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East & Partners

Sector: Payments

(16 March 2017 – Global) US electronic payments company Euronet Worldwide Inc launched a US$1 billion (A$1.3 billion) bid for...

(15 March 2017 – Australia) The four Australian banks battling Apple for access to the iPhone's near-field communication function say...

(9 March 2017 – Singapore) The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the successful conclusion of the proof-of-concept project...

(8 March 2017 – Italy) Apple Pay is “arriving” in Italy with support from Mastercard, Visa, Carrefour Banca, UniCredit and...

(22 February 2017 – India) Indian consumers are now able to make QR code-based mobile payments using BharatQR, a “low...

(21 February 2017 – Asia) Alibaba’s finance arm,  Ant Financial has revealed yet another deal. The firm will invest US$200...

(14 February 2017 – Australia) The coalition of banks fighting with Apple over access to its near field communication (NFC)...

(9 February 2017 – Australia) Three of Australia’s major banks (National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac), along with Bendigo...

(26 January 2016 – Singapore) Singapore based fintech, MC Payment announced that is has acquired a controlling stake in Genesis...

(11 January 2017 – India) India's largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has launched the nation's first payments bank, leveraging its...