Strong growth in e-commerce has been a catalyst to the boom of buy now, pay later (BNPL) and other alternative…
Year: 2021
Rapyd, a Fintech-as-a-Service company which provides APIs that helps integrate local payments and fintech capabilities, announced a US$300 million Series…
Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate as a…
FinAccel, the parent company of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform Kredivo, plans to go public through a special purpose…
Startup competitions are the perfect platform for young and promising startups to gain international exposure, funding and mentorship. During these…
Matrixport, a digital assets financial services platform that is a spin-off of Bitmain, has closed its US$129 million Series C…
DBS and Temasek announced that they have entered into an agreement to jointly launch a US$500 million growth stage debt…
Between 2021 and 2025, mobile transactions in Vietnam are expected to surge 300% as Vietnam continues to leapfrog into the…
The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) announced the appointment of H.E Serey Chea, Prof. Olayinka David-West as advisors and Latha…
Mambu, a SaaS cloud banking platform, has unveiled a fully digital solution for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lenders that…
SEBA Bank, a digital assets firm with a Swiss banking license from FINMA, announced the appointment of Sam Lin as…
Swiss core banking solution provider Avaloq has announced a combination of senior promotions from within its Asia-Pacific business, to reflect…
Validus, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced that it had exceeded S$1 billion in…
SWIFT announces the launch of SWIFT Go, a new service that enables small businesses and consumers to send fast, low-cost…
The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Singapore Center and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published a proposed blueprint…
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is asking the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to study and carry out a…
New York-based digital asset custodian Fireblocks announced that it has raised US$310 million in a Series D funding round, boosting…
Singapore’s burgeoning fintech landscape, reliable physical infrastructure and progressive regulations are attracting Australia’s fast-growing high-potential, insurtech startups looking to take…
Amsterdam-headquartered digital banking software provider Backbase has recently appointed Iman Ghodosi as Regional Vice President for the Asia Pacific region.…
Singaporean B2B payments platform Nium is now a unicorn after having raised more than US$200 million in a Series D…