Author: alexhalfborg
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Generate PayNow QR Codes in Your AI (ChatGPT, Claude)
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code to the SGPayNowQR MCP server and generate PayNow QR codes by asking for them. Free for 50 QR codes a month.
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Is PayNow Safe? What Sellers and Buyers Should Know
Is PayNow safe? The system is, but a PayNow transfer can’t be pulled back. What that means for buyers paying strangers and sellers shipping orders, with 2026 SPF figures.
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How to Send a PayNow Invoice With a QR Code
When a customer asks for an invoice, here is how to send a PayNow invoice with a QR code that already carries the amount and the invoice number, so the payment matches the order.
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11.11 and 12.12 Mega Sales: Are They Worth It for Small Sellers?
Should you nominate your products for Shopee’s 11.11 and 12.12 sales? We work through one order at normal price and at campaign price, with 28 August 2026 fees, to show how many extra sales you need to break even.
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Shopee vs Lazada vs Own Website: Where Should Singapore Sellers Focus?
Shopee raised commission again on 28 August 2026, taking nearly 20% of a general-category sale. We compare Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop against your own store.
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How Much Does It Cost to Run a WooCommerce Store in Singapore?
So you’ve decided to build your own store on WooCommerce. Maybe you’re tired of watching Shopee take a bigger cut every year. Maybe you want a checkout you control instead of one you rent from a marketplace. Then you hit the first question: WooCommerce is “free”, so why does everyone keep talking about costs? The short…
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PayNow Nicknames Have Gone Away. Here’s What Singapore Sellers Need to Know
A recent announcement that affects sellers: Since 6 June 2026, the PayNow nickname feature has been discontinued. The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced the change on 29 April 2026, and every seller transitioned automatically. No buttons to click, no settings to update. If your PayNow is registered to a UEN (Unique Entity Number),…
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TikTok Shop Fees Singapore 2026: What Sellers Actually Pay
Do your TikTok Shop payouts feel smaller than they used to? You’re not imagining it. In the past nine months, TikTok Shop has pushed through different fee changes for Singapore sellers: Each change on its own looks small. Stacked together, the baseline cost of selling on TikTok Shop in Singapore is now noticeably higher than…
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Lazada Seller Fees Singapore 2026: Complete Breakdown
If you sell on Lazada Singapore (or thinking about it), you need to know what it actually costs. Lazada doesn’t charge monthly subscriptions or listing fees, which is nice. But just like Shopee, they take a slice of every sale through commissions, payment processing fees, and optional service fees. And those slices have gotten bigger…
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Introducing SGPayNowQR Developer API: Generate PayNow QR Codes From Your Own App
Until now, if you wanted to generate a PayNow QR code, you’d use our free online generator, our Android app, or install our WooCommerce plugin on your store. These tools work great for most sellers. But we kept hearing from developers who wanted something more flexible: a way to generate PayNow QR codes from their…