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Mastercard and Grab launch program to boost entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia

Mastercard and Grab, the Singapore-based super app, announced Tuesday the “Small Business, Big Dreams” regional program to digitally upskill gig economy workers and small businesses in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

APAC consumers ahead in digital payments uptake, Mastercard survey finds.

Consumers in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region remain among the most enthusiastic adopters of digital payments in the world, with 88 percent having used technologies like digital wallets, QR codes, buy now pay later (BNPL), cryptocurrencies, biometrics and others in the last year, Mastercard research revealed on Thursday.

YouTrip & Mastercard launch YouBiz smart corporate card for SMEs to earn unlimited cashback and save on FX fees

The development follows YouTrip’s recent $30 million Series A funding.

Mastercard partners with Asian digital currency firms to launch first Crypto-linked payment cards in Asia Pacific

Mastercard has partnered with three Asia Pacific (APAC) cryptocurrency service providers Amber Group (Hong Kong), Bitkub (Thailand) and CoinJar (Australia) to launch crypto-funded Mastercard payment cards. Consumers and businesses in the APAC region will be able to apply for crypto-linked Mastercard credit, debit or pre-paid cards that will enable them to…