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Mastercard Showcases PF Support at India Event

Mastercard has introduced two initiatives to support the PF community in South Asia. It plans to launch an awards program and a payment facilitator council this year.

Egypt’s Central Bank Takes Leadership Role for Financial Inclusion with QR Codes

The Central Bank of Egypt is getting behind QR codes as a way to increase financial inclusion in that country. The bank is issuing new standard acceptance criteria that will create a structure to enable acceptance of QR codes across mobile payments systems.

Maybank Uses QR codes to Facilitate Cashless Payments; PayU Nigeria Launches PayU Receive: News Roundup

Maybank uses QR codes to facilitate cashless payments while iSalonSoftware partners with Cardstream to offer SalonPay. Go-Jek attempts to level the playing field with Uber and Grab and PayU Nigeria launches PayU Receive.

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Mobikwik and Paytm Target Commuters; UnionPay App Spars with Alibaba and Tencent: News Roundup

Malaysia is going mobile while Mobikwik and Paytm are targeting commuters. UnionPay spars with Alibaba and Tencent in mobile fight and HealthiPASS raised $7.2 million for expansion efforts.

UnionPay Push QR Code Payment Acceptance Now Available Outside Mainland China

Currently being launched outside mainland China, a new UnionPay initiative enables merchants to offer ”push” QR code payments to their customers at the upcoming Macau Food Festival.

Adyen Teams with Air Canada, Google Takes Off in India: News Roundup

Scan to pay is gaining traction in the payments ecosystem while even some charities are cashing in on cashless. And, tech giant Google takes on India’s payments market with 7.5 million downloads of its payment app Tez in just one month.

Here’s your weekly news roundup.

Merchant-Presented QR Codes, Explained

The use of QR codes in places such as China and India has made accepting payments easier for many small and micromerchants. And payment facilitators have a significant role to play in helping to expand electronic payment acceptance into emerging markets using QR codes.

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