EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 17 MIN
What's Trending: Why foreigners don’t understand Singaporeans’ 'PayWave' habit
from Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian · host MONEY FM 89.3
You say “PayWave”, but would someone overseas actually know what you mean? The term came from Visa's branding for contactless payments, yet Singaporeans have embraced it so completely that we use it for almost any tap-to-pay transaction, even when we're using Mastercard, American Express or Apple Pay. On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar look at how “PayWave” became such a Singaporean staple. And it doesn't stop at PayWave. From “kopitiam” to "Grab” and “Panadol”, are Singaporeans just really good at turning brand names and borrowed words into everyday language?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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