Payments

Choice of alternative payment providers labelled 'illusory' – because none existed

Paytm's merchant services will live on, but its main consumer product looks be toast

Customers complain of poor comms during huge outage that’s sparked payroll fears

Countries signed on for India’s stack might watch out

It's not hip to be this Square

You read that right: a speaker. Because merchants like music, electronic payments, and $8.50 hardware

Asia in brief ALSO: Singapore's government LLM, China beats 5G base station target, and Malaysia telecom gives in to 5G bandwidth purchasing policy

Ousted opposition seeks ways to circumvent military junta and access resources

Bouncing them all – starting with government – but cash gets to stick around

Wave-to-pay tech seems ideal for Jedi cosplay – if palmprints and veins are the biometrics you're looking for

The Unified Payments Interface takes an important stride forward – as does India's soft power tech push