Ready to go cashless?
[Sponsored Article] Across large and small shopping malls, most merchandises and services can now be paid without notes and coins changing hand. Well before the term fintech was coined, Hong Kong was indeed one of the pioneers in cashless payment with the introduction of Octopus card, literally a contactless debit card, in 1997.
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Across large and small shopping malls, most merchandises and services can now be paid without notes and coins changing hand. Well before the term fintech was coined, Hong Kong was indeed one of the pioneers in cashless payment with the introduction of Octopus card, literally a contactless debit card, in 1997.
As fintech continues to evolve, credit card and smartphone have also been transformed into contactless payment instruments. Apart from the Octopus card now widely used for petty cash payment, an increasing number of retailers now also accept payment with paywave or mobile wallet.
Slim your wallet
There are in fact a quite few hacks you might find useful to make the most of your Octopus card, smartphone and Standard Chartered credit card.
Perhaps combining ATM card and credit card into one is the least known trick, which is the first step to reduce your wallet thickness. Standard Chartered ATM and credit cardholders can go to any branch and ask for both to be combined. When done, your ATM and credit cards will be combined into one card.
