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Soft Space Partners Tyro to Power Apple’s Tap on Pay for iPhone
Tyro Payments announced that its merchant partners in Australia will now be able to accept in-person contactless payments with Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone using the new Tyro BYO app. The Tyro BYO App is a customised SoftPOS merchant
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Soft Space Closes Series B With US$31.5 Million Fundraise
Malaysian digital payments technology provider Soft Space announced that it has secured US$31.5 million in its latest Series B1 funding round. This is an extension of Soft Space’s Series B funding round where the firm had raised an undisclosed sum
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JCB, IDEMIA and Malaysia’s Soft Space to Trial CBDC Acceptance in Tokyo
Japan-based global payments brand JCB has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project in partnership with French identity technologies company IDEMIA and Malaysian digital payments technology provder Soft Space. The project, dubbed the JCB Digital Currency or JCBDC,
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Taiwan’s CTBC Bank Offers Tap-On-Phone Taxi Payments Powered by Soft Space
Taiwan’s CTBC Bank has partnered with Malaysian fintech firm Soft Space to allow its customers to pay their taxi fares through tap-on-phone payments. CTBC Bank’s “Tap to Phone” service leverages Android smartphones with near-field communication (NFC) technology to accept contactless
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Japan’s JCB Invests US$5 Million in Soft Space
Malaysian fintech startup Soft Space announced that it has formed a new strategic partnership with Japanese credit card company JCB following a US$5 million investment from the payment giant. Both entities will also engage in a series of business collaborations
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Soft Space Partners Global Payments to Expand Tap-On-Phone Payments to Taiwan
Global Payments, a global provider of payment technology and software services, announced that it supports the Soft Space Mobile Tap, a new smartphone-based payment acceptance solution for merchants, in Taiwan. Developed by Malaysian fintech Soft Space, the solution provides merchants
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Soft Space Deepens Push into Japanese Market with GMO Partnership
Malaysian fintech startup Soft Space has announced that it has partnered with GMO Financial Gate (GMO-FG), a Japanese payment service provider, to introduce payment solutions within the Japanese market. With this partnership in place, Soft Space will be able to support
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Soft Space First to Join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program in Malaysia
Visa announced today that Soft Space is joining Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, becoming the first Fintech partner to do so in Malaysia. The Fintech Fast Track program allows Fintech partners to build and deliver new commerce experiences on Visa’s
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Japan’s JCB Taps on Soft Space’s Expertise to Power its Tap on Mobile Contactless Payment
JCB, Japan’s international payment brand, is leveraging Malaysia’s Soft Space’s technological expertise to develop the Tap on Mobile programme that capitalises on the wide availability of Android smartphones equipped with NFC (near-field communication). The programme enables merchants to accept card
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5 Fastest Growing Fintechs in Malaysia According to IDC
IDC Financial Insights today released the 2020 update of its FinTech Fast 101 research which details a list of fast-growing fintechs in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) from 11 key markets. IDC’s FinTech Fast 101 research refers to fast-growing fintech players
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