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5 Top Payment Trends Impacting Asia in 2024

Fintech News

The Asian payment landscape is evolving rapidly in 2024, driven by advancements in technology, changing regulatory frameworks, and shifting consumer behaviours. This evolution presents a fascinating panorama of trends that are set to redefine the way financial transactions are conducted.

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New Mobile Healthcare Efforts Point To Wider Payment Trends

PYMNTS

As this new Anthem mobile payments and healthcare move demonstrates, there is increasing focus and activity on tying patients’ smartphones into the healthcare ecosystem – a foreshadowing, perhaps, of what to expect in the new decade, which begins in just a few months. billion of that amount on smartwatches.

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Why Installment Payments Are Fashionable This Holiday Season

PYMNTS

Consumers — especially millennials and Generation Z — are looking for new commerce experiences during the 2019 holiday season. In the inaugural Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker , PYMNTS explores the potential impact that BNPL could have on the retail world, especially during the 2019 holiday season. About The Tracker.

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Market Map: 30+ Fintech Companies Serving Africa’s Underbanked

CB Insights

live briefing: Payments Trends to Watch in 2019. Join us for a live briefing as we take a look at some of the most important trends happening in payments, both at the physical point-of-sale and online. Africa has a thriving fintech industry that is leapfrogging traditional tech. First name.

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Digital-First Economy Redefines Retail And Consumer Behavior

PYMNTS

PYMNTS research on consumer shopping habits showed that 24 percent of all consumers say they have taken at least one of their routine shopping activities online and do not plan to revert to shopping in stores for this activity, even after the pandemic is over. It produced several payment trends, which can be found in the How We Shop report.

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Airwallex Raises $100M At A Unicorn Valuation — What This Means For Global Payments

CB Insights

Payments Trends to Watch in 2019. Download the free report to find out some of the most important trends happening in payments, both at the physical point-of-sale and online. Australian cross-border payments player Airwallex recently announced that it was raising $100M at a $1B valuation. First name.

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Deep Dive: How Merchants' Payments Approaches Must Change To Meet Customers' Needs

PYMNTS

eCommerce in April and May accounted for 22 percent of the nation’s retail sales, compared to 11 percent of sales in the same period in 2019. Contactless payments usage is also expanding during the pandemic, even for population segments that were previously unenthusiastic about the technology. experiences.