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Alipay+ partners with Cambodia’s central bank for QR payment
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Alipay+ partners with Cambodia’s central bank for QR payment

This collaboration allows users from over 10 international payment apps to make transactions with over a million merchants.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
Regional cross-border payments open new growth avenues for Indonesian fintech
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Regional cross-border payments open new growth avenues for Indonesian fintech

Five months after its launch in September 2022, Indonesia’s QR payment service in Thailand had racked up half a million dollars in transaction value.
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · · 6 min read
Malaysia, Indonesia launch cross-border QR payment linkage

Malaysia, Indonesia launch cross-border QR payment linkage

Participating financial institutions from Indonesia include Bank Sinarmas, Bank Central Asia, as well as fintech firms Dana and LinkAja.
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · · 1 min read
India-based fintech firm Yap secures $10m in a round co-led by Flourish Ventures

India-based fintech firm Yap secures $10m in a round co-led by Flourish Ventures

It plans to use the new funds to increase hiring in its existing markets Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Nepal.
Deepti Sri · · 2 min read

7 awesome QR code marketing campaigns

QR codes are a bridge between offline and online in the smartphone age. Here are seven great QR code marketing examples from across Asia.
Steven Millward · · 8 min read

Visualead Wins GMIC Growth Stage Competition, Wants to Bring Cutesy QR Code Creation to Asia

Earlier we announced the winner of the Seed Stage G-Startup contest at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) here in Beijing, and now we are also delighted to know that
Vanessa Tan · · 3 min read

Next Version of WeChat Rumored to Have Mobile Payments and Paid Publishing Platform

We know that Tencent (HKG:0700) is working on a social gaming platform for WeChat, its popular social messaging app, but what else is in the pipeline? According to industry analyst
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Time For Southeast Asia to Get Flirty: WeChat Adds ‘Look Around’ Feature on BlackBerry

The China-made messaging app WeChat launched on BlackBerry late last year, taking aim at potential users in Southeast Asia and other BB-loving areas. But WeChat for BB OS 5/6/7 lacked
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Hollywood Celebrities Get Chatty with Chinese Fans on WeChat

Last summer we noted how Western brands like Starbucks and Buick were quick to jump on the messaging app WeChat as a way of reaching out to Chinese consumers. Now
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

China’s Top Video Site Adds QR Codes to Help Viewers Go Mobile

China’s top video site, Youku (NYSE:YOKU), has added QR codes to every video on its desktop website so as to help users continue viewing while mobile, on their smartphone or
Steven Millward · · 2 min read