Xalts, a Singaporean fintech firm supported by Accel and Citi Ventures, has acquired blockchain- based digital trade finance platform Contour…
Month: February 2024
In a recent interview, Rohit Narang, Vice President for the Asia-Pacific region at Visa Cross-Border Solutions, powered by Currencycloud, shared…
Payments infrastructure company TerraPay has officially announced the appointment of Ruben Salazar Genovez as its new President. Genovez, who previously…
Singapore is one of the world’s leading hubs for fintech innovation. But with innovation comes risk – especially around identity…
Four major Southeast Asian stock exchanges – Bursa Malaysia, Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), and…
Global neobank Revolut has rolled out an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) feature designed to shield its 35 million users worldwide…
Aligning with global trends, Southeast Asian tech investments recorded a considerable decline in 2023, influenced by increasing interest rates, high…
2024 is expected to be a year of innovation for the fintech industry, marked by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI),…
In 2023, the value received by illicit cryptocurrency addresses amounted to US$24.2 billion, representing a 39% year-over-year (YoY) decline from…
In an increasingly globalised marketplace, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are recognising the imperative need to expand beyond…
Ant International’s Alipay+ can now accept cross-border payments by 13 international e-wallets of which 9 were recently enabled. The nine…
The trade finance industry has been aspiring for greater digitalisation, striving to tap into potential benefits such as improved transparency,…
Japanese credit card company JCB International has expanded its card acceptance network through a partnership with Maybank Singapore. This collaboration…
Fintech funding in Asia (including the Middle East) plunged by a significant 56% in 2023, carrying a downtrend that started…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made a substantial equity investment of up to US$23.8 million (THB 844 million) in…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed major card networks Visa and Mastercard to pause transactions involving card-based payments…
KogoPAY, a UK fintech providing banking and mobile payment services for B2B and B2C, announced that it has forged a…
Hawk AI, a Germany-based provider of artificial intelligence technology for fraud detection and anti-money laundering efforts, has announced Robin Lee…
B2B e-commerce marketplace Ula is reportedly on the verge of shutting down its Indonesian office. The news comes after the…
Japan’s Mizuho Bank has announced an investment of up to INR 12 billion (US$ 144.43 million) for a 15% equity…