FinTech

Paydibs, a Malaysia-based digital payments service provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Alipay+, a global wallet gateway under Ant International.

Malaysian lender CIMB Group Holdings Berhad has announced a partnership with Chinese payment firm PingPong Global Holding Limited to boost cross-border payments across ASEAN.

Kilde, a Singapore-based private credit investment platform, has closed a $1.5 million Pre-Series A financing round led by Purple Ventures with participation from existing investors.

Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech firm, and barq, the digital wallet in Saudi Arabia, have announced the launch of barq’s enhanced remittance services to millions of consumers across the Kingdom.

Grab-backed digital bank GX Bank Berhad has recently launched its business banking facility and flagship Jaguh Niaga Program, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Malaysia’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Ant International, a global provider of digital payments, digitization, and financial technology, announced Wednesday its role as a launch partner of Google to develop Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open rulebook that defines how artificial intelligence (AI) agents can reliably transact with the authorization of users.

Singapore-based digital finance platform Atome and Philippine digital banking leader Maya Bank have entered a ₱2.75 billion ($48 million) loan channeling partnership in the Philippines to expand access to credit for millions of Filipinos.

Salmon Group Ltd, a credit-led fintech in the Philippines, has raised further $50 million in an oversubscribed Nordic bond issue, accelerating its goal to build Southeast Asia’s next-generation consumer banking.

Alipay+ joins other long-term strategic partners like Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and UBS to make the elite league of the tournament backers even more diversified. It is the first and only brand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to be a Global Sponsor of the Laver Cup.

Alipay+, Ant International’s global wallet platform, and Grab, Southeast Asia’s superapp, have announced the integration of Grab’s ride-hailing services into Alipay+ Voyager, its inbuilt end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) travel agent.