FinTech
Razorpay Curlec and NPCI International join forces to introduce UPI Payments
Razorpay Curlec, the Malaysia-based payment firm, has partnered with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), to bring India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to Malaysia.
Malaysia’s Maybank facilitates over $950B in digital transactions since 2020
Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), Malaysia’s largest financial services group, has on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to support the nation’s digital banking adoption, having facilitated more than MYR 4 trillion ($950 billion) in digital transactions in five years, since the launch of its MAE app in 2020.
Marketnode powers Maybank’s first tokenized on-chain Money Market Fund with BNP Paribas’ Securities services business
Marketnode, a Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator, has announced a strategic collaboration with Maybank Asset Management Singapore to bring its Money Market Fund (MMF) on-chain — marking a significant step in enhancing the accessibility, utility and transferability of such funds as the financial industry explores the promise of…
In finance, intelligence is human before it is artificial
The next wave of financial AI will not emerge from chatbots or generic copilots. It will come from innovators who build workflow-specific products that respect trust, auditability, and regulation. These systems will turn analysts into super-analysts, not by automating their judgement but by strengthening it.
Weixin Pay integrates with Thailand’s PromptPay to enhance cross-border payment convenience for Chinese tourists
Weixin Pay has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with National ITMX (NITMX), the operator of Thailand's national real-time payment system, PromptPay.
Airwallex launches startup program to fuel fintech founders growth
Singapore-based Airwallex has announced the global launch of its refreshed ‘Airwallex for Startups’ program, a comprehensive initiative designed to help founders turn finance into a growth engine for their businesses.
The entrepreneurial ecosystem is inclusive on paper, but less equitable in practice
To build a truly inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem, we need to re-examine not just how we fund women founders, but how we define success itself.
Singapore’s 2C2P to invest $60M over next three years in technology, infrastructure and innovation
2C2P, the Singapore-based payments platform of Antom, will be investing $60 million over the next three years in technology, infrastructure and innovation.
Philippine NBFI Asialink secures $75M syndicated facility from Standard Chartered to boost MSME growth
Asialink Group of Companies, a Philippine non-bank financial institution (NBFI), has secured a $75-million syndicated term loan facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank (Standard Chartered) — its maiden foreign and the first social syndicated loan for a local NBFI.
NTT DATA Payment Services partners Jaidee App by ISARASERI to boost Thai SMEs with next-generation payment solutions
NTT DATA Payment Services (Thailand) Co., Ltd., an end-to-end payment service provider, and Jaidee App by ISARASERI, a provider of integrated Point-of-Sale (POS) and customer loyalty solutions, announced Monday a strategic partnership designed to transform the way Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manage their businesses and accept payments.
