Tag: China

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American Express Readies to Launch Debit Cards in China

by Sarah Grotta

April 26, 2021

Debit card processing is becoming an increasingly important growth strategy for global payment networks as they expand into new markets ...

Debit Card Use Dominates in China:

by PaymentsJournal

April 20, 2021

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Do You Even Mobile Bank?

by Amanda Todisco

March 12, 2021

As a tried and true millennial, if you don’t have a mobile banking app, chances are I’m judging you. But ...

Digital Yuan: China Introduces the Anti-Bitcoin

by Sam Klebanov

March 1, 2021

While much of the world is transfixed with blockchain-mania, China appears to be making strides in a different direction with ...

QR codes provide a radical change to payment acceptance, particularly in developing economies. Countries such as China and India embrace them as a low-cost tool towards financial inclusion.

Exploring the use of China’s QR Code Driven Digital Currency (the eCNY)

by Tim Sloane

March 1, 2021

This article includes an early description regarding how a consumer will use the eCNY digital currency, which is apparently via ...

PayPal Buys Remaining Portion of Chinese Payments Firm GoPay

by Steve Murphy

January 14, 2021

This brief posting comes from Reuters and announces that PayPal has bought the remaining 30% of the Chinese payments firm ...

China’s Crypto, China Trade Deal, Ripple China expansion

China to Relax Rules on Cross-Border Yuan Use, as Currency Hits 30-Month High against Us Dollar

by Steve Murphy

January 6, 2021

This piece is in yahoo news and appears to be a re-post from the South China Morning Post, a Hong ...

Japan Doesn’t Want to Be Late with a Digital Currency

by Tim Sloane

December 24, 2020

Japan is mounting an effort to create a digital currency to remain competitive with other countries: “‘China has prompted moves ...

stablecoins, Klarna, payment network consolidation, corporate cross-border payments, Baton Systems payments platform

Australia Plans to Combine its Primary Payment Networks

by Sarah Grotta

December 14, 2020

Australia’s payment network consolidation efforts reflect a broader push to modernize domestic payments infrastructure and compete more effectively in an ...