Indonesia’s BNPL platform Kredivo now owns 99.99% of Vietnam’s digital bank Timo
Indonesia's buy now pay later (BNPL) firm Kredivo now holds a 99.99 percent stake at Timo Vietnam JSC, also known as Timo digital bank by BVBank in Vietnam.
Malaysia’s digital payments rise as 8.44 billion transactions processed in 2025
Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) said Thursday it processed 8.44 billion digital payment transactions in 2025, reflecting how digital payments are increasingly the…
PwC Singapore commits $3.1M for AI trade hub
PwC Singapore said Wednesday that it will invest S$4 million ($3.1 million) over three years to establish the Trade Advisory Hub that invests heavily on artificial intelligence…
Vietnam’s electric vehicle maker VinFast reports 4,893 overseas sales in Q1/2026
VinFast, the electric vehicle manufacturer under Vietnam's conglomerate VinFast, reached a global delivery of 58,577 electric vehicles (EVs) in the first quarter of 2026, up 61…
Alibaba Cloud expands lead in Asia-Pacific IaaS market: Gartner Report
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing subsidiary of Chinese giant Alibaba Group, continued as the largest Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider by revenue in the Asia-Pacific…
Singapore’s Tazapay partners ClearBank for Asia–Europe payments
ClearBank, the global payment firm, has announced a new partnership with Singaporean payments infrastructure provider Tazapay to strengthen payment flows between Asia and Europe.
Nium, Coinbase team up for global stablecoin payments and settlement
Nium, the Singapore-based payments firm, has announced a partnership with American cryptocurrency exchange company Coinbase to enable USDC stablecoin payments across its platform.…
Singapore’s Thunes expands payments services into New Zealand
Thunes, the Singapore-based payment, has on Tuesday announced the expansion of its Direct Global Network with the launch of direct, real-time Pay-to-Bank services into New…
Singapore invites proposals for autonomous inter-gateway vessels
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and PSA Singapore (PSA) have on Wednesday launched an expression of interest (EOI) to invite proposals to develop and test…
