payments

News

NETS launches 'smart' stored-value card for retail and transit

Users can top up the card via the NETS App to use it at over 120,000 acceptance points and for their daily commute.
A more proactive stance to protecting consumers needed as 'Buy Now, Pay Later' gains adoption - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Digital Economy

A more proactive stance to protecting consumers needed as 'Buy Now, Pay Later' gains adoption

BNPL can bring significant benefits to consumers in Southeast Asia if sufficient guardrails are implemented.
Moving ahead with digital transformation - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Digital Economy

Moving ahead with digital transformation

Here are some ways organisations in Asia Pacific are transforming to future-proof themselves in the new digital era.
Majority of top Singapore e-commerce sites made basic checkout errors: Stripe - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Digital Economy

Majority of top Singapore e-commerce sites made basic checkout errors: Stripe

Fixing basic checkout page errors and removing all possible friction in the transaction process can yield big upticks in sales.
Stung by one-baht payment for first project done, Aung's 2C2P works to unite Southeast Asia payments - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Stung by one-baht payment for first project done, Aung's 2C2P works to unite Southeast Asia payments

Aung Kyaw Moe, founder of payments platform 2C2P, tells the story of a reluctant entrepreneur.

Singapore economy

Local payment performance deteriorates in 2Q19: SCCB

SINGAPORE (July 2): Payment performance of local firms deteriorated in 2Q19 after an improvement in 1Q19.

Sector Focus

Consumer banking trends to watch in 2019, according to this software analytics firm

SINGAPORE (Dec 26): 2019 is set to be a year of significant progress for banks around the world, according to analytics software company FICO, formerly known as the Fair Isaac Corporation.

Fintech

Cardless cash withdrawal service launched at 7-Eleven stores for POSB, DBS & StanChart clients

SINGAPORE (19 June): POSB, DBS and Standard Chartered bank customers may now withdraw cash from their accounts at all 7-Eleven stores in Singapore via the soCash app, without the need for an ATM card or PIN code.

In print this week

How tech is forcing Singapore's largest companies to adapt & evolve

SINGAPORE (Dec 22): The tech sector is now the largest in the MSCI Emerging Market and MSCI China indices. Yet, technology is posing a major challenge for many big companies, forcing them to adapt their business models in the face of disruption and ventur

Global Markets

Visa's profit, revenue tops estimates on payment volume growth

BENGALURU (Feb 3): Visa Inc, the world's largest payments network operator, reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue as more people made payments using its network.
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