FinTech
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Funding Societies co-invests with Carro in Indonesia’s Bank Index
Funding Societies (also known as Modalku in Indonesia), a Singapore-based small and medium enterprises (SME) digital financing platform, on Tuesday officially announced its investment into Bank Index (PT. Bank Index Selindo), an Indonesian national Bank, alongside Carro, a Southeast Asian automotive marketplace platform.
April 26, 2022
WeLab Bank becomes Hong Kong’s first virtual bank to offer digital wealth advisory solutions
WeLab Bank, the virtual bank of Hong Kong's FinTech firm WeLab Holdings Limited (WeLab), said Monday it has become the first virtual bank in Hong Kong licensed to offer digital wealth advisory services. Having obtained the Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 4 (advising on securities) licenses from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission…
April 25, 2022
News,FinTech,Singapore,Malaysia
Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia selects Singapore’s Moneythor as a strategic partner for personal finance management features
Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM), a subsidiary of Al Rajhi Bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), said Monday it has selected Moneythor, a digital banking solution provider in Singapore, to implement innovative personal financial management (PFM) features in its upcoming digital bank in Malaysia.
April 25, 2022
News,FinTech,Singapore,Sustainability
Singapore’s OCBC Bank partners Digital Exchange MVGX to develop new green financing solutions
Singapore's OCBC Bank and MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, on Monday announced a strategic partnership to develop new green financing solutions aimed at accelerating large corporates’ journey to carbon neutrality.
April 25, 2022
News,Indonesia,FinTech,Mergers and Acquisitions
Indonesia’s Xendit makes strategic investment in Bank Sahabat Sampoerna
Xendit, an Indonesia-based financial technology company that provides payment solutions, said Thursday it has made a strategic investment in Bank Sahabat Sampoerna, an Indonesian private bank that focuses on micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) businesses, as well as banking-as-a-service for technology-enabled businesses.
April 22, 2022
Hong Kong’s FundPark secures $250M debt facility with Goldman Sachs as senior facility provider
FundPark, a Hong Kong-based eCommerce liquidity solution and technology provider, announced Wednesday the closing of an asset-backed securitization (ABS) facility of up to $250 million with Goldman Sachs as senior facility provider. Through this ABS facility, FundPark proprietary platform will serve to bridge the working capital finance needs of small to…
April 20, 2022
Singapore’s TechCreate and Diginius to merge and combine into an integrated FinTech enterprise
TechCreate Solutions Private Limited (TechCreate), a Singapore-based technology services group specialising in digital payment and digitalisation solutions, and Diginius Pte. Ltd. (Diginius), a provider for information technology (IT) security and infrastructure solutions, on Tuesday announced a merger between both companies via a share swap transaction…
April 20, 2022
Singapore FinTech platform Recur Club raises $30M seed round led by InfoEdge Ventures and Village Global
Recur Club, a Singapore-based FinTech platform facilitating non-dilutive growth capital for companies with recurring revenues, said Tuesday it has closed its $30 million seed funding round, as a combination of equity and debt allocation. The funding round was led by InfoEdge Ventures and Village Global, with financing for the platform from marquee…
April 19, 2022
Singapore FinTech startup Doxa secures $2M in pre-series A round
Doxa Holdings International Pte. Ltd. (Doxa), a Singapore-based fintech startup, said Monday it has successfully concluded its S$3 million ($2.21 million) pre-series A funding round from financial institutions including venture capitals, public listed and logistics corporations. Doxa plans to use the incoming funds to accelerate its traction in the built…
April 19, 2022
India’s Pine Labs makes significant investment in Mosambee, boosting latter’s valuation to $100M
India-based merchant commerce platform Pine Labs announced Wednesday that it has made a significant majority investment into Mosambee, a end-to-end payment solution provider in India. This investment will now value Mosambee at upwards of $100 million.
April 13, 2022