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'Make me a proposal': PM Lee responds to Razer CEO's tweets on e-payment system

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Published Wed, Aug 23, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    WHEN Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tweeted about the need for one single e-payment system in the country during his National Day Rally speech, the Singaporean boss of Razer, a successful gaming tech company, took him on.

    PM Lee tweeted on Aug 20: "In Singapore we do have e-payments, but too many schemes & systems - inconvenient for consumers and costly for businesses."

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