactless payments mainstream.
                    
                                        
                    
                Cambodia-based fintech Clik secures $3.7m seed round funding
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The payments startup said that it is on track for a nation-wide launch by end-2020.
                    
                                        
                    
                Deutsche Bank partners with fintech Airwallex for cross-border payments service
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Merchants using Airwallex do not need to open bank accounts to collect payments.
                    
                                        
                    
                Consumer spending to spur growth in Taiwan card payments
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The value is expected to reach $200.2b by 2024 at a CAGR of 7.6%.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Week: Lockdown easing drives card payments recovery in India
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Fear of COVID-19 spread is driving consumers towards digital payment tools.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong neobank WeLab Bank, Mastercard to launch numberless bank card
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It will be available for use immediately after opening an account with the lender.
                    
                                        
                    
                Rapyd partners with local payment players to launch service in India
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It has partnered with local players to allow merchants to access 900 locally-preferred payment methods.
                    
                                        
                    
                South Korea's credit card use shrinks 2.1% amidst the pandemic: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Daily average use of contact-free spending jumped 12.7% from Feb to May.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Week: COVID-19 hastens digital payments exodus in APAC
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Business activities and consumer spending will further fast-track the growth.
                    
                                        
                    
                Mastercard, Visa, payment networks launch online checkout solution in APAC
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Customers need only to “click to pay” for their web purchases.