FinTech

Singapore’s Trust Bank narrows losses amid increased revenue

Trust Bank, the Singapore-based digital bank, said Friday that it has narrowed its operating losses amid increased revenue.

Ant International launches tokenized deposit solutions for real-time treasury management with HSBC

Singapore-based Ant International announced Thursday its collaboration with HSBC on the bank’s new tokenized deposit service in Hong Kong.

Airwallex’s $6.2B valuation soars with $300M Series F backing

Airwallex, the global payments and financial platform, has completed a $300 million Series F funding round at a $6.2 billion valuation.

Alibaba Cloud joins forces with PayNet to power Malaysia’s first fintech-focused hub

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announced Wednesday its partnership with Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) as a Cloud Partner for its newly launched PayNet Fintech Hub – Malaysia’s first dedicated fintech-focused community and accelerator.

Indonesia’s Ringkas secures $5.1M funding to advance AI-driven mortgage solutions across Southeast Asia

Ringkas, an Indonesia-based mortgage financing platform, has announced the closing of a Pre-Series A round at $5.1 million.

Vietnam’s FPT, China’s Sunline form strategic partnership to accelerating digital transformation in banking sector

Vietnam-based information technology (IT) firm FPT Corporation has signed a strategic partnership agreement with China-based banking solutions and services provider Sunline to accelerating digital transformation in banking sector.

NAPAS partners Mastercard to launch Vietnam’s first co-badged card across six banks

The National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS), in collaboration with global payment technology company Mastercard, officially announces the launch of Vietnam’s first co-badged card with six leading banks: Agribank, BIDV, TPBank, Nam A Bank, PVcomBank and Vikki.

Worldpay expects Singapore’s e-commerce market size to reach $28.92B by 2030

Singapore’s e-commerce market size is expected to reach S$37.5 billion ($28.92 billion) by 2030, growing 8 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from its 2024 estimated value of S$22.8billion ($17.59 billion), according to the 10th edition of the Worldpay® Global Payments Report (GPR).

Singapore’s CrediLinq raises $8.5M Series A funding led by OM/VC and MS&AD Ventures

1982 Ventures’ portfolio company CrediLinq, the Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered embedded finance platform, announced last Saturday the close of its $8.5 million Series A funding round.

Pei-Si Lai to take on role of GXS Bank CEO; Kaushik Chowdhury to be GXBank’s new CEO

GXBank, the digital bank subsidiary of GXS Bank in Malaysia, announced Wednesday the succession in its senior management team.