2C2P is a financial services company headquartered in Singapore. The company primarily provides payment gateway services to businesses.[2][3]
Overview
Businesses using 2C2P's platform include Lazada, Thai Airways International, and Lenovo.[2]
History
2C2P was founded in Bangkok, Thailand in 2003 by Myanmar-born computer programmer Aung Kyaw Moe.[4][5] In 2007, the company moved its headquarters to Singapore.[6]
In 2009, 2C2P first secured a seed investment.[7] 2C2P has since received financial backing from venture capitalists Amun Capital, GMO Venture Partners and Digital Media Partners.[3][8]
In 2012, 2C2P launched an alternative payment method called 123, a local-currency alternative payment channel for non-credit-card payment processing.[9][10]
In the fiscal year of 2014, the company processed over US$2.2 billion in transactions.[11] Also in 2014, 2C2P partnered with Mastercard to launch easyBills, a platform that enables cardholders to pay utilities, mobile, and other bills via smartphone or the web.[12][13]
In 2015, 2C2P completed the migration of its services to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and became the first online payment provider offering online credit card installments in Thailand.[14][15]
In 2018, the company partnered with five major corporations to launch the first QR code payment gateway in Thailand.[16]
In early 2020, 2C2P announced the launch of its investment arm, 2C2P.VC.[17] In late 2020, the company refreshed its branding and website to create a more international and accessible look and feel.[3]
In 2022, the company was named a participant in the Bank of Thailand's retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot testing program.[18][19]
In April 2022, 2C2P entered a strategic partnership with Chinese financial and payment company Ant Group, with the latter taking on a majority stake and linking Ant's Alipay+ payment service with 2C2P's existing payment gateway platform.[20][21]
Products and services
2C2P provides payment acceptance, payouts, issuing, digital goods aggregation and reselling services.
The company supports 250 payment methods,[2] including electronic payments, mobile payments, credit cards, and offline payments.[22] The company also aggregates bill payments, digital goods and services - issuing wallets, cards and loyalty programs, and offering mobile top-ups, transportation tickets, and others.[23][24][25]
See also
- List of online payment service providers
- Electronic commerce
- Payment gateway
- Payment service provider
External links
References
- Aung Kyaw Moe - Founder, 2C2P About.me, retrieved 2015-04-02^
- 2C2P aims beyond Southeast Asia with Ant Group investment Nikkei Asia, 2022-04-28, retrieved 2022-11-22^
- Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem techinasia.com, retrieved 2016-08-23^
- Influential Leaders: Aung Kyaw Moe AACSB International (AACSB), retrieved 2022-11-11^
- Stung by one-baht payment for first project done, Aung's 2C2P works to unite Southeast Asia payments The Edge Singapore, retrieved 2022-11-22^
- 2C2P launches hiring, brand refresh initiative as it gears up for global expansion Tech in Asia, 2020-12-04, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- 'E-payment solutions might have more market share than Visa and MasterCard': Q&A with 2C2P founder Aung Kyaw Moe KrASIA, 2020-11-19, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- Singapore: Payments firm 2C2P gets strategic investment from SafeCharge, to gain access to global e-commerce - DealStreetAsia DealStreet Asia, retrieved 2016-08-23^
- 2C2P launches 123 Service to diversify online payment options RYT9 Thailand News, 2012-08-24, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- 2C2P's Online-To-Offline E-commerce Service '123' Now Available At Over 320,000 Locations Techsauce.co, 2016-11-07, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- UnionPay International partners 2C2P to target Southeast Asian ecommerce market The Paypers, 2015-11-02, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- 2C2P, MasterCard launch easyBills service Nation Thailand, 2014-02-24, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- MasterCard holders to pay their bills via 2C2P's easyBills in Thailand e27, 2014-02-20, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- 2C2P: Building a powerhouse Bangkok Post, 2016-10-25, retrieved 2022-11-22^
- 2C2P Case Study Amazon Web Services, retrieved 2022-11-22^
- QR code payment now via credit card Bangkok Post, 2018-03-07, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- 2C2P to accelerate SEA expansion with new investment arm, says group CEO DealStreet Asia, 2020-07-22, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- Progress of Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (Retail CBDC) Development Bank of Thailand, 2022-08-05, retrieved 2022-11-22^
- Joanna Ossinger, Thomas Kutty Abraham. Bank of Thailand Plans Retail CBDC Pilot Test by End of Year Bloomberg, 2022-08-05, retrieved 2022-11-22^
- Forbes. Alibaba's Ant Group Buys Majority Stake In Singapore Fintech 2C2P Forbes, 2022-04-19, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- China's Ant Group to take up majority ownership of payments platform 2C2P Reuters, 2022-04-18, retrieved 2022-04-19^
- Payment Acceptance 2C2P, retrieved 2021-04-15^
- Deutsche Bank launches state-of-the-art payments platform through 2C2P in Thailand – Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank, retrieved 2021-04-15^
- Issuing 2C2P, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- Digital Goods & Bills 2C2P, retrieved 2022-11-11^