By Mike Johnson

Business

STB Partners with Visa to Boost Tourism and Lifestyle SMEs

September 19, 2020

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced Thursday it entered into a 3-year partnership agreement with the world’s leader in digital payments, Visa. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both parties, the needs of Singapore’s tourism and lifestyle small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the impact from the coronavirus on them will be […]

By Julie Moraine

Casino

Macau Gambling Industry Freefall Continues, July Revenues Sink

August 2, 2020

Casinos in Macau continue to suffer, a report of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination outlined. Gambling revenue in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) dropped again in July, 3.5% year-on-year, due to a slowdown in the Chinese economy, travel and visa restrictions and tempered demand for gambling from high-rollers, as well as the trade war between […]

By Fiona Simmons

Business

Germany: Visa Card Payments Unavailable for Online Gambling

May 28, 2020

Visa has warned all of its banks and payment processor partners in Germany that it will discontinue its services regarding payments to and from illegal online gambling websites, claims a recent story in the German media outlet NDR. Online Gambling Still Illegal Online gambling in most of its forms in Germany is illegal according to […]