FinTech
How a Russian bank is building its own language model GigaChat from scratch
Sber is Russia's largest bank and one of the country's leading technology companies, whose ecosystem of AI-powered digital, financial, and retail services reaches tens of millions of users. Anton Frolov heads the Generative AI Development division and oversees the research and development of GigaChat, Russia's own neural network. In this TNGlobal Q&A,…
Operational advantage starts with unified workflows
Operational advantage will come less from having AI in the stack than from knowing how to organize around it. The businesses that get this right are likely to be the ones that treat unified fraud and AML workflows not as a technical aspiration, but as part of the operating foundation for resilient growth.
Singapore’s Tazapay raises $36M Series B funding led by Circle Ventures
Tazapay, a Singapore-based payment infrastructure provider for emerging markets, announced the close of its Series B extension led by Circle Ventures, bringing total Series B funding to $36 million.
Fintech leads private equity deals count in the Philippines in 2025 – Foxmont
2025 saw a continued acceleration in private capital deployment in the Philippines, with fintech remained the most active sector by deal count, Foxmont Capital Partners said in its recent report.
Ant International: Trusted FinAI is a key growth engine for agentic commerce
Behind the scenes, the technology infrastructure landscape is also rapidly shifting. Digital wallets are gaining share across online and offline transactions. Card tokenisation is scaling. Open banking is expanding. Could payment technologies – as the common layer underpinning all commerce – provide a growth catalyst for businesses to evolve and succeed in…
GXBank to focus on deepening existing capabilities, ensuring unit economics remain as robust as its growth [Q&A]
We talked to Kaushik Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer of GXBank, to learn more about GXBank’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of the digital banking industry in Malaysia.
Wise gets approval to offer payment services in Thailand
The global technology company Wise has become the first non-bank to be granted full license set in Thailand to offer multi-currency wallet in the country.
Singapore’s financial service platform Atome, Philippines’ restaurant giant Jollibee to jointly expand card acceptance
Atome, a Singapore-headquartered digital financial services platform, has announced a year-long partnership with the Philippines' food & beverage (F&B) giant Jollibee Foods Corporation to enable the use of the former's Atome Card across more than 1,300 Jollibee stores in the Philippines.
Singapore’s dtcpay raises $10M in Series A led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India
Dtcpay, a digital payments company headquartered in Singapore, announced Tuesday it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.
Ant International becomes official sponsor of Argentine national football team in Asia region
Singapore-based Ant International has announced a partnership with the Argentina National Football Team, becoming an official sponsor of the team in the Asia region, excluding the Middle East.
