Posts From Fintech News Singapore
Thunes Partners With UK’s Clearpay to Offer Its Merchants the BNPL Solution
Global cross-border payments firm Thunes announced a partnership with the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services provider Afterpay, known as Clearpay in the UK and Europe. Thunes can now offer Clearpay’s BNPL solution to its network of gateways, merchants and
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Insurtech Igloo Appoints Grab’s Former Exec as Its Chief Business Officer
Insurtech firm Igloo announced that it has appointed Wilson Tseng as its new Chief Business Officer. Tseng will be responsible for driving Igloo’s commercial strategy, expanding partnerships with business and insurer partners, as well as identifying and developing new growth
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NETS Supports Local Banks Looking to Pilot Loan Solutions for SMEs
Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS), Singapore’s leading payment services group, announced that it will be supporting local banks to pilot loan solutions targeting small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) looking to expand their business or address any unplanned cash flow needs.
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Visa Launches Programme to Help Content Creators Build Their Business Through NFTs
Payment giant Visa has launched the Visa Creator Programme, an initiative that aims to help digital-first artists, musicians, fashion designers, and filmmakers accelerate their small business through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Visa Creator Programme is geared towards entrepreneurs working in
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Pine Labs Now Valued at Over US$5 Billion With US$50 Million Fundraise
Pine Labs, an Indian merchant commerce platform, announced a new investment of US$50 million from Vitruvian Partners, a London-headquartered international investment firm. According to a report by the Economic Times, this new round of funding has pushed Pine Labs’ valuation
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BNPL Operator Pace Acquires Its Competitor Rely
Pace Enterprise (Pace), a BNPL operator founded in 2021, announced today that is has signed an agreement to aqcuire the assets of Rely a competing fintech startup offering BNPL services for an undisclosed sum. This news follows Pace’s US$ 40
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APAC Has a Huge Appetite for Banking as a Service, Finastra Research Shows
Financial services software and cloud solutions provider Finastra’s research found that APAC’s appetite for Banking as a Service (BaaS) exceeds that of EMEA and the Americas. The report found that 88% of senior executives across APAC in a number of
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InterSystems Rolls Out a Suite Solutions Powered by Smart Data Fabrics
Data technology provider InterSystems has launched a suite of new solutions that will help financial institutions become more agile, make faster, more informed decisions, and respond better to changing customer expectations. The Business 360, Customer 360, Institutional Client 360, and
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Earned Wage Access Catches on in Asia
This past year has been flooded with news of funding rounds and product launches relating to earned wage access (EWA) in what appears to have become one of the hottest topics in the fintech world right now. EWA, also referred
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Climate Impact X and Carbonplace Set to Scale Up the Voluntary Carbon Market
Carbonplace, the new carbon credit settlement platform, announced that it has formed a partnership with global carbon marketplace and exchange, Climate Impact X (CIX). They have teamed up for a pilot to lower entry barriers for organisations seeking high-quality carbon
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