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During the opening keynote plenary , State Bank of Vietnam , MasterCard , Bank of Thailand , Legislative Yuan Republic of China shared their cashless strategies for the future and explored policy response towards cashless society .
Vietnam and the Philippines . Over at the E-Commerce and Retail University , visitors gained insights into how to set up their e-commerce operation and practical tips in retailing in the digital age .
Exhibiting excellence
Additionally , more than 150 exhibitors showcased their products and services at the event , including enterprise productivity solution provider Botbot . AI “ Our participation in Seamless Asia 2018 underscores our commitment in helping enterprises reshape their back-office operational strategies and approaches , to not just cope but excel in an oversaturated and commerce environment ,” said Chelsea Sim , chief of staff at Botbot . AI .
According to the event organiser , exhibiting partners made sales , demonstrated new products and traded business cards with thousands of attendees from across the region . Solutions on offer ranged from payments and commerce platforms to payment gateways and processors , to point-of-sale ( POS ) terminals , and mobile payments and payment security , as well as from customer relationship management ( CRM ), marketing and loyalty to data and retail analytics , m-commerce , and much more .
At the event , Fintech company MatchMove unveiled the latest feature in its proprietary Banking
Wallet OS , which uses facial biometric technology to instantly verify user identity . By seamlessly incorporating biometric verification , Optical Character Recognition ( OCR ) and document authentication into the user signup process , MatchMove ’ s payments platform is said to provide a less intrusive and highly responsive user onboarding experience . And clients who use its Banking Wallet OS to give their users co-branded ( physical and / or virtual ) payment cards can expect this technology to enhance user experience and strengthen security and compliance checks for their digital payments , according to the company .
Ashley Koh , senior vice-president and general manager at MatchMove , said : “ In today ’ s app world , customers and businesses are impatient to find good payments solutions while cybercriminals are proliferating and regulators are demanding more stringent checks . As an innovative digital payments solutions provider to enable facial biometric technology , we are well ahead of the curve to embrace a seamless user onboarding experience . We will continue to innovate and fulfil our mission of improving the quality of lives as we expand our footprint to become the world ’ s largest and safest mover of digital money .”
To identify and reward companies and individuals who have demonstrated an unparalleled ability to succeed , continually set standards of excellence
With more than 5,000 leaders from across payments , banking , e-commerce and retail converging for two days of networking , learning and deal-making , this year ‘ s Seamless Asia continued to provide a platform to discuss the future of commerce in Asia .
and who will be the future stars of the industry , the Seamless Asia Awards was held to celebrate achievements across payments , e-commerce and retail experience .
Organised by business media company Terrapin Holdings , Seamless Asia is set to return next year . ra
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