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08-Mar-18 A consortium of 61 Japanese banks partnered with the payment firm Ripple to offer a mobile app, Money Tap, that enables customers to make domestic payments instantly using a bank account, phone number or QR code. [image: RTT News]
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28-Feb-18 China's mobile payment apps are expanding their global presence. Wechat processes transactions in 13 currencies and Alipay supports 27 currencies; consumers in 24 countries recieve tax refunds through Alipay; and Alibaba has partnered with India's PayTM since 2015. [image: China Plus]
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23-Feb-18 Japan's Daikin Industries plans to let its air conditioners gather data on employee movements and their work environments, aiming to start a new data-driven service that will advise clients on how to create better and healthier workplaces. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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20-Feb-18 With the 3-D printing market for medical devices expected to grow to USD2.5 bn by 2023 (18% CAGR), the Asian region is already seeing a strong rise in investment in medical applications for the technology. [image: MedTech Intelligence]
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20-Feb-18 Iran’s Ministry of Health and the Japan International Cooperation Agency have signed an MOU for USD14 mn, on bilateral cooperation for funding for medical equipment, including angiography imaging systems, to Imam Hossein Hospital and Arash Hospital in Tehran. [image:Siemens / BioSpectrum]
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