FinTech
NAPAS partners Mastercard to launch Vietnam’s first co-badged card across six banks
The National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS), in collaboration with global payment technology company Mastercard, officially announces the launch of Vietnam’s first co-badged card with six leading banks: Agribank, BIDV, TPBank, Nam A Bank, PVcomBank and Vikki.
Worldpay expects Singapore’s e-commerce market size to reach $28.92B by 2030
Singapore’s e-commerce market size is expected to reach S$37.5 billion ($28.92 billion) by 2030, growing 8 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from its 2024 estimated value of S$22.8billion ($17.59 billion), according to the 10th edition of the Worldpay® Global Payments Report (GPR).
Singapore’s CrediLinq raises $8.5M Series A funding led by OM/VC and MS&AD Ventures
1982 Ventures’ portfolio company CrediLinq, the Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered embedded finance platform, announced last Saturday the close of its $8.5 million Series A funding round.
Pei-Si Lai to take on role of GXS Bank CEO; Kaushik Chowdhury to be GXBank’s new CEO
GXBank, the digital bank subsidiary of GXS Bank in Malaysia, announced Wednesday the succession in its senior management team.
Why going local is the smartest global move in fintech
Think regionally. Build for compliance from the start. Use AI like it’s your co-founder. And always, always prioritize vision over vanity metrics. Because at the end of the day, growth without grounding is just noise.
Sea’s revenue jumps 29.6 percent amid strong e-commerce sales
Singapore's tech conglomerate Sea Limited saw its revenue surge 29.6 percent year on year to $4.8 billion in the first quarter, underpinned by strong e-commerce growth.
Sea opens new digital financial services headquarters in Singapore; rebrands SeaMoney to Monee
Singapore-based tech conglomerate Sea Limited announced last Thursday the opening of its new global headquarters for its digital financial services business in Singapore, alongside its rebranding from SeaMoney to Monee.
Tencent-backed fintech firm Primer reports 239 percent year-on-year growth in payment volume in APAC
Primer, the Tencent-backed fintech firm, has announced that it has ‘set down roots’ in Singapore, incorporating in the city state following a strong year of growth in Asia-Pacific, which saw a 239 percent increase in payment volume.
Ant International partners with Barclays on global treasury management with proprietary AI-powered FX model
Singapore-based financial technology firm Ant International has entered a partnership with the United Kingdom bank Barclays to enhance efficiency and resilience in global treasury management for businesses.
Singapore’s Seedflex raises $3.2M in a seed extension round co-led by Z Venture Capital, Iterative
Seedflex Technologies, a Singapore-based fintech platform co-founded by two former Grab executives, has raised a $3.2 million seed extension round co-led by Z Venture Capital (ZVC) and Iterative.
