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Samoa’s New Digital Payment System to Boost Financial Inclusion and Support Economic Activity

The new national digital payment platform, the Samoa Automated Transfer System (SATS), is expected to increase access to the financial system for all Samoans.

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Network International to Drive Financial Inclusion and Make Digital Payments More Accessible in Egypt

Newly launched direct-to-merchant acquiring service in Egypt aims to boost digital payment acceptance in the region.

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Fintech Startup CLOWD9 Partners With Netcetera to Help Combat Global Payments Fraud

CLOWD9 will use its 3-D secure issuer service, designed for frictionless and reliable payment processing, for transaction authentication and Access Control Server.

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China Mobile Showcases PayMax, Its First Digital Payments Solution

This strategic venture aims to empower the people of Pakistan with a financial solution that is secure, unique and ensures inclusion in the unbanked sector of Pakistan.

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Visa to Invest $1B in Africa Over the Next Five Years

Per the statement, the pledge will further scale Visa’s operations in Africa and deepen collaboration with strategic partners, including governments, financial institutions, mobile network operators, fintechs and merchants.

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Nextgen Ties up With Sa-dhan to Promote Digital Payments

The partnership intends to help millions of feature-phone users to make digital payments under the microfinance ecosystem.

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Digitizing Payments Can Add $6.2 Billion to Bangladesh’s Annual GDP

The Government of Bangladesh, in partnership with the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, just launched its 2022-2025 National Digital Payments Roadmap – a call to action for key public and private sector actors to speed up responsible payment digitization to leave no one behind.

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Vietnam: Virtual Events Scheduled to Mark Cashless Day

Data from the State Bank of Vietnam shows that the number of non-cash transactions has been on a rise in Vietnam during the pandemic.

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Mastercard and Razorpay Team up to Advance SMB Digital Payments

The tie-up will enable Indian startups and SMBs to fold technology into their operations and accelerate digitalization while also maintaining business continuity and preparing for alternatives to cash payments.

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Digital Payments — Not Cash — Is Now King in Asia’s Payment Ecosystem

Notwithstanding border restrictions, the region’s digital payments ecosystem is growing as countries collaborate to connect their domestic payment systems.