FinTech

Users of 14 popular overseas e-wallets from nine countries and regions can now make payments in Hong Kong using their home apps through Alipay+, a suite of cross-border mobile payment and digitalization technology solutions operated by Ant International, the firm said Friday.

Salmon Group Ltd, a financial technology group based in the Philippines, has on Thursday announced its strategic partnership with electronic payment systems provider ECPay, to expand payment channels.

T2P Co., Ltd., a payment solution firm in Thailand, has on Thursday announced its strategic partnership with Wise Platform, Wise’s infrastructure solution for banks, fintechs and enterprises.

Airwallex, an Australia-based global payments and financial platform, has on Thursday announced the United States launch of its payment acceptance solution.

Grab-backed digital bank GXBank is on track to establish a regional center of excellence (COE) for shared services in Malaysia. Establishing the COE is part of GXBank’s MYR 1.5 billion (314 million U.S. dollars) investment into Malaysia over the next five years.

Thunes, a Singapore-based cross-border payments company, announced Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tilia LLC, a United States-based all-in-one payments platform for gaming, to accelerate its growth in the US and its presence in the fast-expanding online gaming market.

Tencent-backed fintech firm Primer, has on Wednesday announced its strategic partnership with Banxa, a crypto infrastructure provider based in Australia, to boost crypto adoption via payments.

Funding Societies, the Singapore-based unified small and medium enterprises (SME) digital finance platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Singapore E-Business (SGeBIZ), a digital procurement, payment and sourcing platform provider, to bring business to business (B2B) embedded finance (EmFi) solutions to businesses in Singapore.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s digital asset infrastructure provider Fasset has inked deal with Malaysian lender Malaysia Building Society Berhad (MBSB) to explore blockchain-powered Shariah-compliant banking solutions in Malaysia.

Ant International, a Singapore-headquartered digital payment and financial technology firm, has announced that it will establish a new digital business center in Malaysia, with a focus on tapping local tech talent to drive its global businesses.