Asia Payments Research

Dec

Taiwan expects mobile payments to hit a record NT$100 billion this year

Taiwan’s mobile payments are growing at a steady pace and are expected to hit a record NT$100 billion this year. Mobile payments reached NT$76.1 billion through the first nine months of the year, up 160% over the same period in 2018, according to data compiled by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission…

Dec

Asia Payments Research

In Asean, Vietnam No. 2 source of fintech funding this year after Singapore

In 2019, Vietnam has become one of the hottest markets for fintech investment in Southeast Asia, second only to Singapore. Fintech funding in Vietnam surged to $410 million in the first nine months of the year, accounting for 36% of Asean’s total, compared to just 0.4% during the same period…

Dec

Asia Payments Research

Digital payments sector heats up in Malaysia

Malaysia’s digital payments sector is heating up as fintechs and incumbents enter into partnerships in a bid to strengthen their positions in the fast growing market. Research by Visa shows that 70% of Malaysians prefer to shop at retail outlets where merchants accept digital payments. The Malaysian market of 32…

Contact Info

Asia Payments Research