Author: alexhalfborg
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PayNow Nicknames Are Going Away. Here’s What Singapore Sellers Need to Know
A recent announcement that might affect sellers: From 6 June 2026, the PayNow nickname feature is being discontinued. The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced the change on 29 April 2026, and it kicks in automatically. No buttons to click, no settings to update. If your PayNow is registered to a UEN (Unique Entity…
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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…
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Shopee Fees Calculator: How Much Do You Actually Keep Per Sale?
Lisa sells tote bags on Shopee. Her bestseller is a sleeping cat design, listed at $45. To stay competitive, she throws in a $5 discount. After costs, she figures she should be keeping around $38 per bag. But when the Shopee payout comes in, it’s $33.46. She checks the breakdown. Commission: $3.05. Coins Cashback service…
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Should I Use Shopify vs WooCommerce for My Singapore Store?
So you’ve decided to set up your own online store. Maybe you’re tired of watching Shopee take a bigger cut every year. Maybe you want to own your customer relationships instead of renting them from a marketplace. Whatever the reason, you’ve landed on the same question every new Singapore seller eventually asks: Shopify or WooCommerce?…
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Shopee Fees Keep Going Up. Here’s What Sellers Are Doing About It.
If you’re selling on Shopee Singapore in 2026, you’ve probably noticed something uncomfortable: the fees are pretty high. It used to be small increases. A fraction of a percent here, a new service charge there. Easy enough to absorb. But lately, the rises have been bigger and more frequent. And for many sellers in Singapore,…
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7 PayNow Mistakes That Cost Businesses Money (and How to Fix Them)
PayNow is one of the fastest ways to get paid in Singapore, but it can go wrong if not set up correctly. Small mistakes can quietly kill your conversion rate, create customer support headaches, and cause missed or duplicate payments. Here are 7 common PayNow setup mistakes online sellers in Singapore make, and what to…
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Understanding PayNow Recipient Formats: UEN, Mobile, and VPA/Wallet
PayNow is a way to receive money transfers. And depending on how you set it up, the money can go to your bank account, or your eWallet. For example, you can link your mobile number to your UOB bank account. Or you can link your company UEN to your corporate DBS bank account. But did…
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What a Condominium Fraud Case Can Teach E-commerce Sellers About Safer PayNow Payments
Mothership.sg recently reported that a condominium property manager embezzled funds 69 times by diverting payments into his personal account. And the way that it was done was through PayNow. For sellers, there is a valuable lesson here. You see, the payments above were sent via PayNow that was linked to a personal mobile number. Accepting payments via PayNow to…