FinTech

Indonesia’s Ayoconnect raises $13M Series B+ led by SIG Venture Capital

Ayoconnect, an Indonesia-based open finance platform, has closed $13 million for its Series B+ financing round led by SIG Venture Capital with participation from CE Innovation Capital.

Airwallex sustains $5.5B valuation with $100M Series E extension

Airwallex, the Australia-based global fintech platform, announced Tuesday that it recently closed its Series E extension (Series E2) of $100 million with the same $5.5 billion valuation.

Indonesia’s ALAMI closes pre-series B round led by East Ventures

ALAMI Group, an Indonesia-based Shariah-compliant small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending platform, announced Monday that it has successfully closed pre-series B round led by East Ventures (Growth fund) alongside returning investors namely AC Ventures, Quona Capital and FEBE Ventures.

Malaysia’s Carsome banks on digital banking to complement existing car business

In the interview, Kee also shared the opportunities Carsome sees in building a digital bank in Malaysia and the competitive edge it has against others. He, however, declined to comment on the launching timeline of the digital bank.

India’s Vance raises $5.8M seed round led by Hummingbird Ventures

India-based neo-banking platform Vance has raised $5.8 million in a seed round led by Hummingbird Ventures. The round also saw participation from Global Founders Capital, YCombinator, Soma Capital and seasoned angels such as Alan Rutledge and Gokul Rajaram.

Malaysia’s Instapay Technologies raises $4.75M Series A funding led by Daiwa Securities-backed fund

Malaysia-based payments fintech firm Instapay Technologies Sdn Bhd, has raised $4.75 million Series A funding round, to fuel its growth in ASEAN and Middle East markets.

Malaysia’s Revenue Monster clinches $6.6M funding from SEA Capital

Revenue Monster Group, a Malaysian financial technology company, has announced a successful private equity funding round and the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that solidifies its mission to create Malaysia’s most holistic FinTech solutions ecosystem to fast-track Malaysia’s digital transformation.

PPRO makes moves in Malaysia with integration of Grabpay and Touch ‘N Go

PPRO, the global provider of digital payments infrastructure, has strengthened its market coverage of Malaysia with the integration of major e-wallets GrabPay and Touch ‘n Go on its payments infrastructure.

China’s Weixin Pay offers digital payment to nearly 10,000 hawkers in Singapore

Weixin Pay, the mobile payment function of Tencent's popular social platform Weixin, has increased access for Weixin Pay travellers exploring Singapore to the nation’s unique hawker culture, offering them the ease of payment to nearly 10,000 hawker stalls across the country.

WeLab and Astra complete Bank Jasa Jakarta acquisition

WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech platform, announced Monday the completion of the acquisition of an Indonesian commercial bank, PT Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), together with PT Astra International Tbk (Astra), one of Indonesia's largest public companies.