/ Posted on 6 January, 2021 15:54
Kelvin Lam, YouTrip Regional General Manager of YouTrip and Matt Wood, Visa Head of Digital Partnerships Asia Pacific
Multi-currency mobile wallet YouTrip has inked a six-year partnership with Visa to accelerate its expansion in South-east Asia, starting with Malaysia and the Philippines.
First launched in Singapore in 2018 and Thailand the subsequent year – the latter in partnership with Kasikornbank – YouTrip has amassed over one million downloads to date.
YouTrip’s Kelvin Lam inks partnership with Visa’s Matt Wood to expand its footprint in South-east Asia
Despite the pandemic, YouTrip said it continues to establish “a strong foothold” in the multi-currency space online. With its recent pivot to overseas e-commerce payment, the company recorded a three-fold increase in quarterly transactions, compared to the same period last year.