FinTech

Singapore-based digital finance platform Atome and Philippine digital banking leader Maya Bank have entered a ₱2.75 billion ($48 million) loan channeling partnership in the Philippines to expand access to credit for millions of Filipinos.

Salmon Group Ltd, a credit-led fintech in the Philippines, has raised further $50 million in an oversubscribed Nordic bond issue, accelerating its goal to build Southeast Asia’s next-generation consumer banking.

Alipay+ joins other long-term strategic partners like Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and UBS to make the elite league of the tournament backers even more diversified. It is the first and only brand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to be a Global Sponsor of the Laver Cup.

Alipay+, Ant International’s global wallet platform, and Grab, Southeast Asia’s superapp, have announced the integration of Grab’s ride-hailing services into Alipay+ Voyager, its inbuilt end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) travel agent.

Ant International and Alipay are the largest player in the CPG scheme with the largest number of card network and wallet partners, the broadest use cases and largest business volume.

Google Cloud announced Wednesday the launch of Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open protocol developed with leading payments and technology companies to securely initiate and transact agent-led payments across platforms, with with over 60 Southeast Asia ecosystem players.

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and Ant International, a global digital payment firm, will launch cross-border QR code payments between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) national payment scheme, mada, and Ant International’s global wallet gateway, Alipay+, during 2026 to drive digitization and inclusive growth for local merchants.

Laver Cup and Alipay+, part of Ant International, a global digital payment, digitization and financial technology provider, have on Monday formally announced a new long-term strategic partnership which will begin at Laver Cup San Francisco 2025, to be held at the Chase Center from September 19-21.

Maybank Investment Bank said Friday that it sees minimal pushback from the second round of seller commission raise from Sea's e-commerce arm Shopee.

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