FinTech
KPMG: Singapore’s fintech investment rebounds to $1.04B in first half
Singapore’s fintech sector recorded a strong rebound in the first half of 2025, attracting close to $1.04 billion in investments across 90 deals, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech H1’2025 report revealed on Friday.
Yuno accelerates global growth with APAC expansion across China and Singapore
Yuno, a global payment platform, announced Thursday an important expansions within Asia Pacific (APAC) including the opening of regional headquarters in Singapore and new operations in China.
Philippine central bank to stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses
The Philippine central bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced Thursday that it will stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses starting December 1, 2025.
Singapore’s SUNRATE integrates with Google Pay to support businesses with seamless, secure global payments
SUNRATE, the Singapore-based payment and treasury management platform, announced Thursday the integration of its commercial cards with Google Pay, giving businesses worldwide a faster, more secure, and convenient way to pay directly from their Android devices.
Malaysia’s Paydibs partners with Alipay+ to expand cross-border payment capabilities
Paydibs, a Malaysia-based digital payments service provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Alipay+, a global wallet gateway under Ant International.
CIMB partners with PingPong to boost cross-border payments across ASEAN
Malaysian lender CIMB Group Holdings Berhad has announced a partnership with Chinese payment firm PingPong Global Holding Limited to boost cross-border payments across ASEAN.
Singapore’s Kilde secures $1.5M in funding led by Purple Ventures
Kilde, a Singapore-based private credit investment platform, has closed a $1.5 million Pre-Series A financing round led by Purple Ventures with participation from existing investors.
Singapore’s Thunes partners barq to launch enhanced remittance services across Saudi Arabia
Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech firm, and barq, the digital wallet in Saudi Arabia, have announced the launch of barq’s enhanced remittance services to millions of consumers across the Kingdom.
GXBank launches business banking facility to Malaysia’s MSMEs
Grab-backed digital bank GX Bank Berhad has recently launched its business banking facility and flagship Jaguh Niaga Program, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Malaysia’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Ant International joins Google’s Agent Payments protocol as a launch partner
Ant International, a global provider of digital payments, digitization, and financial technology, announced Wednesday its role as a launch partner of Google to develop Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open rulebook that defines how artificial intelligence (AI) agents can reliably transact with the authorization of users.
