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Asia rushes to a cashless society

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22-Jun-18 E-payments are expanding across Asia at breakneck speed. Hong Kong, Singapore and predominantly China lead the way. Singapore’s education minister, Ong Ye Kung says already 80% of Singapore consumers use e-payments and nearly 60% merchants now accept e-payments. [image: finews.asia]

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Chinese fintech companies are tapping on Asia's unbanked

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11-Jun-18 As China’s mobile payments giants Alipay and WeChat Pay scramble to conquer the Hong Kong market, the country’s lesser known fintech companies are turning their formidable digital expertise to capture the opportunities in Southeast Asian markets. [image: Asian Banking Finance]

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Does studying too much make you nearsighted?

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08-Jun-18 There might be something to the stereotype of the nerd with glasses. According to a new study, the more years a person spends in school, the more likely they are to be myopic. [image: The Canadian Press / AP / Patrick Semansky]

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Hong Kong’s digital spending to surge to USD5.8b by 2022

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06-Jun-18 Digital content and media revenue in Hong Kong, such as over-the-top streaming video and Internet advertising, surpassed offline for the first time in 2017, and is forecast to reach USD5.8 bn by 2022, as consumers transition to mobile. [image: SCMP]

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