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03-Feb-18 The Chinese mainland market for mobile payment transactions, which reached USD5.5 tn in 2016, is poised for further expansion as many consumers and businesses go cashless in more than 600,000 villages across China. [image: EPA]
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15-Jan-18 To further enable merchants to accept payments from anywhere as seamlessly as possible, Verifone launched its e280 mobile-point-of-sale (mPOS) solution in the US, allowing store-owners to accept payments anywhere in the store or enable self-checkout kiosks. [image: PYMNTS.com]
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15-Jan-18 ASEAN nations are widely expected to adopt QR systems as a leading method of payment. However, they still a long way from emulating China and Japan’s adoption of the codes, as they lack standardisation and acceptance by banks. [image: ASEAN Today]
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13-Jan-18 The number of mobile payment users in India surged 75% from 2016 to 56 million in 2017. This is expected to grow to 77 million in 2018 - nearly 30% of India's smartphone users. [image: Business Standard]
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28-Jan-18 Riyad Bank has become the first local bank to offer Mastercard's new global digital payment service, 'Digital Enablement Service' in Saudi Arabia. The platform supports the management, generation and provisioning of digital payment credentials into mobile devices. [image: Arab News]
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