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12-Jan-18 Chinese Internet regulators have scolded the country’s leading mobile payments company, Ant Financial, parent company of Alipay, for compromising its customers’ privacy by automatically enrolling users in its credit-scoring system, putting pressure on firms to better protect personal data. [image: Mobile Marketer]
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10-Jan-18 A fast and easy payment system linking major banks and electronic payment platforms will be available in Hong Kong in September 2018. A pilot scheme is also in the works to allow people to pay government bills using their electronic-wallets. [image: Dickson Lee / SCMP]
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09-Jan-18 Mobile payment solutions are being seen as the next big thing by many. However, while tech companies such as PayPal, Square and Venmo have delivered solutions, consumers now expect their bank to provide fully integrated digital payments. [image: Digital Banking Report]
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05-Jan-18 Store owners in Japan may soon be able to accept payments using JCB's new palm scanning payment app. Advances in 'empty-hand payments', requiring neither phone nor wallet, could push Japan forward in the move away from cash. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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03-Jan-18 2017 has been an exciting year for fintech startups in Indonesia with online lending (8% of total), payment gateways (43% of total), and market provisioning and aggregator offerings (13% of total) making up the bulk of the market. [image: Mekar]
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