JCB

Japan's JCB International and Malaysia's Fiuu, a payment processing platform formerly known as Razer Merchant Services, have entered into a direct acquiring partnership covering Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, enabling JCB card payments across online and offline merchant channels in the three markets.

Japan's international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB) has launched the JCB Digital Currency (JCBDC) phase 2 pilot project with France-based identity technologies firm, IDEMIA, and Malaysia-based fintech company Soft Space Sdn Bhd.

Malaysia-based fintech-as-a-service provider Soft Space, Japan-based international payment brand JCB's international operations subsidiary JCB International (JCBI), and Malaysian lender Hong Leong Bank (HLB) have joined forces to actively drive JCB Card acceptance in Malaysia, bolstered by strong post pandemic economy recovery prospects.

Soft Space Sdn Bhd announced a new strategic partnership with Japanese international payment brand, JCB Co. Ltd. This strategic partnership is the first of its kind in Malaysia for the payment gian. It involves a combination of $5 million investment in Soft Space and a series of business collaborations that are aimed at capitalising on Soft Space's…