FinTech

Singapore’s Syfe crosses S$20B in assets under management

Singapore-based digital wealth platform Syfe says assets under management have surpassed S$20 billion as it rolls out stock lending, zero-fee US trading and a desktop web platform.

Hong Kong fintech Reap launches managed fraud service for card programs

Hong Kong fintech Reap has launched Reap Sentry, a managed fraud and risk service covering card authorization screening, alert investigations, chargebacks and confirmed-fraud reporting.

India’s Moneyview seeks up to $624M valuation in trimmed IPO

Indian fintech Moneyview is seeking a valuation of up to about $624 million in an initial public offering scheduled to open September 24 after reducing the size of the planned deal.

Singapore’s Trust Bank adds miles rewards to Freedom credit card

Trust Bank has added Trust Miles to its Freedom credit card, offering 1.3 miles per Singapore dollar on eligible local and overseas spending with no miles cap.

Singlife says Salesforce AI agents cut handling time 30%, training time by half

Singlife says its Salesforce-powered AI agents are producing measurable customer-service gains, including 30 percent lower handling time and 50 percent shorter training for new hires.

Ant International rolls out AI-native stack across payments, FX, treasury and credit

Ant International has unveiled an AI-native financial stack spanning payments, accounts, FX, treasury, credit and merchant growth across its Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst and Bettr businesses.

Singapore’s Thunes launches cross-border payouts across six new Middle East markets

Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, has announced a major expansion of its Direct Global Network across the Middle East.

Singapore’s dtcpay extends $25M Series A funding round with SBI investment

Dtcpay, a Singapore-based payment, announced Friday the extension of its $25 million Series A funding round with SBI Group as its strategic investor.

Grab Holdings’ Atome deal to fuel fintech expansion – S&P

Grab Holdings Ltd.'s proposed acquisition of Atome Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. will likely accelerate its growth in financial services, S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday.

Circle launches Arc mainnet with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem builders

Circle has launched the Arc public mainnet with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem builders, including Standard Chartered, SBI Group and Sumitomo in its validator cohort.