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American Express Joins China's Alipay Digital Payment System

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - A picture shows the LOGO of Alipay displayed on a smartphone with the American Express home page in the background in Shanghai, China, February 25, 2025.

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American Express Joins China's Alipay Digital Payment System

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - A picture shows the LOGO of Alipay displayed on a smartphone with the American Express home page in the background in Shanghai, China, February 25, 2025.

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American Express Joins China's Alipay Digital Payment System

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - A picture shows the LOGO of Alipay displayed on a smartphone with the American Express home page in the background in Shanghai, China, February 25, 2025.

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American Express Joins China's Alipay Digital Payment System

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - A picture shows the LOGO of Alipay displayed on a smartphone with the American Express home page in the background in Shanghai, China, February 25, 2025.

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American Express Joins China's Alipay Digital Payment System

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - A picture shows the LOGO of Alipay displayed on a smartphone with the American Express home page in the background in Shanghai, China, February 25, 2025.

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American Express Joins China's Alipay Digital Payment System

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - A picture shows the LOGO of Alipay displayed on a smartphone with the American Express home page in the background in Shanghai, China, February 25, 2025.

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American Express Joins China's Alipay Digital Payment System

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - A picture shows the LOGO of Alipay displayed on a smartphone with the American Express home page in the background in Shanghai, China, February 25, 2025.

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester wears a sticker with a crossed-out "Elon" symbol during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

Demonstrators stand in front of the U.S. Treasury Department holding signs during a protest in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A demonstrator holding an American flag stands during a protest in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A demonstrator, with an American flag planted in his coat, stands with crossed arms during a protest in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester holds a sign during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A woman holds a dog during a demonstration outside the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A man smiles during a demonstration outside the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester holds a balloon resembling Donald Trump and a sign reading "TRAITOR" during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester holds a balloon resembling Donald Trump and a sign reading "TRAITOR" during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester holds a sign that reads "Humanity, Freedom" in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A crowd gathers in front of the U.S. Treasury Department with American flags during a protest in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cambodia's central bank, UnionPay International launch cross-border QR code payment

STORY: Cambodia's central bank, UnionPay International launch cross-border QR code payment SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Chinese financial services provider UnionPay International STORYLINE: The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Chinese financial services provider UnionPay International on Friday launched cross-border QR code payment. NBC's Governor Chea Serey said the introduction of cross-border QR code payments between the NBC's Bakong, a mobile payment and banking system, and UnionPay International will elevate the level of financial cooperation between both institutions, providing benefits to users in Cambodia and China, and globally. "From today onwards, visiting UnionPay cardholders will be able to use their UnionPay-enabled wallets, such as the UnionPay app and commercial bank apps that are enabled for UnionPay QR Code payment, to scan KHQR codes to co

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Black Friday - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Black Friday - Madrid

A person carries several shopping bags during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year's spending. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Black Friday - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Black Friday - Madrid

Two people carry several shopping bags during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year's spending. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Black Friday - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Black Friday - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Black Friday - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel signs record-breaking 3.5-bln-USD Arrow-3 missile deal with Germany

STORY: Israel signs record-breaking 3.5-bln-USD Arrow-3 missile deal with Germany DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Arrow-3 hypersonic missile defense system 2. various of Israeli defense Minister Gallant's statement 3. various of the Arrow-3 hypersonic missile defense system STORYLINE: Israel announced Thursday that it had signed a record-breaking 3.5-billion-U.S. dollar agreement with Germany to sell its Arrow-3 hypersonic missile defense system to the European country. The Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed the agreement in Berlin on Thursday. The two ministers also signed a joint statement, pledging to enhance bilateral security ties. As part of the deal, Germany has agreed to make an immediate payment of 600 million U.S. dollars, which will be used by Israel to start the production of Arrow-3 batteries for Germany, the stat

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Illustration: FedNow

SUQIAN, CHINA - JULY 21, 2023 - Illustration: FedNow, the Federal Reserve's instant payment system, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, July 21, 2023.

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Illustration: FedNow

SUQIAN, CHINA - JULY 21, 2023 - Illustration: FedNow, the Federal Reserve's instant payment system, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, July 21, 2023.

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Illustration: FedNow

SUQIAN, CHINA - JULY 21, 2023 - Illustration: FedNow, the Federal Reserve's instant payment system, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, July 21, 2023.

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Illustration: FedNow

SUQIAN, CHINA - JULY 21, 2023 - Illustration: FedNow, the Federal Reserve's instant payment system, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, July 21, 2023.

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Russian UN envoy stresses need to "de-dollarize" world economy

STORY: Russian UN envoy stresses need to "de-dollarize" world economy DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vassily Nebenzia taking seat 2. SOUNDBITE (English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russian ambassador to the UN STORYLINE: Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Monday stressed the need to "de-dollarize" the world economy after the West's sanctions against Russia caused concerns about the reliability of the dollar-based international payment system. Russia has been talking about the need to delink itself from the dependence on the U.S. dollar and other Western currencies for a long time, he told a press conference at UN headquarters as his country assumed the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. Dependence on the U.S. dollar and other Western currencies is not just an issue for Russia, but for many other countries, given what happened after the European Union, the United States and some

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-STRIKE

(230207) -- LONDON, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Healthcare workers protest in central London, Britain, on Feb. 6, 2023. Nurses and ambulance workers in Britain on Monday started another round of strikes in the thick of lengthy and intensifying disputes over payment. Health workers won support amid a raging cost-of-living crisis, and the industrial action was feared to put more pressure on the medical system. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-STRIKE

(230207) -- LONDON, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Healthcare workers protest in central London, Britain, on Feb. 6, 2023. Nurses and ambulance workers in Britain on Monday started another round of strikes in the thick of lengthy and intensifying disputes over payment. Health workers won support amid a raging cost-of-living crisis, and the industrial action was feared to put more pressure on the medical system. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-STRIKE

