FinTech
PayNet, Alipay+, and Weixin Pay join forces to boost tourist spending across Malaysia
Malaysia's national payments network Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) has teamed up with top Asian payment platforms, Alipay+, and Weixin Pay (WeChat Pay), to drive Chinese and regional tourist spending across Malaysia.
June 26, 2025
Funding Societies partners Bukku to empower Malaysian SMEs with Instant Financing Qualification
Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s largest unified small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital finance platform, announced Wednesday a strategic partnership with Bukku, Malaysia’s homegrown cloud-based accounting, to offer instant SME financing qualification – a first-of-its-kind integration that removes the friction traditionally associated with loan…
June 26, 2025
TNG Digital, Setel team up to enable digital payments in Petronas stations
Malaysia-based digital payment firm TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (TNGD) has formalized a strategic partnership with e-money issuer Setel Ventures Sdn Bhd to enable fuelling and payments right at the pump via TNG eWallet, available at over 1,000 Petronas stations nationwide.
June 24, 2025
Singapore’s dtcpay collaborates with Mastercard Move to offer users seamless global money transfers
Dtcpay, a Singapore-based digital payments solutions provider, has announced its strategic collaboration with Mastercard Move to offer users seamless global money transfers.
June 23, 2025
Thailand approves virtual bank licenses for Krung Thai, AIS, SCB X, and KakaoBank Consortiums
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance, with the advice of the Bank of Thailand (BOT), has announced the approval of three applicants to establish virtual banks in Thailand.
June 20, 2025
Singapore Fintech firm Finmo launches MO AI to streamline global treasury operations
Finmo, a Singapore-based fintech firm, announced Thursday the launch of MO AI, a conversational assistant embedded directly within its intelligent treasury platform.
June 20, 2025
Malaysia’s TNG Digital launches business account to support micro-SMEs and gig workers
TNG Digital Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia’s largest integrated fintech player, has launched the TNG Digital Business Account.
June 20, 2025
UOB inks agreement with China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System
UOB and its wholly-owned subsidiary UOB China have signed agreements to become direct participants of China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS).
June 19, 2025
InstaPay Technologies secures Series A2 funding round of $3m to accelerate growth, innovation
Malaysian fintech firm Instapay Technologies Sdn Bhd announced Wednesday the successful completion of a Series A2 funding round of $3 million.
June 19, 2025
Malaysian fintech firm Paydibs restructures with new digital services focus
Paydibs, a Malaysia-based digital payments firm, has stepped into a new chapter with a future-ready fintech identity, a revitalized leadership team and a bold roadmap aimed at powering the next wave of businesses and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth.
June 18, 2025