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Alibaba and Tencent are taking the fight to Southeast Asia

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19-Jun-18 In Southeast Asia Alibaba and Tencent have spent billions to secure major equity stakes in the region’s leading tech startups. Online media, travel, ride-hailing and e-commerce will grow to USD200 bn by 2025, from USD50 bn in 2017. [image: Fortune]

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Visa and I-Berhad launch smart city initiative in Malaysia

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18-Jun-18 Visa and I-Berhad have partnered on the digitisation of payment systems across i-City, a high-tech development in Selangor, Malaysia. The collaboration is a first in terms of scale and a milestone in the modernisation of e-payments in Malaysia. [image: Digital News Asia]

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Sabre introduces virtual travel payment in 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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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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