The Crisis of Digital Trust In an era where phishing scams, identity theft, and fraudulent transactions are rampant, trust in the digital world is eroding. Every day, users rely on weak authentication methods—passwords, SMS codes, or even just the familiar look of an...
Real-time payments are no longer just a convenience—they’re becoming a fundamental part of daily transactions. In some markets, they’ve even turned into a verb (think “I’ll just real-time you the money”). The Asia-Pacific region is leading the charge in...
The Future of Payments in 2025: Smarter, Secure, and Seamless The payments landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by increasing internet connectivity, digitally native consumers, and innovative commerce models like mobile and social commerce. Today’s shoppers expect...
How Embedded Payments Are Changing the Way We Pay and Do Business Embedded payments have already changed what customers expect when it comes to paying for goods and services. Because paying has become so easy in many situations, people are starting to behave...
The Future of Digital Wallets: AI-Powered Super Wallets In a recent survey of businesses, opinions varied on where artificial intelligence (AI) would have the most significant impact. However, one consensus emerged: the future of digital wallets will be shaped by AI...
In the fast-paced world of global finance, efficiency and transparency are paramount. Mastercard, a leader in innovative financial solutions, has once again stepped into the spotlight with their latest offering – the Mastercard Move Commercial Payments product....
Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that cater to other businesses are not familiar with the concept of e-commerce. However, they recognize the significance of e-commerce in the process of digital transformation. We have seen how personalized marketing has...
In Hong Kong, holding public fundraising activities in public places(1) require prior application and approval from the Social Welfare Department, such as flag day or street charity sales. If the time of e-flag selling is close to the approved flag-selling day, or has...
3DS1 will be discontinued by payment networks from October 2022, and have mandated the ecosystem to upgrade to 3DS2. Please see below deadlines to ensure you have updated 3DS to avoid disruption: American Express – 14 October 2022 Discover / Diners – 14 October 2022...
International Finance selects Acqra as Fastest Growing Payment Service Provider in the 2022 Finance Technology Awards. (July 28, 2022 – Hong Kong) In the International Finance 2022 Finance Technology awards, Acqra is named Fastest Growing Payment Service Provider....
