FinTech

ASG2 Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Aspire, a Singapore-headquartered finance platform, has on Thursday announced that it has secured the capital markets services license (CMS) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Nexus Global Payments (NGP) has on Thursday announced that it has been formally incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in Singapore to operationalize and manage the Nexus scheme for enabling safe and instant cross-border payments at scale.

Endowus, the Singapore-based wealth management platform, has partnered with the global alternative investment management firm Man Group to bring their credit offerings to clients in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Hong Kong digital bank ZA Bank has on Monday announced the appointment of Calvin Ng as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective from March 27.

Smallcase, India’s largest model portfolios platform, has raised $50 million in its Series D funding round with a mix of primary and secondary led by Singapore's Elev8 Venture Partners.

Malaysian Islamic digital bank AEON Bank (M) Berhad and electronic sports governing body Malaysia Esports Federation (MESF) have teamed up to nurture E-Sports talents among local youth.

GXBank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to drive digital transformation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Malaysia.

Ant International, a global digital payment, and LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network, have jointly announced the launch of enabling cross-border mobile payments for Alipay+ partner users via the LANKAQR network, enhancing the connectivity between global consumers and Sri Lankan merchants.

The Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market in the Philippines has seen significant growth in terms of unique users, with at least one out of four Filipinos having tried the service at least once between 2018 until the end of 2024, UnaCash said Tuesday.

Malaysia's digital media firm Catcha Digital is acquiring 92.5 percent stake in banking software firm Theta Service Partner for MYR 35 million ($7.9 million).