Recent Blogs
January 10, 2018
Students at NTU can now make cashless payments using new multi-use Smart Pass NTU’s new president, Professor Subra Suresh, launched the Smart Pass at his first university town-hall meeting with staff and faculty members. (Photo Credit: NTU) Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched a new multi-use Smart Pass for its 40,000 students and staff members, as part of NTU’s Smart Campus initiative to become Singapore’s largest Smart Campus. This is also in line with Singapore’s drive towards becoming a Smart Nation. The NTU Smart Pass is embedded with a contactless identity chip and has a NETS FlashPay function, as part of a […]
January 3, 2018
Will NETS succeed in unifying QR code payment in Singapore? If you have been around shopping centres recently, it is highly probable that you would have noticed that retailers currently offer a plethora of payment methods. Gone are the days when the retailers’ display glass panels would feature just one or two payment stickers, usually bearing the logos of Mastercard or Visa. Following the wild successes of WeChat Pay and Alipay in China, many fintech companies offering mobile payments have sprung up in their wake, offering retailers a wide variety of payment options. In Singapore, these include Grab Pay and […]
January 1, 2018
VISA wishes to enable Singapore’s transformation into a cashless society The brand VISA requires no introduction. For the past few decades, it has dominated the global payments industry along with Mastercard. As the saying goes however, change is the only constant. Fintech companies like WeChat Pay and Alipay have demonstrated that card options are obsolete in the face of the smartphone revolution. As any successful company that has withstood the test of time, Visa has also shown its willingness to keep up with external changes by adapting its products for its customers. Earlier this year, Visa announced mVisa, a QR […]
December 27, 2017
How is NETS QR different from SG QR? 1) Who initiated NETS QR and SG QR? NETS QR was launched by Singapore’s leading payment services provider, NETS. On the other hand, the Singapore Quick Response Code (SG QR) is developed by an industry taskforce co-led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Infocomm Media Development Authority. The taskforce also involves other government agencies such as the Housing Development Board (HDB), National Environment Agency (NEA), and Spring Singapore, payment providers such as Alipay Singapore E-Commerce, Tencent Holdings Limited (WeChat), NETS, and EZ-link, industry partners such as Singtel, Union Pay International, […]
December 25, 2017
How is NETSPay different from other mobile wallets in the market? Singapore is on her way to becoming a cashless society. Highlighted as one of the key themes of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s speech in this year’s National Day Rally Speech, government agencies, major banks and payment service providers in Singapore are shaping up to offer cashless options for consumers and merchants here. In the recent years, mobile payments have taken Singapore by storm. With a high mobile phone penetration rate and literacy rate, it is not surprising that Singaporeans are quick to pick up mobile payment options. Popular […]
December 21, 2017
eNETS 2.0 Available for Online Businesses in Singapore NETS 2.0 aims to digitize the consumer payment experience in Singapore. Announced in 2015, NETS has taken several initiatives to work towards that goal. NETSPay In October, Singapore’s leading payment services provider NETS launched its new digital wallet, NETSPay, allowing users to pay for goods and services using the app instead of their NETS card. Payment through NETSPay is simple – users simply need to scan the NETS QR code using the app, or scan their phones on NETS terminals. The payment will be debit directly from a linked bank account, and […]