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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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01-Nov-18 Rwanda has become the first African nation to join the Alibaba Group Holding-led electronic world trade platform (EWTP) initiative, following similar initiatives in Southeast Asia as the Chinese e-commerce firm seeks to expand digital trade globally. [image: Xinhua]
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17-Oct-18 Singapore e-payments provider Nets is in talks with WeChat Pay to allow its users to make mobile payments in China. The partnership would allow NetsPay users to scan QR codes in China and settle purchases in Singapore dollars. [image: South China Morning Post]
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08-Oct-18 Healthcare is highly vulnerable to cyberattacks in Asia, with 27 percent of organizations reporting a cyberattack in the past year, which is more than financial institutions (20 percent). Despite this, the industry still underestimates the likelihood of a cyberattack. [images: Guang Niu / Getty Images]
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08-Oct-18 Singapore's largest bank DBS is attempting to disrupt the traditional business model of physical branches in Indonesia with a branchless smartphone platform, 'digibank'. After DBS rolled out digibank in India in 2016, it captured over 2 mn customers. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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