Daily Review: Asia’s Mobile Payments Landscape is Changing – Telcos & Smartphone Makers are Taking Over

The mobile payments landscape in Asia is about to start its transformative journey towards a more homogenized space. We saw both major events coming – smartphone manufacturers taking control over now native capability (payments), and telecom companies stepping up to claim their place in their natural niche.

The mobile payments scene in Asia today is fragmented with many different systems and this poses a challenge to the adoption of mobile payments. As a Group, we believe we can bring about change through our cross-border interoperable platform and collaboration with like-mind ...