FinTech

HitPay partners Ingenico to launch payment solution to drive digital adoption for Filipino SMEs

The Singapore-based payments infrastructure platform HitPay has partnered with France-based electronic payment solutions firm Ingenico to launch "all-in-one" system to boost Philippine small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) digital payments adoption.

MoneyHero appoints new CFO to drive next phase of profitable growth

MoneyHero Limited, a personal finance aggregation and comparison platform and a digital insurance brokerage provider in Greater Southeast Asia, announced Monday the company’s board of directors promoted Danny Leung to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 1, 2025.

NASDAQ-listed Futu’s Moomoo sees Malaysian investors leaning more on AI tools [Q&A]

In the interview, Mok also shared his views on Malaysia's capital market, the trends he sees in the market, Moomoo's plans and strategies moving forward, among others.

Singapore’s WMCockpit secures $1M strategic investment from investor group led by Galaxy Investments

WMCockpit, the wealth technology company headquartered in Singapore with operations in the UAE (DIFC), announced Tuesday that it has raised $1 million capital from Galaxy Investments Limited, a Dubai-based private investment vehicle.

Indonesia’s digital bank YUP raises $32M in C-1 round, bringing total equity funding to over $100M

Indonesia's digital bank Yup has recently secured $32 million in their latest equity funding through its C-1 round, backed by US investment firms including Moore Strategic Ventures, Spice Expeditions and Platanus.

Thunes, BSF unite to transform cross-border remittances from Saudi Arabia

Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, announced Wednesday that it has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic alliance with Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF), one of Saudi Arabia’s financial institutions, to transform cross-border remittances from the region.

Singapore’s audax becomes AWS Partner Network member to power scalable banking across APAC, Middle East

Audax Financial Technology (audax), a Singapore-based digital banking technology solutions provider backed by Standard Chartered, announced Tuesday that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN).

KPMG: Singapore’s fintech investment rebounds to $1.04B in first half

Singapore’s fintech sector recorded a strong rebound in the first half of 2025, attracting close to $1.04 billion in investments across 90 deals, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech H1’2025 report revealed on Friday.

Yuno accelerates global growth with APAC expansion across China and Singapore

Yuno, a global payment platform, announced Thursday an important expansions within Asia Pacific (APAC) including the opening of regional headquarters in Singapore and new operations in China.

Philippine central bank to stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses

​The Philippine central bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced Thursday that it will stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses starting December 1, 2025.