FinTech
Validus appoints Chong Khai Siang as group Chief Financial Officer
Validus, a Singapore-based one-stop small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing platform, has on Monday announced the appointment of Chong Khai Siang as group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Validus.
FREENOW integrates Alipay+ to enable Asian e-wallets acceptance in seven European countries
FREENOW, an European taxi app, has integrated Alipay+ cross-border mobile payment solutions with its taxi cab services in seven European countries: Spain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, France, Greece and Austria.
Tracxn : SEA FinTech startups funding drops 25 percent in first half
Total funding into Southeast Asia (SEA) FinTech startups fell 25 percent to $899 million in the first half of 2024 from $1.2 billion a year ago, Tracxn said Friday.
Ant Group, Mastercard, partner to extend International Consumer Friendly Zones program to facilitate inbound travel to China
Chinese fintech player Ant Group and American payment firm Mastercard, along with 12 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and other major international card organizations, have extended the International Consumer Friendly Zones program to facilitate inbound travel to China.
MAS expands industry collaboration to scale asset tokenization for financial services
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the expansion of initiatives to scale asset tokenization for financial services. This includes partnering with global industry associations and financial institutions to drive common asset tokenization standards in fixed income, foreign exchange (FX) and asset and wealth management.
Singapore’s Heymax.ai raises $2.6M in seed funding round led by January Capital
Singapore-founded loyalty platform Heymax.ai has on Tuesday announced it has raised $2.6 million in seed funding, led by January Capital. The round also saw participation from Tenity, Ascend Angels, XA Network and other strategic investors.
India, Malaysia & 3 other Asean countries plan instant retail cross-border payments
The central banks of India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are working together to start an instant cross-border retail payments platform.
Jirnexu to acquire CompareHero to strengthen position as Malaysia’s fintech leader
Jirnexu Sdn Bhd, the parent company of RinggitPlus, announced last Friday a strategic transaction to acquire CompareHero, the Malaysian arm of MoneyHero Limited.
Ascend Money secures $195M from MUFG and Finnoventure to accelerate digital financial inclusion in Thailand
Ascend Money, a Thailand-based homegrown fintech company, announced Wednesday that it has secured $195 million investment from Japanese lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) and Thailand-based Finnoventure Private Equity Trust I Fund.
Malaysian hypermarket and retail chain Mydin launches new mobile ewallet
Malaysian hypermarket and retail chain Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd has on Wednesday launched a brand new mobile ewallet to further enhance the use of digital technology among consumers.
