FinTech

Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, has announced a major expansion of its Direct Global Network across the Middle East.

Dtcpay, a Singapore-based payment, announced Friday the extension of its $25 million Series A funding round with SBI Group as its strategic investor.

Grab Holdings Ltd.'s proposed acquisition of Atome Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. will likely accelerate its growth in financial services, S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday.

Circle has launched the Arc public mainnet with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem builders, including Standard Chartered, SBI Group and Sumitomo in its validator cohort.

Partior and LSEG DiSH are developing a multi-settlement-bank liquidity framework for round-the-clock cross-border payments, with production targeted from Q1 2027.

HitPay has launched CFO Stack, starting with Virtual Accounts for B2B collections in Singapore and the Philippines, with supplier payments and other finance tools planned.

Maybank Investment Bank estimated Atome to contribute about $200 million to $220 million of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to Grab Holdings by 2028.

Hong Kong's first five-year plan sets out AI governance, fintech infrastructure, startup funding and commercialization measures through 2030.

Maya Bank has introduced a shared credit limit for eligible customers holding both its Landers Cashback and Maya Black credit cards.

Visa's Money Travels 2026 research finds many APAC consumers would accept slower remittances for stronger fraud protection as digital transfers expand.