Tagged: viva republic

May 14, 2026 @ 1:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korean consumers are embracing facial recognition technology for everyday purchases. A fintech player is leading the charge, with ambitious plans to render traditional physical credit cards obsolete within the next three years. This shift highlights the country’s rapid evolution in digital payments, where convenience… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CIMB Bank Vietnam and Viva Republica, the operator of the Toss app (a payments service), have launched the CIMB-Toss debit card after the success of the CIMB and Toss virtual card – which was introduced in July of this year. Launched earlier this month, the… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), a financial regulator that examines and supervises financial institutions under the oversight of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), is reportedly planning to look into the security of various Fintech platforms, due to unauthorized payments being conducted via Toss. Toss… Read More