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13-Jun-18 Visa, the largest card payments network in India, has slashed the charges it levies on debit card transactions, a move that could substantially enlarge India’s digital payments market by bringing more small merchants and customers into the fold. [image: The Economic Times]
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13-Jun-18 Kenya-based regional financial institution Equity Bank and Singapore-based online payment company Red Dot Payment have signed an MOU to introduce Alipay and WeChat Pay to the East African market. [image: China Daily]
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11-Jun-18 As China’s mobile payments giants Alipay and WeChat Pay scramble to conquer the Hong Kong market, the country’s lesser known fintech companies are turning their formidable digital expertise to capture the opportunities in Southeast Asian markets. [image: Asian Banking Finance]
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07-Jun-18 Chinese e-commerce giants are branching into bricks-and-mortar in a reversal of the western retail trend. AI fashion mirrors, drone deliveries and staffless supermarkets offer a glimpse into what the future holds for the rest of the world. [image: Chris Crerar / Financial Review]
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06-Jun-18 Digital content and media revenue in Hong Kong, such as over-the-top streaming video and Internet advertising, surpassed offline for the first time in 2017, and is forecast to reach USD5.8 bn by 2022, as consumers transition to mobile. [image: SCMP]
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