COVID-19 accelerates mobile wallet adoption across Asia-Pacific
COVID-19 accelerates mobile wallet adoption across Asia-Pacific: Mobile wallet adoption and usage is poised for major growth in the next few years in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and thereby displace traditional payments such as cash and cards. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend as mobile payment has emerged as one of the few areas in the whole payments industry that has seen a positive impact from the pandemic, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. APAC markets like China and India have been aggressively promoting mobile wallets, putting them in place far ahead than their Western counterparts. Other markets within the region are also catching up with countries like Thailand and Vietnam now emerging as the top adopters of mobile wallets globally... Read More