Asia Payments Research

Oct

Fintech in name only

Ardent fintech investors swear that in fact, there is no fintech bubble. Their reasoning is simple: Traditional financial services is ripe for disruption, perhaps a bit like physical retail in the fledgling days of e-commerce. Demand for alternative digital-first banking services is real. In some emerging markets, banking levels are…

Sep

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Taiwan steps up cashless payments campaign

Taiwan has only recently begun to kick its cash habit. For years, small merchants on the island would only accept bills and coins. Some still don’t take plastic and mobile payments. Many do, but there’s a catch: They tell the customer goods are pricier if paid for with a credit…

Sep

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Why hasn’t WeChat Pay caught on in Taiwan?

The contrast between WeChat’s dominance in mainland China and low profile elsewhere is striking. Of all the markets where WeChat could be a success, Taiwan – with its many cultural similarities to the Chinese mainland – is perhaps the most obvious. Mainland Chinese costume dramas, known for their high production…

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