On 7th April, Mastercard announced the appointment of Julie Nestor as Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing & Communications, Asia Pacific, based out of Singapore. Julie takes over from Rustom…
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Retailing through uncertainty: Leading with data
This year, the internet economy in South East Asia soared to $100 billion – more than triple its size four years ago – and is expected to triple again by 2025.…
What are the most popular destinations in Asia?
This is according to Mastercard’s Asia Pacific Destinations Index (APDI), a regional subset of the Global Destination Cities Index (GDCI), which is now in its tenth year.…
Hong Kong : consumer purchasing priorities for H1 2017
The latest Mastercard Survey on Consumer Purchasing Priorities for H1 2017 is out. Here, the highlights of the study for Hong Kong.…
Google’s Android Pay arrives in Hong Kong
Android Pay, Google’s mobile payments service for phones running the OS, arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday, 19 October 2016.…
Mastercard appoints division president for Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei
Mastercard, a multinational payment-solutions company, appointed Safdar Khan as its division president for Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.…
Mastercard makes fingerprint and ‘selfie’ payment technology a reality
Mastercard holders can now verify their identity by using the fingerprint scanner on their smartphone or via facial recognition technology by taking a “selfie” photo.…
China’s UnionPay launches mobile payment service in Canada
One of China’s biggest financial networks, UnionPay, has launched its mobile payments service in North America beginning with Canada.…