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The rise of QR code payments in ASEAN

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15-Jan-18 ASEAN nations are widely expected to adopt QR systems as a leading method of payment. However, they still a long way from emulating China and Japan’s adoption of the codes, as they lack standardisation and acceptance by banks. [image: ASEAN Today]

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China reprimands Jack Ma’s Ant Financial over customer privacy

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12-Jan-18 Chinese Internet regulators have scolded the country’s leading mobile payments company, Ant Financial, parent company of Alipay, for compromising its customers’ privacy by automatically enrolling users in its credit-scoring system, putting pressure on firms to better protect personal data. [image: Mobile Marketer]

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Distrusting China’s medical system, patients turn to US doctors online

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11-Jan-18 A Shanghai start-up called MediStar Health pairs cancer patients with foreign doctors via teleconference. The company, an eight-person operation founded in 2014, charges about USD3,000 to translate hospital records and set up one-hour online consultations for frustrated patients. [image: Fred Dufour_AFP_Getty Images]

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E-commerce trends to watch in 2018

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10-Jan-18 Worldwide retail e-commerce sales reached USD2.3 tn in 2017, 10% of all retail sales, and are set to hit USD4.5 tn by 2021. Experts say retailers that have implemented personalisation strategies will see sales gains two-to-three times greater than others. [image: What's Brewing]

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