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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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09-Mar-18 A study by Alipay found 65% of Chinese tourists used mobile payments overseas in 2017, compared to 11% among non-Chinese. 91% of Chinese tourists would be more willing to spend if merchants accepted mobile payments. [image: ASAP]
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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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23-Feb-18 One97 Communications, the parent company of Indian mobile wallet and financial services provider Paytm, has now set its sights on the insurance sector, recently incorporating Paytm Life Insurance and Paytm General Insurance. [image: Reuters]
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20-Feb-18 Google will bring its revamped electronic payments system, Google Pay, to Singapore in the "coming weeks", as it looks to gain more traction in the e-payments space. [image: Mediacorp]
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