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UTU empowers shoppers to earn, redeem and convert rewards points through smartphones, in real time, at any UTU merchant outlet worldwide. UTU drives users, payment card schemes and card issuers to increase tourist and local spending at acquirers’ merchants and in … Read More

Entrepreneur Asad Jumabhoy goes On the Record with Bharati Jagdish about staying competitive, how he feels about the problems that plagued the Jumabhoy family business and more.

One of the best things about the fintech world is the variety—it’s like a sushi bar for financial services; which is why learning about new startups is so much fun.

Lighter wallets have benefits in the heavily crowded retail loyalty and rewards program business, according to Ameer Jumabhoy, MBA ’17, and his father, Asad Jumabhoy, SM ’86.

Asad Jumabhoy is the person behind the successful Scotts Group and pioneer of the value-added tax (VAT) refund for tourists in Singapore.

Loyalty and rewards — even on a local level and even under ideal conditions — is not an easy nut to crack. It’s a target that retailers all strive for, and when it works well and has the desired sticky … Read More

UTU empowers shoppers to earn, redeem and convert rewards points through smartphones, in real time, at any UTU merchant outlet worldwide. UTU drives users, payment card schemes and card issuers

Earn reward points at a Zara outlet in Thailand, then use those points to get special offers at a major supermarket chain in Singapore seamlessly.