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29-Aug-18 Millions of Indonesians have recently opened a bank account for the first time thanks to companies like Go-Jek. Smartphone adoption and e-payment apps are penetrating Indonesia's unbanked population on a scale that banks have never achieved. [image: Akira Kodaka / Nikkei Asian Review]
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17-Aug-18 Chinese tourists can now use WeChat Pay to make purchases in Russia, the 17th country to accept transactions made via the popular payment app. In time, that payment option will be available for local consumers as well. [image: Freer / Shutterstock.com]
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16-Aug-18 Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are bringing their payment platforms to Hong Kong, a city that has long thrived on cash and plastic, putting them into competition with Google, Apple and Samsung, and local players like HSBC. [image: Business Insider]
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11-Jul-18 Some experts predict 80% of global GDP will rely on real-time online payments by 2023. Others still believe cash will hold its position as 'king' of payments. [image: Shutterstock / HKTDC]
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11-Jul-18 Tencent Holdings' WeChat Pay said it will not seek to offer more local payment wallets to overseas customers over the next three years and will remain focused on serving outbound Chinese tourists better in popular overseas destinations. [image: SCMP]
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