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Grab’s evolution beyond ride hailing reaches Malaysia

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26-Jun-18 The Grab ride-hailing app has added Malaysia as the second market outside Singapore headquarters where customers may use the app for other purposes, such as making payments, earning rewards and transferring funds to other Grab users. [image: Ecommerce Daily News]

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Asia rushes to a cashless society

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22-Jun-18 E-payments are expanding across Asia at breakneck speed. Hong Kong, Singapore and predominantly China lead the way. Singapore’s education minister, Ong Ye Kung says already 80% of Singapore consumers use e-payments and nearly 60% merchants now accept e-payments. [image: finews.asia]

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Alibaba and Tencent are taking the fight to Southeast Asia

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19-Jun-18 In Southeast Asia Alibaba and Tencent have spent billions to secure major equity stakes in the region’s leading tech startups. Online media, travel, ride-hailing and e-commerce will grow to USD200 bn by 2025, from USD50 bn in 2017. [image: Fortune]

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Visa and I-Berhad launch smart city initiative in Malaysia

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18-Jun-18 Visa and I-Berhad have partnered on the digitisation of payment systems across i-City, a high-tech development in Selangor, Malaysia. The collaboration is a first in terms of scale and a milestone in the modernisation of e-payments in Malaysia. [image: Digital News Asia]

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