BigPay announced today that Malaysian users can now make cashless and cardless cross-border payments with its latest DuitNow cross-border QR payment feature in Singapore and Thailand.
With the newly launched DuitNow cross-border QR payment feature, Malaysian travellers can scan QR codes from participating merchants and banks using the BigPay app and pay like locals in these two countries.
By using this feature on the app, users can pay in the respective local currency and can also instantaneously view the currency conversion in Malaysian Ringgit.
BigPay says that as one of the first few to introduce this new feature, it aims to provide a seamless travel payment experience to users by enabling convenient, instant QR payments with competitive foreign exchange rates.
How to make payments in Singapore or Thailand
To make payments, it’s the same as in Malaysia – you’ll need to tap the DuitNow QR icon in the app, scan the QR code, enter the amount and you’re good to go.
In Singapore, you can pay via any ‘SGQR QR code’ by NETS using DuitNow QR.
Whereas in Thailand, you can pay merchants via the ‘Thai QR Payment’ QR code by PromptPay.
Apart from Singapore and Thailand, BigPay DuitNow cross-border QR payment will be subsequently made available in Indonesia in the following weeks.
“As travel returns to pre-pandemic levels and we see a refreshed desire from our customers to travel, especially in the Southeast Asian region, we remain committed to providing a seamless payment experience when they travel,” said Zubin Rada Krishnan, CEO of BigPay.
With our new DuitNow cross border QR payment feature, our users now have a payment method, on top of our Visa debit card, so they can worry less about cash when travelling to Singapore and Thailand. They’ll be able to top-up their BigPay and spend immediately when they land-whether it’s via PromptPay for Som Tum, or NetsQR for satay!
BigPay CEO Zubin Rada Krishnan
BigPay users can enjoy the convenience of an all-in travel payment by simply topping up their BigPay account and choosing to pay via DuitNow cross-border payment, or via the Visa card when abroad.
The addition of the DuitNow cross-border QR feature also serves as an additional payment method on top of BigPay’s Visa card payment and ATM cash withdrawals, making it easier for Malaysians to enjoy the convenience of cashless and cardless cross-border payments when travelling.
