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22-Aug-19 Once a cashless pioneer, Japan is now lagging behind countries such as Sweden and Korea on electronic payments, because of its aging population, low crime and virtually no counterfeiting. Four out of five purchases are still made with cash. [image: AFP / Toshifumi Kitamura]
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16-Aug-19 Fintech company 3Line Card Management is set to launch an integrated retail management payment solution, Visum, to the Nigerian market. The innovative payment solution is a retail management platform targeted at SMEs. [image: Brandcrunch]
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15-Aug-19 China-based cross-border payment services provider, iPayLinks, has announced its plans to enter Middle East fintech market. The firm is aiming to build up a one-stop payment solution for the Middle East cross-border business. [image: TahawalTech]
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08-Aug-19 Dutch bank ING, Thanachart Capital and the Thai Finance Ministry are expected to hold 21%, 20% and 18% respectively in TMB-Thanachart Bank, the new bank born from the consolidation of TMB Bank and Thanachart Bank. Canada's Scotiabank will own 5%. [image: Bangkok Post]
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25-Jul-19 China-based venture capital firm Shenzhen Capital Group has launched a USD291 mn healthcare fund, dubbed the Shenzhen Hongtu Healthcare Private Equity Fund, aimed at investing in companies that seek to disrupt the current healthcare pattern in the country. [image: Reuters / Bobby Yip / Deal Street Asia]
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