Swift, the global financial messaging network, is actively working to incorporate regulated digital assets and currencies onto its platform. Building…
Year: 2024
A new report by Deloitte delves into the latest developments in the cross-border payment sector in Asia-Pacific (APAC), identifying four…
Arta Finance, a fintech firm serving as an investment advisor, announced it has secured funding from EDBI, the investment arm…
DBS Group Holdings is in early discussions to expand its insurance offerings in India and Taiwan through new bancassurance partnerships,…
Genesis Alternative Ventures has raised US$125 million for its second venture debt fund, aimed at supporting Southeast Asian startups. The…
Singapore is scrutinising activities related to Worldcoin, a Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project that utilises iris scans for user identification. The…
Nium, a global player in real-time cross-border payments, has bolstered its executive leadership with the appointment of Andre Mancl as…
Income Insurance has launched FlexiTravel Plus, touted as Singapore’s first travel insurance offering hourly coverage for travelers to 19 destinations…
Fintech startup Finture, which operates the credit payment platform YUP, has secured US$30 million in its Series B funding round.…
Digital identity represents a major shift in how we interact with the digital world, paving the way for enhanced user…
HSBC Holdings is reportedly considering a major overhaul of its operations, exploring the merger of its commercial and investment banking…
Singapore’s digital asset exchange (SDAX) has secured US$50 million in its Series B2 funding round, led by Oman-based Muscat Precious…
Tokocrypto, a subsidiary of Binance, has obtained a Physical Crypto Asset Trader (PFAK) license from Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory…
Judo Bank, Australia’s SME-focused challenger bank, has successfully transitioned its lending business to Thought Machine’s Vault Core platform, a cloud-native…
Singapore’s Nium, a cross-border payments platform, has postponed its anticipated US initial public offering (IPO), shifting the timeline by more…
Asia-Pacific (APAC) is home to one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech ecosystems in the world, featuring prominent players such as…
Zalopay, the financial arm of Vietnamese tech giant VNG, is pivoting from an e-wallet to become an open payment platform…
DBS has announced that Calvin Ong will take over as Head of Consumer Banking Singapore starting from 1 January 2025.…
Krom Bank, a youth-focused Indonesian digital bank that is a part of Kredivo Group, is utilising Amazon Web Services (AWS)…
Four startups from Asia-Pacific (APAC) have been featured in the 2024 CB Insights Insurtech 50, earning recognition as among the…