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Six ASEAN payment networks sign MOU to standardize cross-border payments
Six national payment networks from five ASEAN countries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a common global standards body for non-card instant retail payments.
TNGlobal Tracker: Southeast Asia (SEA) monthly funding snapshot – September 2025
The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for September 2025 reflected a sharp rebound in funding across the region. Total funding for the month stood at $230.6 million across 10 rounds, marking a 125.64 percent increase month-on-month (August 2025: $102.2 million) and a 58.72 percent rise year-on-year compared to September 2024 ($145.3 million).
Southeast Asia FinTech startups funding falls 39 percent on year in first nine months – Tracxn
Southeast Asia’s FinTech sector raised a total of $839 million in the first nine months of 2025, marking a 39 percent decline compared to $1.4 billion a year ago and a 56 percent drop compared to $1.9 billion in nine months period of 2023, Tracxn said Thursday.
SEA sees strong growth in Weixin Pay usage as Chinese tourists travel abroad over Golden Week
Southeast Asia has seen strong growth in Weixin pay usage as Chinese tourists travel abroad over Golden Week, Weixin said Thursday.
Salesforce appoints new country leaders in Indonesia and Thailand to accelerate Agentforce growth
Salesforce, the global firm in artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM), is strengthening its regional leadership in ASEAN with the appointment of new country leaders for Thailand and Indonesia.
MoneyHero appoints new CFO to drive next phase of profitable growth
MoneyHero Limited, a personal finance aggregation and comparison platform and a digital insurance brokerage provider in Greater Southeast Asia, announced Monday the company’s board of directors promoted Danny Leung to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 1, 2025.
Maybank foresees opportunities and risks from ChatGPT Agentic Commerce
Maybank Investment Bank Research has foreseen both opportunities and risks from ChatGPT Agentic Commerce.
Indonesia suspends TikTok registration over data sharing failures, ministry says – report
Indonesia said it has suspended TikTok's registration status as an electronic system provider after it failed to hand over all data relating to the use of its live stream feature, though the social media app was still accessible to users on Friday.
GrabMaps partners Tino to build advanced digital map of Mongolia
GrabMaps, Southeast Asia’s hyperlocal mapping service, is partnering with Tino, Mongolia’s superapp, to build an advanced digital map of Mongolia.
Lazada, Gmarket team up to bring authentic Korean products to SEA
Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading online shopping platform, has teamed up with South Korea’s Gmarket, to bring 20 million authentic Korean products for Southeast Asian shoppers on its platform.
