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.

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).

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.