This influence of the big techs is perhaps most evident in China, with Ant Group (owners of Alipay) and Tencent (WeChat Pay) having developed new payments infrastructure that has led to fundamental changes in how retail payments are made in China. In Australia and many other countries, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are increasingly incorporating payments functionality into their service offerings.
The turtle on the 5 toea, the cuscus on the 10 toea, the muruk on the 20t and the 2 crocodiles on the K1.00 were especially coined to depict the rich and unique animal world of Papua New Guinea. Of the 2 crocodiles on the Kina coin, one is said to be a fresh water crocodile and the other salt water.