FinTech
Ant International, Standard Chartered and Swift collaborate to offer bank-to-wallet payment solution
Supported by Swift’s trusted infrastructure, Ant International, a Singapore-based global digital payment firm, and Standard Chartered Bank have launched live production trials for a bank-to-wallet payment solution using the ISO 20022 financial messaging standards.
August 29, 2025
Singapore’s Tazapay lands strategic investments from Ripple and Circle
Tazapay, a Singapore-based cross-border payments infrastructure platform, announced Tuesday the successful close of its Series B funding round with investment from Peak XV Partners, Ripple (US), Circle Ventures, Norinchukin Capital (Japan), and GMO VenturePartners (Japan).
August 28, 2025
Moomoo opens first SEA experience store in Malaysia
Moomoo Securities Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Moomoo MY), a subsidiary of Futu Holdings Limited, announced Tuesday the opening of its inaugural physical experience store in Southeast Asia, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
August 27, 2025
Ant International, Standard Chartered collaborate on AI-powered treasury, FX management solutions
Ant International and Standard Chartered announced Monday a new collaboration to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered treasury and foreign exchange (FX) management solution that integrates Ant International’s Falcon Time-Series Transformer (TST) Model with Standard Chartered’s Aggregated Liquidity Engine (SCALE).
August 26, 2025
Cashku raises $2.4M funding to expand digital financial planning in Malaysia
Cashku, a Malaysia-based end-to-end digital financial planning platform, has announced a new $2.4 million round of investment led by prominent investors.
August 26, 2025
Singapore’s Atlas Consolidated secures $18.1M in Series B funding led by Tin Men Capital
Singapore-based fintech firm Atlas Consolidated has secured $18.1 million in Series B funding led by Tin Men Capital to accelerate global adoption of HugoHub.
August 26, 2025
News,FinTech,Singapore,Malaysia
YTL and SEA launch first AI-powered bank, Ryt Bank
Malaysia's conglomerate YTL Group and its partner tech giant SEA Ltd have launched Ryt Bank, the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Bank created by Malaysians, for Malaysians.
August 25, 2025
2C2P secures Major Payment Institution license in Singapore
2C2P Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based full-suite payments platform, announced Wednesday that it has been granted a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
August 22, 2025
PayNet and Ant International deepen collaboration to enable international QR payments for Malaysians
Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), Malaysia’s national payments network, and Ant International, a Chinese global digital payment, digitization and financial technology provider, have expanded their partnership with a new memorandum of understanding (MoU).
August 21, 2025
News,Asia,Singapore,FinTech,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
Carro partners SY Holdings to expand tech-driven financing solutions
Carro, the Singapore-based online used car platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with fintech platform SY Holdings, entering a strategic partnership that will support Carro’s expansion plans through tech-enabled financing solutions.
August 21, 2025