SE Asia digital payments hit $620b during pandemic: Google-Temasek report

SE Asia digital payments hit $620b during pandemic: Google-Temasek report

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Digital payments in Southeast Asia hit $620 billion so far this year, from $600 billion last year, as the region registered 40 million first-time online users during the coronavirus pandemic bringing the total number of users to 400 million, according to the latest report launched by Google, Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek, and Bain & Co.

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