Octopus offers sweeteners to entice small Hong Kong vendors to go cashless amid coronavirus surge

Competition appears to be heating up among cashless payment providers attempting to win over smaller merchants such as market vendors, cafe owners and taxi drivers amid the escalating coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, with sector stalwart Octopus Cards unveiling fresh sweeteners on Thursday.The company, which has 36 million contactless Octopus cards in circulation, said it would waive transaction fees for the first six months and give away free transaction charging devices worth HK$228 to each…

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