FinTech

Validus secures $30M in Series D investment led by Khazanah

Validus, the Singapore-based digital supply chain financing platform, has announced a $30million investment in its Series D funding round led by Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund.

Singapore’s Syfe achieves group profitability in 2025

Syfe, the Singapore-based digital wealth management platform, announced Thursday a milestone year, highlighted by the highest client returns generated globally and the achievement of group profitability across the markets in which it operates - Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia.

WNBA Champion Sabrina Ionescu becomes Global Brand Ambassador for Ant International

Four-time WNBA All-Star Sabrina Ionescu has becomes a new Global Brand Ambassador for Ant International, a Singapore-based digital payments firm.

Thailand’s Abacus Digital raises $31M funding via bonds for business expansion

Abacus Digital Company Limited, a FinTech firm and the developer of Thailand’s digital lending application MoneyThunder, has successfully completed its inaugural $31 million bond offering to institutional and high-net-worth investors.

Instarem partners Choco Up to launch embedded SME financing

Instarem, a global digital payments platform under Nium, and Choco Up, a growth-financing provider, announced Thursday that non-dilutive financing is now embedded inside the Instarem Business portal.

NayaPay launches global QR payments for Pakistanis via Alipay+

NayaPay, a Pakistan-based fintech platform, has launched global QR payments in collaboration with Alipay+, Ant International’s global wallet gateway.

Airwallex acquires majority stake in Indonesian payments company Skye Sab

Airwallex, a global payment firm, has acquired majority ownership of PT Skye Sab Indonesia, a PJP (Penyedia Jasa Pembayaran) Category 1 license holder.

Singapore’s Aspire launches international payments in Hong Kong, expanding partnership with Wise Platform

Aspire, the Singapore-based finance platform, is launching its fast, low-cost international payments in Hong Kong.

Audax partners with 10x Banking to accelerate digital banking modernization across APAC, Europe, and the Middle East

Audax Financial Technology, a Singapore-based digital banking technology solutions provider supported by Standard Chartered, has partnered with 10x Banking, the cloud-native core banking platform, to to accelerate digital banking modernization across Asia Pacific (APAC), Europe, and the Middle East.

Airwallex raises $330M Series G funding, establishes San Francisco as dual global headquarters

Airwallex, the Australian-founded financial platform, has raised $330 million in a Series G funding round, led by Addition and with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures.