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Already part of a cross-bank coalition to push corporate payments automation,
Called Straight2Bank Pay, the product will now be available in China, Hong Hong, Malaysia, India, Singapore and Vietnam, with later moves into Bangladesh and Kenya.
The bank hopes to lure clients through a mix of QR code-based collections, bank transfers, mobile wallets and on-premise collections.
Blockchain gig
The gig economy payments market is crowded with competitors, though there's still
Seeing an opportunity, MoneyGram is collaborating with fintech Kyck Global to support same-day payments for contractors. Kyck uses a blockchain for same-day ACH, PayPal, bitcoin, stored value cards and cash.
E-delivery
E-commerce company Copia Kenya as added a web shopping program designed to serve rural areas of the country that have not yet benefited from
To use the service, consumers provide a mobile number of a friend or family member that lives in a rural area. Copia then locates the person and finds the nearest delivery agent, a process that usually takes two to four days, reports
Copia also recently opened a new logistics and distribution hub in Kenya to support its agent network of about 3,700 distributors.
Merchant deal
Global Payments will be the merchant acquirer for Discover in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The deal includes Discover, Diners Club International and other partners, reports
The two companies have an existing relationship in the U.K., U.S. and Canada, and this new arrangement will allow both brands to bolster their geographic footprint in Asia.
From the Web
CCN | Mon April 15, 2019 - A Canadian town mayor says using bitcoin to pay for property taxes has made transaction costs much cheaper. Innisfil is the first town in Canada to allow residents to use bitcoin to pay their property taxes. It’s part of a one-year pilot program the town entered into with Coinberry Pay, a Toronto-based cryptocurrency company.
CoinGeek | Mon April 15, 2019 - The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is thinking of implementing blockchain technology with its digital payments system. Ten banks operating under the Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) will use blockchain to improve the NPCI.
Krebs On Security | Mon April 15, 2019 - Indian information technology (IT) outsourcing and consulting giant Wipro Ltd. is investigating reports that its own IT systems have been hacked and are being used to launch attacks against some of the company’s customers.
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