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Lending Fintech GajiGesa Closes US$ 6.6 Million Pre-series A Fundraise

GajiGesa, an Indonesian employee management and wellness platform offering Earned Wage Access (EWA) and other financial services, has closed an oversubscribed US$ 6.6 million (IDR 94.5 billion) in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by MassMutual Ventures, with participation

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Instant Cross-Border Payments Will Soon Become a Reality in APAC

Rapid adoption of instant payments and the proliferation of national real-time payment rails are making Asia-Pacific (APAC) a leader in real-time transfers. This, coupled with efforts to make cross-border payments faster and most efficient, are turning the region into a

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YouTrip Raises US$30 Million Series A to Fuel Its Growth in B2C and B2B Space

Singapore’s multi-currency travel wallet YouTrip announced that it has raised US$30 million in its latest Series A round, bringing its total funds raised to over US$60 million since launch. The round was driven by unnamed returning investors from major Asian family

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Wealthtech Firm Endowus Secures S$35 Million in Funding

Singaporean digital wealth app Endowus announced it has raised an additional S$35 million (US$27 million) to accelerate its growth across Asia. This brings the company’s total funding this year to S$67 million (US$50 million). The investment by Prosus Ventures and

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Crypto Payments Firm TripleA Secures Digital Payment Token License From MAS

Cryptocurrency payments company TripleA has been granted a Digital Payment Token license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The license allows TripleA to provide end-to-end cryptocurrency payment services for businesses. This includes crypto payments, payouts, remittances, and white-label trading

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The Hong Kong Fintech Week 2021 Ends on a High Note

Hong Kong Fintech Week (HKFW) 2021 ended on November 5, closing a global conference exploring an array of business opportunities for the fintech industry in Hong Kong and across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The event which featured

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Thunes Appoints Payments Expert Biren Zandani to Accelerate Growth in APAC

Global cross-border payments company Thunes announced that it has appointed Biren Zandani as the SVP for Asia Pacific (APAC). Biren, based in Singapore, is a recognised payments expert with over 20 years of experience in financial services, particularly B2B, B2P,

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How Can Financial Institutions Put a Stop to Account Takeover Attacks

Financial Institutions (FI’s) can detect and prevent account takeover attacks using continuous monitoring and adaptive multi-factor authentication. Account takeover (ATO) fraud is one of the top causes of fraud losses for banks and financial institutions. An account takeover occurs when

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3 Reasons Why CoinSpot is the Best Crypto Exchange for Australians

Choosing the right exchange is extremely important when trading crypto. While all exchanges may seem similar at the surface, they have very significant differences. The exchange has to offer fair pricing, take extreme measures to protect the assets of its

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MAS Mulls Supervisory Actions Following DBS’ Two-Days Service Disruption

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said that it will consider appropriate supervisory actions after DBS Bank conducts an investigation following the disruption of its digital banking services that lasted for two days. According to Bloomberg’s report, Marcus Lim, Assistant Managing

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