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Origami Partners With UnionPay For Global Expansion; Aircoach Rolls Out Contactless Payments

Origami Partners With UnionPay For Global Expansion; Aircoach Rolls Out Contactless Payments
Origami Partners With UnionPay For Global Expansion; Aircoach Rolls Out Contactless Payments
September 20, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. In Japan, Origami rolls out its international Origami Pay mobile service, Moody’s lauds the debut of...

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Uber Launching Taxi-Hailing Service In Nagoya
Uber Launching Taxi-Hailing Service In Nagoya
September 06, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies, the ride-hailing startup, announced on Thursday (Sept. 6) that it is launching a taxi-hailing app in Nagoya as it aims to expand in...

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Alipay To Collaborate With More Japanese Merchants
Alipay To Collaborate With More Japanese Merchants
September 05, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Alipay, the mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 5) that it will collaborate with a wider range...

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FinTech Finds Favor With Visa, Gains Traction In Mexico
FinTech Finds Favor With Visa, Gains Traction In Mexico
August 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Paidy linked up with Visa via strategic investment this week, while Mexico's government wants to see greater financial inclusion with joint efforts from FIs and...

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Visa Makes Strategic Investment In Paidy
Visa Makes Strategic Investment In Paidy
August 24, 2018  |  Investments

Visa has made a strategic investment in Paidy, which offers instantly issued post-pay credit services for eCommerce consumers based in Japan. Get the Full Story...

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GDPR Challenges Indian Firms While FinTechs Eye Charters With Caution
GDPR Challenges Indian Firms While FinTechs Eye Charters With Caution
August 20, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Three months in, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation still stymies some firms seeking to comply with new rules and regulations governing data protection...

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Uniqlo Launches Chatbot That Acts As Digital Concierge
Uniqlo Launches Chatbot That Acts As Digital Concierge
August 02, 2018  |  Retail

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo rolled out shopping chatbot Uniqlo IQ on Thursday (August 2), which acts as a digital concierge service. Get the Full Story...

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Paidy Tries To Simplify Mobile Payments — And Please Merchants While Doing So
Paidy Tries To Simplify Mobile Payments — And Please Merchants While Doing So
July 26, 2018  |  Digital Payments

A consumer can own multiple credit cards and live in a highly technological society and still want to pay via a method that can come...

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