FinTech

Thunes, the Singapore-based payment, announced Thursday the launch of faster, more reliable, and more transparent payments into China’s mainland following a deepened collaboration with UnionPay International (UPI).

Airwallex, a global financial platform, has acquired Paynuri Co. Ltd., an entity holding Payment Gateway and Prepaid Electronic Payment Instrument licenses as well as a Foreign Exchange Business registration, in South Korea.

Juniper Group, an operating group of Vela Software and Constellation Software, Inc., announced Tuesday the acquisition of Tagit Singapore Pte Ltd., a global digital banking solution provider.

Aspire, the Singapore-based fintech firm, announced Tuesday a category-defining partnership with Deel, the United States-based payroll and human resource platform, to bring Deel’s Employer of Record infrastructure directly into Aspire.

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence firm of Alibaba Group, announced Tuesday its collaboration with Instapay Technologies, a Malaysian digital payment fintech platform, to expand access to secure and inclusive financial services for Malaysia’s workforce — particularly unbanked blue-collar workers.

Trust Bank, a Singapore-based digital bank backed by Standard Chartered and FairPrice Group, announced Tuesday the full launch of its trading platform for US stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs).

TNG Digital Sdn. Bhd., the operator of Malaysia’s digital financial services and lifestyle app, TNG eWallet, and EPOS, the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) transformation platform of Ant International, have jointly announced the launch of EPOS360 in Malaysia, with a suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered growth tools and unique payment…

Fasset, the Dubai-based global banking and investment platform, has appointed seasoned banker, Rafiza Ghazali, as Managing Director, Consumer Banking, as the company accelerates the rollout of regulated consumer and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) banking services following its provisional approval from Malaysia’s Labuan FSA regulator to launch the…

Global payment firm Ant International supported over 2 billion digital cross-border transactions in 2025 for merchants in its core emerging markets including Southeast Asia (SEA), South Asia, the Middle East and Latin America (LATAM), as the company builds out a broader range of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital financial and commerce solutions…

Singapore-based digital finance platform Atome has announced the successful close of the renewal and upsized US$345 million syndicated debt facility, a significant increase from the $200 million secured in 2024.