BANGKOK, March 27 — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has said the Thai economy faces problems and needs a boost from a signature handout scheme worth 500 billion baht (RM60 billion), for which he is weighing options for funding.

BASINGSTOKE, England, Aug 21 — A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in emerging payment markets, has found the volume of QR code payments in leading Southeast Asian markets will increase by  more than 590 per cent,  from 13 billion in 2023 to 90 billion in 2028.

SINGAPORE, March 5 — Digital wallets are forecast to overtake credit cards to become the most popular online payment method in Singapore by 2024, amidst the e-commerce boom fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic.