The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said that it is working actively to review and enhance the suite of anti-scam…
Year: 2023
Are you a bank or a non-bank fintech? With 11 countries already having launched their own Central Bank Digital Currencies…
Major payments institution licensee FOMO Pay announced that it is now officially a member of the Singapore Clearing House Association…
It’s been a tough year for the fintech and crypto industry, and it has been under fire for various reasons.…
Digital banking software provider Backbase has been ranked as a leader in a report this year by Omdia, a London-based…
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be launching its live central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot in the next…
UOB has finalised the acquisition of Citigroup’s consumer banking business which comprises its lending portfolios, wealth management and retail deposit…
The fintech industry in India is experiencing rapid growth due to various factors. One of the primary drivers is the…
Singapore-based cross-border payments firm Tazapay has partnered with real-time payments gateway Volt to add open banking to its growing stack…
Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, will increase its global headcount by more than 20% in 2023 by hiring…
Online money transfer service Wise has unveiled its complete visual makeover and rolled out new features on its app which…
Southeast Asian used car marketplace Carro announced that it has secured an investment from Singapore-based insurtech company ZA Tech Global…
Fiat-crypto gateway payment provider Alchemy Pay teamed up with fintech firm Berkah Digital Pembayaran to secure licenses for remittance and…
DigiFT, a decentralised digital asset exchange (DEX) for asset-backed tokens (STO), has closed a US$ 10.5 million Pre-Series A funding…
Consumers in Asia Pacific (APAC) are by far the most enthusiastic adopters of digital payments worldwide, increasing their use of…
Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF) announced the final close of its US$ 75 million Fund II to invest in pre-seed and…
Over the past years, Asia has emerged into one of the world’s leading fintech regions, recording the highest fintech revenues…
Rural banks fulfil different roles in different countries, but across the board they help to promote financial inclusion efforts to…
Cashless payments in Vietnam have seen rapid growth in popularity as a growing number of Vietnamese consumers seek more efficient…
In Southeast Asia, banks are embarking on the next phase of their digital transformation, focusing heavily on improving customer experiences,…