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'''AXS Pte Ltd''' is a [[Singapore]]-based [[company]] incorporated in 2000, providing [[Payment service provider|payment services]] through an [[Electronic services delivery|electronic service delivery]] network (ESDN).<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Frances |first=Joy |date=27 March 2001 |title=New Web Stations |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20010327-2.2.9.1 |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=TODAY, Singapore |pages=5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=1MR2rgEACAAJ&dq=Singapore+1000+&+Singapore+SME+1000+book&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&redir_esc=y |title=Singapore 1000 & Singapore SME 1000: In Celebration of the Nation's Golden Jubilee |date=2015 |publisher=DP Information Group |isbn=978-981-09-4614-2 |pages=48-49 |language=en}}</ref>  It started as a [[joint venture]] between [[NETS (company)|NETS]] and Primefield, and was initially named AXS InfoComm Pte Ltd.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

AXS currently is a payment Institution in Singapore licensed under the [[Payment Services Act 2019|Payment Services Act]] by the [[Monetary Authority of Singapore]] (MAS).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Institutions Directory |url=https://eservices.mas.gov.sg/fid/institution/detail/796-AXS-PTE-LTD |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=Monetary Authority of Singapore}}</ref>

== History ==

The company proceeded to set up a network of [[self-service]] transactional [[Kiosk|kiosks]], known as AXS Stations, by 2001. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Singapore |first=Stock Exchange of |url=https://www.google.com.sg/books/edition/Companies_Handbook_of_the_Stock_Exchange/1qBKAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=%22AXS%20pte%20ltd%22%20OR%20%22AXS%20Infocomm%20Pte%20Ltd%22 |title=Companies Handbook of the Stock Exchange of Singapore Ltd |date=2001 |publisher=The Exchange |year=2001 |location=the University of California |pages=425 |language=en}}</ref> These [[Kiosk|kiosks]] were designed to let users make phone calls, pay bills and fines, check emails, and access websites, among other functions.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Ng |first=Desmond |date=14 April 2001 |title=Smile You’re on the Public Phone Camera! |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper20010414-1.2.16.1 |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=The New Paper |pages=13}}</ref> Today, AXS Stations are available across Singapore, located in shopping malls, commercial buildings, and transport hubs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tay |first=Kelly |date=5 January 2015 |title=Building Points of Access |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes20150105-1.2.12.1 |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=The Business Times |pages=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Renner |first=Karen J. |url=https://www.google.com.sg/books/edition/Fun_For_Kids_in_Singapore_3rd_Edn/CQqJAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=AXS+pte+ltd&pg=PA40&printsec=frontcover |title=Fun For Kids in Singapore (3rd Edn) |date=2011-11-15 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd |isbn=978-981-4435-54-3 |edition=3rd |pages=40 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2013, AXS launched two new payment channels – the AXS m-Station ([[mobile app]]) and AXS e-Station ([[web]]).<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=N.A. |date=10 September 2013 |title=Pay Your Bills via AXS with Phone App or on the Net |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20130910-1.2.33.7 |archive-url= |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=The Straits Time |pages=3}}</ref> In 2024, AXS launched AXS Drive ([[mobile app]]) with the aim of bringing parking convenience to drivers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AXS launches app for cardless parking at some malls and commercial buildings |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/axs-app-cardless-parking-car-parks-shopping-malls-commercial-buildings-4484721 |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Abdullah |first=Zhaki |date=17 July 2024 |title=New mobile app by AXS allows cardless payment at commercial carparks |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/new-app-for-cardless-parking-at-commercial-carparks |access-date=26 August 2024 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>