Payments

Singapore firms’ payment delays worsen for third straight quarter in Q3: SCCB

2026-10-06T08:02:14.000Z
Airtel Money operates a range of branches and kiosks across Africa that are used to pay utility bills, arrange microloans and buy goods, its website says.

Airtel Money plans UK IPO that may rank as biggest in five years

2026-10-01T07:59:21.000Z
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued a draft document that puts the onus on payment service providers to improve screening of the merchants they partner.

Casinos posing as salons, bakeries spur Philippine digital payment review

2026-09-17T02:54:29.000Z
Visa, Mastercard and Ant International will collaborate via a Monetary Authority of Singapore platform that brings financial institutions and tech providers together.

Payment firms to co-develop framework to recognise AI agents that purchase on users’ behalf

2026-09-10T04:10:25.000Z
The construction industry recorded the longest average payment delay at 85 days, above the national average of 66.3 days.

Singapore companies face worsening payment delays, survey finds

2026-09-01T04:45:20.000Z
PayPal had reportedly found Advent and Stripe’s initial bid insufficient, and the two sides were negotiating a potential higher price. 

Advent, Stripe abandon US$50 billion pursuit of PayPal: sources

2026-08-28T03:10:40.000Z
In emerging markets, discovery, engagement, and transactions are increasingly happening within the same mobile ecosystem.
THE BROAD VIEW

The global e-commerce playbook is being rewritten in emerging markets

2026-07-10T23:00:00.000Z
Around 75% of cross-border SWIFT payments now reach the receiving financial institution within 10 minutes.

Tokenisation could ease liquidity bottlenecks in next phase of cross-border payments, say panellists

2026-07-03T09:28:02.000Z
DBS, OCBC, UOB and Nets will ensure that ATMs, branches and cashpoints are within 500 m of every Housing & Development Board block by 2027.

More cash, not less digital – expanded cash access does not signal retreat from Singapore’s payments push

2026-06-27T01:00:00.000Z
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, and chairman of MAS Gan Kim Yong says to scale AI in finance, Singapore needs people who know how to use, question, govern and improve AI tools, instead of just building them.

Singapore to upgrade PayNow, launch new finance institute to drive innovation

2026-06-25T12:32:54.000Z