FinTech
Ant International opens Global Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur, backed by 1,500 fintech roles
Singapore-headquartered Ant International opened its Global Development Center (GDC) in Kuala Lumpur, located within Malaysia's international financial center TRX.
Malaysia’s fintech firm Ascertain Group expands to Indonesia, Oman, India
Ascertain, a Malaysian financial technology and payments ecosystem provider, is expanding into Indonesia, Oman, and India, in order to exporting its homegrown financial infrastructure.
Singapore’s Qashier raises $6.1M Series A+ to expand merchant operating system across Southeast Asia
Singapore-based Qashier, a unified merchant operating system for Southeast Asia, has raised $6.125 million in a Series A+ financing round comprising equity and debt.
MicroLEAP, CASB, HDC launch initiative for SME financing on government contracts
Malaysia's fintech firm microleap PLT, Commerce Access Sdn Bhd (CASB) and the Halal Development Corporation Berhad (HDC) have inked a strategic collaboration to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access financing for government contracts.
MAS, ABS chart instant payments enhancements with PayNow Generation 2 study
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced Thursday they will be exploring four areas of enhancements to Singapore's national instant payments infrastructure as part of a PayNow Generation 2 (PayNow Gen2) study.
Singapore establishes Future of Finance Institute to scale financial innovation
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Thursday that a Future of Finance Institute (FFI) will be established to accelerate the adoption of new financial technologies and catalyze innovation in the financial sector.
Airwallex raises $320 million Series H, valuation jumps to $11B
Airwallex, the Australian-founded financial platform, has raised $320 million in Series H funding, bringing the company's valuation to $11 billion, up from $8 billion in December 2025.
Malaysia tightens governance, performance rules for DFIs
Malaysian Central Bank has on Wednesday introduced a series of policy enhancements aimed at strengthening the governance, accountability and developmental impact of the country's prescribed development financial institutions (DFIs).
Agentic commerce, bank-backed wallets, Click to Pay become top consumer payments technologies: Juniper Research
Agentic commerce, bank-backed wallets, and Click to Pay are the three technologies expected to have the most significant impact on consumer payments over the next 12 months, according to the Consumer Payments Tech Horizon report, released by Juniper Research.
Malaysia faces hurdles as digital finance ecosystem matures – AMRO
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said Malaysia’s digital finance ecosystem is entering a more mature phase but faces key structural challenges, including fintech profitability pressures, rising cyber risks and regulatory gaps in fast-growing credit segments such as buy-now-pay-later (BNPL).
