That China is a leader in cutting-edge technologies is beyond dispute. China is miles ahead of other countries on mobile payments, where cashless transactions are already commonplace in the country’s major cities. Facial recognition technology represents just one aspect of how Chinese innovations are changing the game, and its use cases could indicate what business trends will emerge in the U.S. and elsewhere over time.

Government And Academic Support Are Giving Singapore An Edge In The Blockchain Race // Forbes Asia  Thanks to its business and tech-friendly policies, Singapore ranks among the top cities for startups and is also a leading smart city. No surprise, then, that it's also home to a number of promising and well-funded blockchain startups and could become a leader for [...]

At TRANSACT 2018, hosted by the Electronic Transactions Association, Discover Global Network co-sponsored a day-long payment facilitators track of speaking sessions that focused on what a payment facilitator is, what independent software vendors (ISVs) – those that integrate point-of-sale (POS) software applications – expect from their partners, and what the payment facilitator trend means going forward.

At the TRANSACT 2018 conference, hosted by the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), conversations focused on a payments ecosystem that is integrated, holistic and more secure. Here are the three key takeaways from this year’s event

Developers competed in Myanmar's first-ever hackathon, a 48-hour contest to create tech-based solutions for some of the country's pressing development challenges.

Until the last decade, many Asian countries were largely underserved by pharmaceutical companies and medtech providers.