FinTech

Singapore's fintech sector drew over $499 million in investment across 53 deals in the first half of 2026, drop from the roughly $1.45 billion across 97 deals recorded a year ago, according to KPMG's Pulse of Fintech H1'2026 report revealed on Thursday.

Japan's SBI Holdings has acquired, through a subsidiary, a 20 percent stake in Ajaib Group, an Indonesian online multi-asset investment platform, making the Jakarta-based company an equity-method affiliate.

Axiata said underlying first-half profit more than doubled to RM717.2 million, while constant-currency revenue and EBITDA increased across its regional portfolio.

Hong Kong-based digital bank, Ant Bank, and its embedded-finance provider, Bettr, both under Singapore's Ant International, were selected for the liquidity-risk management track of Hong Kong regulators' GenA.I. Sandbox++.

Hong Kong regulators selected 36 agentic AI use cases from nearly 100 proposals for controlled trials across banking and other financial sectors.

Recompound Co-Founder Toby Limanto argues that wealthtech should measure whether digital engagement encourages disciplined investing, not simply more app activity or trading.

Singapore banking group DBS and US payment firm Stripe have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the growth of agentic commerce and cross-border payments in Asia.

AppsFlyer’s APAC marketing report finds installs, long-term retention and paying-user behavior increasingly diverging across app categories and markets.

Singapore fintech Chocolate Finance has launched a cash-managed account for businesses seeking returns on surplus operating cash without fixed lock-ins.

CIMB Group, through CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, has completed a pilot to test the settlement of tokenized sukuk using tokenized deposits in a controlled environment.