FinTech
SEA sees strong growth in Weixin Pay usage as Chinese tourists travel abroad over Golden Week
Southeast Asia has seen strong growth in Weixin pay usage as Chinese tourists travel abroad over Golden Week, Weixin said Thursday.
Malaysian central bank enables round-the-clock interbank settlement with RENTAS+
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has on Tuesday launched RENTAS+, an enhancement to RENTAS, Malaysia’s real-time gross settlement system (RTGS).
Capital A partners Ant International to optimize treasury operations, enhance customer experience
Malaysia-based Capital A has partnered with Singapore-based Ant International to optimize treasury operations and enhance customer experience for its airline business, AirAsia.
UAE’s Fasset secures provisional banking license for stablecoin-powered Islamic bank in Malaysia
Fasset, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) financial superapp, has secured approval from Malaysia to provide banking services.
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.
