All posts tagged "ASEAN"
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274MalaysiaSingapore, Malaysia to Link PayNow, DuitNow in Q4 2022
Customers of participating financial institutions will be able to make real-time cross-border transfers using a mobile number.
September 28, 2021 -
251Asia-PacificASEAN Exchanges to Identify Common ESG Metrics
Seven ASEAN exchanges have formed a new ESG working group to start work towards a ‘common sustainability programme’.
September 26, 2021 -
280Asia-PacificMalaysia, Thailand Invite Banks to Become ‘Qualified ASEAN Banks’
The initiative is part of the April 2019 bilateral arrangement between BNM and BOT under the ASEAN Banking Integration Framework.
September 15, 2021 -
194Asia-PacificThailand, Indonesia Pilot Cross-border QR Payment Link
The full commercial launch will take place in Q1 2022. Indonesia has separately also launched a national open API payment standard.
August 18, 2021 -
137Asia-PacificFIs Team Up to Accelerate Coal Plant Closures in APAC
Prudential, Citi, HSBC, and BlackRock are reportedly working on a plan to buy out coal-fired plants and wind them down early.
August 5, 2021 -
202Asia-PacificMalaysia, Thailand Establish Cross-border QR Payment Link
The first phase of the project, now complete, allows Thai users to make QR code payments to merchants in Malaysia, including for online e-commerce transactions.
June 22, 2021 -
294Asia-PacificPhilippine SEC Joins ASEAN Framework for Cross-border Funds
Regulators from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand - already part of the initiative - have signed a supplemental MoU admitting the Philippine SEC into the CIS framework.
May 12, 2021 -
563Asia-PacificSingapore, Thailand Launch Real-time Payment Link
The participating banks include DBS, OCBC, UOB, Bangkok Bank, Kasikornbank, Krung Thai Bank and Siam Commercial Bank.
April 30, 2021 -
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Blockchain Groups Form New ASEAN Consortium to Drive Adoption
Members include blockchain associations in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia.
April 28, 2021 -
545Asia-PacificThailand, Vietnam Launch Cross-Border QR Code Link
The retail payment link will facilitate cross-border transactions between Thailand and Vietnam using local currencies.
April 3, 2021
