A Thai man snatched a bag of a Japanese woman in Chiang Mai, claiming after the arrest that he had to steal to pay off debt.

Southeast Asia has lagged in cashless adoption due to low credit card penetration, but smartphone-based payments are bridging the gap. By 2027, mobile payments are expected to account for 46% of ...

This photo shows a passenger using a credit card to go through a ticket gate in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. (Photo courtesy of Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co.) (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A major Japanese ...

A major Japanese credit card company plans to introduce touch payments for public transportation tickets across Japan in 2026 at the earliest, aiming to make travel easier for foreign tourists who ...

Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store for Japan will stop accepting payments from international credit cards and PayPal ...

Gambling is illegal in Japan, but there are many online casinos that offer services in Japanese. Read more at ...

During the 2025 Chinese New Year, Alipay recorded a significant increase in China’s outbound and inbound travel spending. This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It ...

Many of the top travel credit cards and rewards credit cards can be ... with Capital One's mobile app 4% of the amount of each transferred balance that posts to your account at a promotional ...

In fact, a Grand View Research report found that the majority of consumers (87%) now prefer using contactless payment options, such as tap-to-pay credit cards and mobile wallets, when shopping in ...