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Wave Money team ups with MEB to offer mobile pension service

Wave Money and MEB to offer mobile pension payments

Mobile financing firm Wave Money has announced a partnership with state-owned Myanma Economic Bank (MEB) to provide mobile pension payments to public sector retirees across the country. According to an article in the Myanmar Times, an initial pilot p

MySQUAR introduces cross-border mobile remittance service

MySQUAR launches inbound money transfer service

London-listed MySQUAR, a technological company with Myanmar operations, has reportedly launched an inbound remittance service in the country, months after it acquired mobile payment operator MyPAY Myanmar as part of a US$ 2.6 million deal. An article

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …