Asia

What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out

What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out
What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out
January 09, 2019  |  Mobile

South Korea is taking an early lead in deployment of 5G, with three of the country’s telecoms recently deploying the service. That could give the...

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JCB Debuts QR Codes In South Asia
JCB Debuts QR Codes In South Asia
December 26, 2018  |  Point of Sale

JCB subsidiary CB International has rolled out a new EMV QR code payment service that will allow the cardholder to make contactless payments using a...

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Lack Of Insurance Hurts Crypto’s Push To Go Mainstream
Lack Of Insurance Hurts Crypto’s Push To Go Mainstream
December 20, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Adoption of cryptocurrency by large fund managers is being hurt by the difficulty cryptocurrency exchanges and traders located in Asia are having trying to get...

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Ripple, Finablr To Launch Asia X-Border Remittances
Ripple, Finablr To Launch Asia X-Border Remittances
December 13, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

UAE Exchange, the United Arab Emirates-based company, and Ripple, the blockchain technology company based in the U.S., are gearing up to launch cross-border remittances to Asia...

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SWIFT Successfully Tests Instant X-Border Payments
SWIFT Successfully Tests Instant X-Border Payments
October 22, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

SWIFT announced Sunday (October 21) successful test results of its new instant cross-border payments proof of concept, involving banks in China, Singapore, Thailand and Australia....

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Uber Works On Creating Bikes And Scooters
Uber Works On Creating Bikes And Scooters
September 28, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Following its acquisition of JUMP Bikes, Uber is looking to create its own versions of scooter and bikes. The company is bringing recruiting, supply chain...

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Didi Chuxing Spinoff Buys Hiservice
Didi Chuxing Spinoff Buys Hiservice
August 14, 2018  |  Partnerships

Didi Chuxing spinout Xiaoju Automobile Solutions (XAS) announced on Tuesday (Aug. 14) that it has acquired Hiservice, a company that provides after-service care for car...

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Sonos CEO Says Google Assistant Integration Should Come Before Holidays
Sonos CEO Says Google Assistant Integration Should Come Before Holidays
August 03, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Sonos, the newly-public smart speaker company, which debuted on the Nasdaq Thursday (August 3), is gearing up to roll out integration with Google Assistant soon....

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