Eight fintech startups from Southeast Asia have been named among this year’s Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list,…

Indonesian ride-hailing provider GoTo Group is pulling out of Vietnam, abandoning a market where it faced fierce competition,…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Thailand announced upcoming regulatory changes concerning the use of digital asset…

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in India has experienced a rapid increase in adoption, with its share of…

Global neobank Revolut has launched a new feature called BillPay, aimed at helping businesses streamline their bill management…

iFAST Global Bank (iGB), the UK digital banking arm of iFAST Corporation, has launched EzRemit, a new cross-currency…

Payments infrastructure company TerraPay has announced the appointment of Ralph Koker as its Global Head of Products. Koker’s…

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced that a portion of the government’s 450 billion baht (US$13.1 billion) “digital…

OCBC Bank is set to offer Generation Alpha—children born after 2009—their own digital bank accounts through the OCBC…

Global verification provider Sumsub has introduced Local Data Processing (LDP) capabilities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The new…

The Thai Bankers Association (TBA) has blacklisted 15,000 individuals and suspended 34,000 bank accounts connected to call-center scam…

Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced plans to introduce the Protection from Scams Bill in the…

The Singapore subsidiary of crypto exchange OKX has received a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary…

Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) has announced the appointment of Jeremy Soo, Managing Director and Head of Consumer…

Cambodia and South Korea have officially launched a new cross-border payment system. This system, currently in its first…

Singapore’s OCBC Bank experienced technical difficulties on 1 September (Sunday) that temporarily disrupted its internet and mobile banking…

Singapore-based digital SME lending platform Validus has secured a debt funding of up to US$50 million debt funding…

Payments firm Stripe has announced several new features aimed at enhancing cross-border commerce in Asia, including AI-powered payment…

SoftServe, a global IT consulting and digital services firm, has introduced its Gen AI Solutions, enhanced with NVIDIA…

FlexM, a fintech company known for its Fintech-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform, has received in-principle approval for a Major Payment…

Singapore’s digital bank Trust has introduced a new cashback credit card on the second-anniversary of its launch. The…

Helicap, a fintech investment platform, has raised US$4.3 million in its ongoing Series B funding round, as disclosed…

Jumio, a global provider of AI-driven identity verification and compliance solutions, is now available on the AWS Marketplace.…

HSBC Holdings’ incoming CEO, Georges Elhedery, is reportedly exploring plans to streamline operations by cutting layers of middle…

Thailand Post is positioning itself to join the virtual banking licensing race following approval from its board, according…

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has recently alerted the public about a series of phishing scams involving…

Payments giant Visa and global neobank Revolut have announced a global partnership aimed at simplifying international payments for…

Silverlake Axis announced on 26 August that it plans to go private through a buyout offer of 36…

Zühlke, a Swiss-based IT services firm, has appointed Ravi Patel as the Head of Financial Services for Southeast…

Backbase has implemented a digital banking platform for Australia’s MyState Bank to support the bank’s future growth and…

In 2023, the insurtech sector in Southeast Asia saw a remarkable resurgence, marking a significant rebound not witnessed…

Thailand is moving closer to welcoming its first virtual banks, with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) currently accepting…

Revolut, the global fintech with over 45 million users worldwide, has upgraded its paid plans by adding several…