FinTech

Singapore state investor Temasek's philanthropy trust Temasek Trust has inked deal to acquire bionic financial advisor MoneyOwl to enhance financial well-being of communities. Temasek trust said in a statement has signed an expression of interest with NTUC Enterprise Co-operative Limited (NTUC Enterprise) regarding the proposed acquisition of MoneyOwl.

Philippines-based finance app GCash – operated by the country’s fintech firm Mynt – has entered agrifintech through a strategic bid with Mayani, an agri-fisheries platform connecting smallholder farmers and fishers to buyers, to tackle the nation’s elusive phenomenon of rural financial inclusion.

Airo, a brand of CP Global Fintech Solutionshas made its official entry into the fintech arena as Malaysia’s first actively managed digital investment platform.

At the TrustBridge Forum held on Nov 15, Ant Group Digital Technologies, a business unit under Ant Group, has revealed its latest updates in the international market.

LMAX Group, a United Kingdom-based operator of institutional exchanges for trading foreign exchange (FX) and digital assets, has on Wednesday announced that it has secured license to offer non-deliverable forward (NDF) trading in Singapore (SG1) and London (LD4). LMAX's subsidiary LMAX Exchange Singapore, has received the recognized market operator (RMO)…

Lendela, the Singapore-based digital loan matchmaking platform, announced Thursday its successful $5 million Series A funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by Singapore-based Chocolate Ventures, with participation from Lendela’s seed investor Cocoon Capital.

Scapia, the India-based fintech company, has raised $23 million in its Series-A funding round, led by Elevation Capital and 3STATE Ventures. The round also saw participation from its existing investors, Matrix Partners India and Tanglin Venture Partners.

Singapore-based fintech platform iFAST Corporation Ltd. has announced the official launch of iFAST Global Hub.ai in Malaysia, a pivotal initiative in the group's three-year growth Plan to become a prominent global player in digital banking, wealth management, and pension administration solutions. As part of its strategic expansion, iFAST Global Hub.ai is…

Nium, the Singapore-based real-time global payments, and Jeonbuk Bank (JB Bank), a South Korean financial institution, have announced a partnership on global remittance service. Under the partnership, the duo will offer the global remittance service targeted at the 2.5 million non-Korean residents that live in South Korea.

PT Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), owned by financial business unit Astra Financial and fintech firm WeLab since 2022, have on Monday launched Bank Saqu, a digital banking service, as a financial partner for individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia with a solopreneur spirit. The launch of Bank Saqu is in line with the vision of BJJ to…