Vietnam and Laos have officially launched a new framework for settling payments in their local currencies and a…

Superbank, an Indonesian digital banking venture backed by Indonesian conglomerate Emtek and ride-hailing giant Grab, is exploring the…

Thunes, a global payments company specialising in cross-border transactions, has integrated Hyperwallet, a PayPal service, into its Direct…

Trading platform Moomoo has partnered with TradingView, a charting platform and social network for traders, to offer integrated…

Finance heads and managers in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often find themselves overwhelmed by manual, routine tasks…

Financial institutions across Southeast Asia are increasingly recognizing the transformative potential of generative artificial intelligence (genAI). A recent…

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, has secured US$ 58 million in an oversubscribed funding round, earning…

Coen Jonker, Founder and CEO of Tyme Group recently announced that Aaron Foo will take on the role of…

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has acquired Alterya, an AI-based fraud detection platform focused on identifying scams before they…

Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, the Chief Investment Officer of GIC, is reportedly stepping down after nearly 30 years at the…

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao’s petition to review a lower court…

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has partnered with Northern Trust and UOB to launch a first-of-its-kind initiative…

A Tracxn Technologies report highlights that the Southeast Asia fintech ecosystem experienced its zenith in 2021, marking the…

Indonesia’s Bappebti has officially handed over regulatory and supervisory responsibilities for digital financial assets, including cryptocurrencies and financial…

Southeast Asia’s fintech industry is flourishing, driven by soaring adoption of digital payments, alternative lending, and wealthtech. The…

Building on the technological strides and increased adoption seen in 2024, the fintech trends in Asia-Pacific (APAC) signal…

AEON Financial Service, part of Japan’s AEON Group, has acquired Vietnam’s Post and Telecommunication Finance Company (PTF) from…

Reap, a Hong Kong-based payment technology provider, has received in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license…

Banking Circle, a Luxembourg-licensed bank specialising in next-generation banking services, is set to acquire Australian Settlements Limited (ASL),…

Southeast Asia’s fintech sector recorded US$1.6 billion in funding in 2024, a 23% decline from US$2.1 billion in…

Indonesia has reached a significant milestone in its journey toward exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies…

Skyee Pte. Ltd. (“Skyee”) is excited to announce that it has been granted In-Principle Approval (IPA) for the…

DBS Bank saw its shares climb above S$45 for the first time on Wednesday (8 January), The Business…

Singaporean banks are conducting a thorough review of their practices regarding the collection and use of National Registration…

Credit bureau TransUnion has announced its agreement to acquire Monevo, a UK-based credit prequalification and distribution platform. Monevo…

Thailand is set to trial crypto payments for tourists, with Phuket leading the initiative later this year, according…

Endowus, a digital wealth advisory platform, has closed an additional US$17.5 million in funding, bringing the total raised…

Superbank, the Indonesian digital bank owned by Emtek Group, is set to expand its ecosystem by integrating with…

Intuit QuickBooks, a cloud-based accounting software platform, is hosting a free three-part webinar series titled “The Future of…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new infrastructure region in Thailand. The AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region…

Cross-border payment firm XTransfer has received the Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore…

The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has announced new measures to…

Singapore’s government has clarified that the Shared Responsibility Framework will not apply to credit card fraud cases, citing…