FinTech
Malaysian central bank enables round-the-clock interbank settlement with RENTAS+
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has on Tuesday launched RENTAS+, an enhancement to RENTAS, Malaysia’s real-time gross settlement system (RTGS).
October 8, 2025
News,FinTech,Singapore,Malaysia
Capital A partners Ant International to optimize treasury operations, enhance customer experience
Malaysia-based Capital A has partnered with Singapore-based Ant International to optimize treasury operations and enhance customer experience for its airline business, AirAsia.
October 8, 2025
News,Blockchain / Crypto,FinTech,Malaysia
UAE’s Fasset secures provisional banking license for stablecoin-powered Islamic bank in Malaysia
Fasset, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) financial superapp, has secured approval from Malaysia to provide banking services.
October 7, 2025
News,FinTech,Singapore,Philippines
HitPay partners Ingenico to launch payment solution to drive digital adoption for Filipino SMEs
The Singapore-based payments infrastructure platform HitPay has partnered with France-based electronic payment solutions firm Ingenico to launch "all-in-one" system to boost Philippine small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) digital payments adoption.
October 7, 2025
MoneyHero appoints new CFO to drive next phase of profitable growth
MoneyHero Limited, a personal finance aggregation and comparison platform and a digital insurance brokerage provider in Greater Southeast Asia, announced Monday the company’s board of directors promoted Danny Leung to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 1, 2025.
October 7, 2025
FinTech,Investments,Features,Malaysia,Digital Transformation
NASDAQ-listed Futu’s Moomoo sees Malaysian investors leaning more on AI tools [Q&A]
In the interview, Mok also shared his views on Malaysia's capital market, the trends he sees in the market, Moomoo's plans and strategies moving forward, among others.
October 6, 2025
Singapore’s WMCockpit secures $1M strategic investment from investor group led by Galaxy Investments
WMCockpit, the wealth technology company headquartered in Singapore with operations in the UAE (DIFC), announced Tuesday that it has raised $1 million capital from Galaxy Investments Limited, a Dubai-based private investment vehicle.
October 3, 2025
Indonesia’s digital bank YUP raises $32M in C-1 round, bringing total equity funding to over $100M
Indonesia's digital bank Yup has recently secured $32 million in their latest equity funding through its C-1 round, backed by US investment firms including Moore Strategic Ventures, Spice Expeditions and Platanus.
October 3, 2025
Thunes, BSF unite to transform cross-border remittances from Saudi Arabia
Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, announced Wednesday that it has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic alliance with Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF), one of Saudi Arabia’s financial institutions, to transform cross-border remittances from the region.
October 2, 2025
Singapore’s audax becomes AWS Partner Network member to power scalable banking across APAC, Middle East
Audax Financial Technology (audax), a Singapore-based digital banking technology solutions provider backed by Standard Chartered, announced Tuesday that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN).
September 26, 2025
Softbank acquires ABB’s robotics business for $5.38B
October 8, 2025
Softbank acquires ABB’s robotics business for $5.38B
October 8, 2025