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14-Oct-19 Saudi Arabia’s payments firm HyperPay plans to expand in the Middle East and North Africa, capitalizing on opportunities presented by the government’s push towards cashless targets. The kingdom aims to raise cashless transactions to 70 percent by 2030. [image: REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser]
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03-Oct-19 Southeast Asia’s Internet economy will reach USD100 bn in 2019, up 39 percent from USD72 bn last year. While Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand are expanding at 20-30 percent, growth in Indonesia and Vietnam is over 40 percent. [image: bennymarty/123RF]
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30-Sep-19 PayPal’s acquisition of a 70 percent state in GoPay will make it the first foreign platform to provide online payments in China. Though China’s payments market is led by local players, there’s still plenty of room for growth. [image: TechCrunch]
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25-Sep-19 Vietnam-based BuyMed, the startup behind pharma distribution marketplace Thuocsi.vn, has secured USD500,000 in seed funding led by Singapore’s Cocoon Capital and VietCapital Ventures. BuyMed was founded in 2018 to simplify healthcare distribution in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. [image: BuyMed]
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25-Sep-19 Morocco’s e-commerce market is growing at 40%, according to AMI and Global Growth Markets. Payment preferences differ - 96% of online retail transactions are cash payments, whereas cards and digital payments dominate online travel and accommodation purchases. [image: Shutterstock]
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