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28-Feb-18 Mastercard, Ecobank and Facebook Messenger will partner to offer small businesses in Africa and Asia a Facebook Messenger-based payment app, dubbed the Ecobank Masterpass QR, enabling users to receive instant payments. [image: Pymnts.com]
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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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28-Feb-18 Indian digital payment company, Paytm has agreed to a strategic partnership with Singapore Tourism Board. Paytm's platform will feature a microsite with Singapore's latest 'Passion Made Possible' branded content. [image: STB]
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27-Feb-18 Visa Korea and payments company BC Card are in a dispute over commission charges for the usage of overseas payment networks, resulting in BC Card using alternatitve networks, including UnionPay of China and Star Network of the US. [image: Business Korea]
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26-Feb-18 eBay’s change of payments processor from PayPal to Ayden shocked the industry and signalled the increasing importantance of local and alternative payment methods to its international merchants, and the company's international presence. [image: Bloomberg News]
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