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10-Jan-18 A fast and easy payment system linking major banks and electronic payment platforms will be available in Hong Kong in September 2018. A pilot scheme is also in the works to allow people to pay government bills using their electronic-wallets. [image: Dickson Lee / SCMP]
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09-Jan-18 Mobile payment solutions are being seen as the next big thing by many. However, while tech companies such as PayPal, Square and Venmo have delivered solutions, consumers now expect their bank to provide fully integrated digital payments. [image: Digital Banking Report]
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08-Jan-18 Sprint has come up with a battery-powered payment card which functions as a debit, credit, prepaid, multi-currency or loyalty card. Partnered banks Emirates NBD, Japan’s Sumitomo, Canada’s CIBC and India’s IndusInd are expected to launch the card in 2018. [image: Dynamics Inc]
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02-Jan-18 UnionPay and commercial banks in mainland China recently launched Mobile QuickPass, an e-wallet accepted at 680,000 POS terminals across 16 countries and territories outside mainland China, including Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Russia. [image: China Internet Watch]
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28-Jan-18 Riyad Bank has become the first local bank to offer Mastercard's new global digital payment service, 'Digital Enablement Service' in Saudi Arabia. The platform supports the management, generation and provisioning of digital payment credentials into mobile devices. [image: Arab News]
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