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21-Mar-18 All eyes in Korea are on whether wearable credit cards, which became a hit during the 2018 Winter Olympics, will be able to gain ground in the market after the closing ceremony. [image: Lotte Card]
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20-Mar-18 Korea’s card issuers plan to expand into global markets to address declining revenues at home. Lotte Card is entering the Vietnamese market, while KB Kookmin Card is seeking to push in the US. [image: Business Korea]
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19-Mar-18 Aeon, Japan's biggest retailer with 430 locations, will partner with Alibaba-backed technology company DeepBlue Technology to develop unmanned convenience stores in China, where a handprint lets users access the kiosk-like store and pay for purchases. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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12-Mar-18 Global payment gateway PayPal launched its Indian domestic payments service in Nov-17, and according to MD Anupam Pahuja, "cash continues to be among the biggest competitors... but India is going big on digital and cashless payments." [image: Paul Noronha / The Hindu Business Line]
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12-Mar-18 An increasing number of Korean card issuers are saying they have no chance of winning a complaint against Visa for its unilateral decision to increase a commission charge for the usage of overseas payment networks. [image: Business Korea]
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