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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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14-Jun-18 Corporate travel firm Sabre is introducing virtual payments to its platform. Sabre’s Singapore unit has integrated virtual payment capabilities between travellers and suppliers across Asia-Pacific, in conjunction with Corporate Travel Management Singapore. [image: Pymnts]
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13-Jun-18 Kenya-based regional financial institution Equity Bank and Singapore-based online payment company Red Dot Payment have signed an MOU to introduce Alipay and WeChat Pay to the East African market. [image: China Daily]
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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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28-May-18 Grocer Twentyoff has thrown its hat into the saturated e-commerce ring in Singapore, with one mission: make online grocery shopping more sustainable. It wants to reshape consumption habits by encouraging bulk purchasing. [image: 1sock, CC BY-NC-ND via IFPRI Flickr]
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