Asia

Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019
Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019
February 09, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The cost of crimes involving bitcoin and cryptocurrency hit $4.3 billion in 2019, according to Chainalysis and The Wall Street Journal, which was a bigger...

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Mastercard Invests In Asia’s Pine Labs For Electronic Payment Options
Mastercard Invests In Asia’s Pine Labs For Electronic Payment Options
January 24, 2020  |  Mastercard

In order to accelerate the use of electronic payment options in Asia, Mastercard has invested in merchant commerce platform Pine Labs, according to a press...

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JPMorgan Targets Smaller Companies In Japan
JPMorgan Targets Smaller Companies In Japan
January 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

JPMorgan Chase is introducing a new initiative in Japan, where it is actively vying for business from mid-sized companies, according to a report in the...

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Retail Sales Plunge In Hong Kong
Retail Sales Plunge In Hong Kong
January 03, 2020  |  Retail

With visitor arrivals to Hong Kong dramatically falling, the financial center’s retail sales registered a double-digit drop in November. Retail sales by value retreated 23.6...

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How Tariffs Lead Toymakers To Redraw Asia’s Supply Chains
How Tariffs Lead Toymakers To Redraw Asia’s Supply Chains
November 28, 2019  |  International

Importers around the world continue to reel from ongoing trade disputes that are redrawing supply chains — perhaps permanently — throughout Asia, causing importers and...

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Estee Lauder Agrees To Buy Asian Beauty Brand
Estee Lauder Agrees To Buy Asian Beauty Brand
November 19, 2019  |  Retail

In what is reportedly its first acquisition of an Asian beauty brand, Estee Lauder Cos. has agreed to purchase two-thirds of Dr. Jart+ cosmetics owner...

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Visa, Marqeta Team To Boost FinTech Expansion Across Asia Pacific
Visa, Marqeta Team To Boost FinTech Expansion Across Asia Pacific
October 28, 2019  |  VISA

Visa and Marqeta are teaming to ease global expansion of FinTech firms and digital card issuance in Asia-Pacific. Matt Dill, Visa’s global head of strategic...

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Western Union Opens Platform To Asia Affiliates
Western Union Opens Platform To Asia Affiliates
October 23, 2019  |  International

Global payment services firm Western Union is expanding its cross-border platform into Asia, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Oct. 23). The...

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Top Banks Adjust Asia Strategy To Support Corporate Clients
Top Banks Adjust Asia Strategy To Support Corporate Clients
August 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Some of the world’s largest banks are adjusting their strategies in Asia in order to strengthen their support of corporate and small business clients. Reuters...

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