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07-May-18 Many countries want to emulate Peru’s BIM e-wallet, Latin America’s first national mobile money scheme. But a challenge for governments in emerging countries is persuading consumers and small businesses to move from using informal cash to electronic payments. [image: Bloomberg News / PaymentsSource]
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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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29-Apr-18 Nowadays in the GCC, cell phones are shaping how consumers search, purchase and pay for goods and services. Clearly, commerce is moving to mobile phones and so is the payments ecosystem. [image: Techwire Asia]
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25-Apr-18 Chinese players Alipay and WeChat are powering many digital purchase transactions in China and now abroad. These digital wallets are moving west, as the spending power of China's residents grows and the government allows travel to more destinations. [image: Shiho Fukada / Bloomberg]
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