MAS has granted KPay subsidiary KPay Merchant Service (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license, allowing it to provide merchant acquiring, domestic remittance, and cross-border remittance services in Singapore.
推荐理由：The license covers merchant acquiring as well as domestic and cross-border remittances, and is linked to the product expansion of Online Payments and KPay POS, highlighting its business strategy in Singapore.
UAE Central Bank granted Ant International two payment licenses: an RPSCS Category II license and a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) license.
推荐理由：The two types of licenses correspond to merchant acquiring and cross-border account services, respectively. The materials also explain that Alipay+ does not rely on the new licenses, making it easier to distinguish its business pathways in the UAE.
Ant International has obtained the Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes Category II (RPSCS) license and the Stored Value Facilities (SVF) license issued by the Central Bank of the UAE.
推荐理由：The article distinguishes the new licenses from the existing Alipay+ partnership arrangements and explains the subsequent service pathways for Antom and WorldFirst in the UAE.
Nuvei 获得 Payments Association of South Africa 授权，可在南非提供本地商户支付服务，并将本地收单基础设施覆盖市场数增至 52 个。其南非业务将服务进入该地区的国际企业，以及拓展全球业务的南非企业，涵盖本地收单、支付受理基础设施、交易数据和运营控制。