The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched on Thursday a linkage of Thailand’s PromptPay and Singapore’s PayNow real-time retail payment systems. Describing it …
Thailand, Singapore link real-time payment systems in world first
Thailand’s PromptPay was linked with Singapore’s PayNow on Thursday, marking the world’s first bridge between national real-time payment systems.
Thailand, Singapore link real-time payment systems in world first
Thailand’s PromptPay was linked with Singapore’s PayNow on Thursday, marking the world’s first bridge between national real-time payment systems.
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