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The payments landscape has advanced by leaps and bounds over the past decade. Once seen as a mere extension of the IT department, forward-thinking payments leaders have realised that a... more

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China UnionPay, which in 2015 became the world’s biggest payment card issuer, has announced plans to launch UnionPay branded cards in the UK, a first step in a larger European... more

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Alternative payments methods such as mobile and digital wallets are steadily displacing traditional payment methods such as cards, bank transfers and cash/cheques in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) e-commerce market. GlobalData forecasts... more

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While the phrase ‘time is money’ may seem clichéd, it is becoming increasingly relevant as technology-savvy but busy consumers turn to the Internet and alternative payments to make shopping faster... more

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In Hong Kong’s airport, Alipay’s azure blue logos began appearing two years ago greeting travellers from China who rely on the popular payments app back home. In recent months, taxis started to show the logo. Now stores and boutiques have them. They’re all signs of a battle brewing in Hong Kong that will test whether [...]

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