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07-May-18 Gulf Capital has acquired a strategic stake in fintech firm Saudi Geidea to boost its presence in the payment and digital financial transactions sector in the GCC. The total value of the transaction is AED978 mn (USD266 mn). [image: Geidea]
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01-May-18 To accelerate its cashless initiatives, Singapore is focusing on driving its efforts towards SMEs who make up 99% of the businesses in Singapore. However, cash payments make up nearly 60% of transactions. [image: Shutterstock / Techwire Asia]
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23-Apr-18 436,000 Chinese tourists visited New Zealand in the 12 months to Feb-18 – more than any country except Australia. But local businesses are yet to make a few simple tweaks to align with how Chinese prefer to purchase products. [image: Smartpay]
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19-Apr-18 While the Indian central bank continues to assert there is no cash shortage, experts say the cash shortfall in the system is a whopping USD10.6 bn, a third of the monthly withdrawals normally made at ATMs. [image: Reuters]
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11-Apr-18 In Mar-18, the Indian National Payments Corporation reported that UPI saw more than 178 million transactions and totalling more than USD3.7 bn. At this rate, incumbent payment innovators might just get disintermediated themselves. [image: Bloomberg News]
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