Rise of digital wallets integrating payments and digital identities across Asia
Digital wallets have grown from innovation to an essential financial instrument, easily integrating into billions of people’s daily activities. By…
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Taiwan plans to introduce multi-use digital wallet this year
Taiwan is aiming to launch a digital wallet by the end of 2025. Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs announced that…
Sri Lanka to launch GovPay in milestone for digital government services
Sri Lanka is launching its digital government services with GovPay. GovPay is launching on February 7 and will be Sri…
20th Edition Connected Banking Summit Innovation & Excellence Awards 2025 – East Africa
20th Edition Connected Banking Summit Innovation & Excellence Awards 2025 – East Africa Nairobi, Kenya March 12, 2025 The 20th…
Digital wallet strategies are pitting payments against identity
Digital identity wallets are here – and so, some say, are the wallet wars, as leading tech firms jockey to…
Ecommerce is losing money to fraud – and looking towards biometrics
Fraud losses continue to plague ecommerce and online payments, with Juniper releasing the latest sobering statistics on merchant losses. Behavioral…
Digital payments adoption in Africa building, but inclusivity lagging
As African countries continue their efforts to build digital public infrastructure (DPI), the digital payments component of DPI is fast…
Are digital wallets safe? New research says ‘no’
Digital payment wallets have exploded in recent years and are expected to reach 5.2 billion users globally by 2026. But…
Google Pay enhances online checkout with biometric options and expands BNPL features
Google Pay has rolled out a biometric autofill option for users, one of three new features aimed at enhancing the…
New moves to spur financial inclusion in Central, East Africa
Two events – a workshop in Central Africa and a partnership deal in East Africa – recently happened with the…
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