Insights
21-Dec-18 JCB International has introduced a QR Code Payment service in Taiwan and Vietnam, that will enable cardholders to make payments by scanning the QR Code at the merchant point-of-sale. [Image: JCB]
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06-Dec-18 China’s UnionPay has partnered with Portugal's private bank Millennium bcp to issue UnionPay Portugal cards. Millennium will issue both consumer and commercial cards. Millennium becomes the first local institution in Europe to provide the cards. [image: Cards International]
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12-Nov-18 American Express has been granted preparatory approval from the People’s Bank of China for a clearing and settlement license in mainland China. Amex can begin building a network business to process domestic RMB transactions through its joint-venture in the country. [image: Beyond My Ken / Wikipedia]
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Events
GGM's head of Financial & Business Services, Tom MacDonald, has been invited to speak about payment market trends in the Middle East at the Commercial Payments International Middle East & Africa Symposium in Dubai on 6-Nov-18. Tom will use GGM's proprietary payments market data to compare the Middle East with other world regions, and identify opportunities and threats throughout the payment ecosystem. [Image: Commercial Payments International]
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17-Sep-18 DHL eCommerce has launched a cross-border cash-on-delivery service in Southeast Asia. The service will allow sellers in China and Australia to target consumers in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam who do not have credit cards or even a bank account. [image: Media OutReach]
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