The Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) Group has inked agreements with Mastercard and Visa to acquire merchants directly in Singapore.…
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Technology startup accelerator Y Combinator (YC) announced that it will be shifting its focus back to early stage investing and…
The Singapore banking system has “insignificant exposures” to the failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank in…
Singapore’s digital wealth management platform Endowus announced that it has appointed Hugh Chung as its Chief Investment Advisory Officer. In…
Singapore is well-known for its proactive approach toward technology adoption and innovation. However, the country’s central bank, the Monetary Authority…
Grab’s Chief Financial Officer Peter Oey has sold his stake in the Southeast Asian superapp worth US$1.1 million according to…
Swift said that 18 central and commercial banks found “clear potential and value” in its API-based Central Bank Digital Currency…
Financial services software and cloud solutions provider Finastra has launched its ESG Service, a cloud-native SaaS solution that streamlines sustainability-linked…
With over 41% of the top 100 global fintech innovators originating with the region, it comes as no surprise that…
Okta, a publicly traded identity and access management firm, has appointed IT and security industry veteran Clarence Cheah as Head of…
KASIKORNBANK (KBank) is doubling down on the expansion of its operations in Vietnam, setting its sights to achieve US$400 million…
Financial services company Singlife has appointed Citi and investment company BlackRock for a technology platform to transform its asset management…
More than 9 out of 10 Singaporeans prefer card payments over cash, according to the latest Consumer Payment Attitudes Study…
Southeast Asian superapp Grab has prepaid US$600 million (S$806.82 million) in debt ahead of a 2026 maturity as it had excess…
Financial services firms across the Asia Pacific are facing an ever-increasing array of data and technology challenges stemming from both…
Hong Kong-based crypto lender Babel Finance has filed applications in the Singapore High Court to buy more time from its…
SaaS fintech startup Growfin announced that it has raised a US$7.5 million Series A funding round to provide real-time visibility…
Canadian payments company Nuvei has launched its services in Australia as it continues growing its APAC presence following its expansion…
YouBiz, the corporate card and finance management platform by Singapore’s neobank YouTrip, has partnered with cloud-based accounting software provider Xero.…
Singapore’s digital wealth management platform Endowus has launched a community impact initiative to provide support to four main groups; not-for-profit…