As a start, merchants at Haneda Airport International Terminal can now accept QR code payments from tourists on VIA. Japan-based multi-payment aggregator NETSTARS – the firm that introduced WeChat Pay into Japan in 2015 – is the participating network enabling payments through the VIA alliance.
SINGAPORE (July 25): Singtel’s cross-border mobile payment alliance VIA has launched in Japan, just ahead of the Olympics to be held in Tokyo next year.