(230207) -- LONDON, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Healthcare workers protest in central London, Britain, on Feb. 6, 2023. Nurses and ambulance workers in Britain on Monday started another round of strikes in the thick of lengthy and intensifying disputes over payment. Health workers won support amid a raging cost-of-living crisis, and the industrial action was feared to put more pressure on the medical system. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-STRIKE

(230207) -- LONDON, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Healthcare workers protest in central London, Britain, on Feb. 6, 2023. Nurses and ambulance workers in Britain on Monday started another round of strikes in the thick of lengthy and intensifying disputes over payment. Health workers won support amid a raging cost-of-living crisis, and the industrial action was feared to put more pressure on the medical system. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-STRIKE

(230207) -- LONDON, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Healthcare workers protest in central London, Britain, on Feb. 6, 2023. Nurses and ambulance workers in Britain on Monday started another round of strikes in the thick of lengthy and intensifying disputes over payment. Health workers won support amid a raging cost-of-living crisis, and the industrial action was feared to put more pressure on the medical system. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-STRIKE

(230207) -- LONDON, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A healthcare worker protests in central London, Britain, on Feb. 6, 2023. Nurses and ambulance workers in Britain on Monday started another round of strikes in the thick of lengthy and intensifying disputes over payment. Health workers won support amid a raging cost-of-living crisis, and the industrial action was feared to put more pressure on the medical system. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Apple unveils two new iPhones

CUPERTINO, United States - Photo shows the iPhone 6 (L) and iPhone 6 Plus with screen sizes of 4.7 inches (about 12 centimeters) and 5.5 inches, respectively, unveiled by Apple Inc. on Sept. 9, 2014, in Cupertino, California. The new smartphones will be able to facilitate the company's new mobile payment system called Apple Pay. They will go on sale in 10 regions, including Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore on Sept. 19.

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Japan copyright body chief Tokura

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tokura, chairman of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, meets the press at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2013, after submitting a written request to Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to work for the termination of a royalty payment system, under which Japan is required to pay royalties to 15 victor nations of World War II for around 10 years longer than the 50-year copyright protection period. Japan is the only country subject to such treatment due to its wartime failure to pay royalties to its enemies for music, novels and art.

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Google to launch 'electronic wallet' in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - A person demonstrates an electronic payment function of a smartphone at a vending machine in New York on May 26, 2011. Google Inc. said it will launch in the United States this summer the mobile payment system enabling users to buy merchandise by scanning their smartphones at reading terminals of participating retail outlets.

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Gov't, ruling bloc agree to keep pensions above 50% of pay

TOKYO, Japan - Health minister Chikara Sakaguchi speaks to reporters on Dec. 3 after cabinet ministers and executives of the ruling coalition parties agreed in principle to keep future pension payment above 50% of workers' income when reforming the public pension system.

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BOJ to launch real-time settlement system Jan. 4

TOKYO, Japan - Kenzo Yamamoto, a counsellor of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Financial and Payment System Office, announces at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 2 that it will launch a computerized real-time settlement system for the debts banks owe each other on Jan. 4 as planned. The announcement followed final checkups of the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system that will apply to the so-called BOJ net, the bank transaction system concerning bond deals and day-to-day banking operations.

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Ruble payments to be used more in Russia's foreign trade: Kremlin

STORY: Ruble payments to be used more in Russia's foreign trade: Kremlin DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Moscow STORYLINE: Ruble payments will be used more in Russia's foreign trade, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday. "It is still a prototype system (of payments), but I'm confident that it will spread to new groups of goods as well, and it will play a larger role in our foreign trade," Peskov said in an interview with Russia 1 TV channel. When talking about ruble payments for Russian gas, Peskov said that buyers will pay in units "indicated in agreements," but the final payment will be submitted to the seller, Russia's gas industry giant Gazprom, in rubles by buying Russian rubles with these euros or U.S. dollars. The ruble payments for Russian gas mean to ensure the security of Russia's trade and not to spite anyone, he added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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Japan PM Kishida on new Russia sanctions

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his official residence in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2022. Kishida said Japan will join efforts by the United States and the European Union in blocking access by some Russian banks to the international payment system SWIFT. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida on new Russia sanctions

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his official residence in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2022. Kishida said Japan will join efforts by the United States and the European Union in blocking access by some Russian banks to the international payment system SWIFT. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida on new Russia sanctions

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his official residence in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2022. Kishida said Japan will join efforts by the United States and the European Union in blocking access by some Russian banks to the international payment system SWIFT. (Pool photo)

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Morix IC card with fingerprint authentication

By downloading an application (application software) to a PC, smartphone or tablet terminal, users can send and receive crypto assets. The system is expected to be used with seven virtual currencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, and will also support ERC20-standard tokens in the future. President Kubota said, "We can improve the security by excluding identity theft. The company is also developing an IC card with a fingerprint authentication function without a battery as a payment card with a fingerprint authentication sensor for credit cards and other financial fields. The IC card has an electronic paper display on the upper right and a fingerprint sensor on the lower left. (Photo taken on April 2, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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JR East to introduce new bus fare payment system

An East Japan Railway Co. employee posing as a bus passenger holds a smartphone over an IC chip-incorporated small panel set up beside the driver's seat to demonstrate a new bus fare payment system to the media in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Sept. 14, 2021. The cashless payment system, less costly than the company's existing payment system using a Suica card, will be introduced on a JR bus in Tokyo from Sept. 16 on a trial basis.

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Union Pay logo

Keywords: unionpay, China UnionPay, UnionPay, UnionPay card, gin-ren, electronic payment system, financial industry, company, billboard, logo, logo mark = August 9, 2019, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images