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09-Mar-18 Hong Kong's Octopus tries to win e-wallet users with HKD8 lobsters, as rivals Alipay and WeChat Pay compete by offering everything from free taxis to discounts at food retailers. [image: Campaign]
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08-Mar-18 Mobile payments are far less common in Hong Kong than in China, but Hong Kong is catching up. WeChat Pay claimed a 44% increase in users in Feb-18 alone, following promotions including red packets for registered users. [image: iStock / Asia Times]
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06-Mar-18 Standard Chartered Bank is set to launch the first fully digital retail bank in West Africa's Côte d’Ivoire. [image: Standard Chartered Bank]
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26-Feb-18 British banking app Revolut has broken even for the first time. The firm plans to expand to the US and Canada, and will subsequently launch in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, India and Brazil. [image: Revolut]
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Events
GGM's head of Financial & Business Services Tom MacDonald has been invited to speak about e-commerce payments at the Arabnet Digital Summit 'Money Forum' event in Dubai on 30-Apr-18. Tom will place UAE and GCC e-commerce in the global context, explain the evolution of digital payments and how consumers choose to pay, and outline best practices for payment providers in the region. [Image: Arabnet]
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