by Nehad Kenanie | Feb 22, 2017 | India, Payments, Technology, Uncategorised
(22 February 2017 – India) Indian consumers are now able to make QR code-based mobile payments using BharatQR, a “low cost, interoperable mobile acceptance solution” backed by the Indian government and developed by Mastercard, Visa and National...
by Nehad Kenanie | Feb 22, 2017 | Asia, Australia, Executive Changes, Uncategorised
(22 February 2017 – Australia) HSBC has appointed a new chief of its Australian operations. The bank said Martin Tricaud will replace Tony Cripps, from 3 April 2017.The announcement comes just three months after the bank’s board signed off on Cripps’...
by Nehad Kenanie | Feb 21, 2017 | Asia, Business Development & Expansion, Investment, Payments, South Korea, Uncategorised
(21 February 2017 – Asia) Alibaba’s finance arm, Ant Financial has revealed yet another deal. The firm will invest US$200 million (A$260 billion) into a fintech project belonging to Kakao, Korea’s dominant messaging service. As...
