Singapore is at the heart of the tech industry’s explosive popularity across Southeast Asia. The country has emerged as a…
Despite rising coverage demand brought about by the global pandemic, customers are being left rather unsatisfied with the convenience, advice…
Ascend Money, has hit US$1.5 billion valuation following its latest US$150 million funding, making it Thailand’s first fintech unicorn. The…
Y-Combinator-backed Aspire announced today they have raised US$ 158 million in their Series B round. Founded in 2018 by Lazada…
2C2P a payments platform today announced new partnerships in Vietnam and Cambodia to expand its Thai cross-border remittance service, easy2send.…
In Asia-Pacific (APAC), super-apps are not only redefining consumers expectations in banking; these platforms are straight out leading the digital…
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced both consumers and merchants to embrace online channels and digital payments at an accelerated pace,…
Banks across Asia Pacific are lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to digitisation, with less than…
In Asia-Pacific (APAC), embedded wealth is a US$32 billion opportunity per annum which financial institutions are eager to tap into.…
InvestaX, a Singapore-headquartered online investment and trading platform for Digital Securities (DSO) and Security Tokens (STO), launches its exchange in…
Indonesian payments aggregator OY! Indonesia announced that it has raised US$30 million (Rp. 443.2 billion) in a Series A funding…
Dash PET by Etiqa Insurance, an insurance savings plan created in partnership with Singtel Dash and Etiqa Insurance, has been…
The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), Bhutan’s central bank, announced that it will pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in…
Übank, Vietnamese digital bank powered by VPBank, has partnered with digital banking software provider Backbase to leverage its cloud solution…
Fave, a fintech platform providing QR payments to restaurants and retailers, has announced a partnership with Google Pay to offer…
Singapore’s multi-currency travel wallet YouTrip announced that it will be establishing an innovation lab in the country to fast-track its…
Singaporean payments firm Spenmo has raised US$34 million in an oversubscribed Series A investment round. It is touted to be…
Singapore-based digital asset management startup TradeTogether is on track to launch a series of pocket fund strategies for accredited investors…
Singaporean insurtech unicorn bolttech has extended its recently-announced US$180 million series A funding round, bringing the series total to US$210 million.…
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is ramping up innovation efforts, tapping into technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning…