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PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus, today announces that its controlled company Red Dot Payment, a South East Asia focused online payment solutions provider, has received direct acquiring licenses and connectivity to Visa and Mastercard.

The expansion of PayU’s offering in South East Asia with Red Dot Payment’s direct credit card acquiring license opens up new opportunities for merchants to offer card payments and process payments locally. New capabilities will be available to both domestic merchants expanding across borders and international merchants integrated with the PayU Hub, PayU’s global platform to process cross-border payments.

Increased performance, higher conversion rate, faster authorization

A direct connection to Visa and Mastercard will make it easier for merchants expanding their presence in South East Asia to process higher volumes of payments in currencies such as USD, SGD, JPY and EUR. In addition, they will also benefit from improved authorisation and acceptance rates. As the connection is made via a single API integration (PayU Hub), more data insights will be available for merchants to optimise processes and support further revenue streams.

Mario Shiliashki, CEO, Global Payments Organisation, PayU:

“At PayU, we are focused on providing our merchants with the tools and capabilities to expand across borders, particularly in high-growth markets like South East Asia where e-commerce has proven its socio-economic advantages. With these new acquiring capabilities of Red Dot Payments, we are helping global merchants reach even more consumers across the region.”

The average proportion of online transactions in South East Asia has increased from 52% in the pre-COVID period to 63% with the e-commerce market expected to reach $172 billion by 2025. This makes the region one of the final destinations for global e-commerce players aiming to accelerate their growth.

David Owyong, Chief Operating Officer at Red Dot Payment:

“The Visa and Mastercard licenses are the next step in our journey to make payments and e-commerce more accessible. We believe that conquering e-commerce requires a global perspective and we pride ourselves on working closely with our merchants to help them harness the power of payments. As we overcome the turbulence of the past 18 months, we believe that the hospitality sector is the next industry where we’ll witness huge advances when it comes to e-commerce. We’re working to support local merchants in this field as well as create a secure environment for international companies with ambitions to serve consumers in South East Asia“

For more information, please visit: https://corporate.payu.com/

RDP are ready to help businesses begin their retail transformation. Please reach to RDP via sales@reddotpay.com or call 6816 0963 for more information.

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About Red Dot Payment

Red Dot Payment (RDP) is a Southeast Asian grown payment technology company and currently serves regional and global merchants with a full suite of digital payment solutions.  Founded in 2011, RDP is recognized as one of the top 10 fastest growing companies driven by technology and innovation by a research study in 2019.*  Starting as a gateway service provider, RDP grew to be the trusted partner in Asia for online and offline payment solutions, providing dedicated, secure and industry tailored solutions. RDP clients include businesses looking for industry-specific cards and/or alternate payments solutions, that are PCI DSS Level 1 certified and GDPR compliant,  to scale and adapt to their business needs.  Today, RDP has offices in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and Taiwan.

Since 2019, RDP is proud to be part of Pay U and Prosus global ecosystem.  For more information, please visit www.reddotpayment.com.

(*a study by global research company Statista and The Straits Times)”