FinTech
Thailand and China launch cross-border QR payment linkage
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced the launch of a new initiative, the cross-border QR payment linkage between Thai banks and three Chinese payment service providers (Alipay, UnionPay, and WeChat Pay), on last Thursday.
Singapore’s Nium secures payment institution license from Central Bank of Brazil
Nium, the Singapore-based global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, has announced that the Central Bank of Brazil has formally authorized it to operate as a Payment Institution (PI), representing a major milestone in the firm’s continued expansion across Latin America.
Ant International invests in R2 to expand credit access for SMEs in LATAM
Ant International, a Singapore-based global digital payment firm, announced last Thursday a strategic investment in R2, an embedded lending infrastructure company in Latin America (LATAM), to expand access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region.
Razorpay Curlec and NPCI International join forces to introduce UPI Payments
Razorpay Curlec, the Malaysia-based payment firm, has partnered with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), to bring India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to Malaysia.
Malaysia’s Maybank facilitates over $950B in digital transactions since 2020
Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), Malaysia’s largest financial services group, has on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to support the nation’s digital banking adoption, having facilitated more than MYR 4 trillion ($950 billion) in digital transactions in five years, since the launch of its MAE app in 2020.
Marketnode powers Maybank’s first tokenized on-chain Money Market Fund with BNP Paribas’ Securities services business
Marketnode, a Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator, has announced a strategic collaboration with Maybank Asset Management Singapore to bring its Money Market Fund (MMF) on-chain — marking a significant step in enhancing the accessibility, utility and transferability of such funds as the financial industry explores the promise of…
In finance, intelligence is human before it is artificial
The next wave of financial AI will not emerge from chatbots or generic copilots. It will come from innovators who build workflow-specific products that respect trust, auditability, and regulation. These systems will turn analysts into super-analysts, not by automating their judgement but by strengthening it.
Weixin Pay integrates with Thailand’s PromptPay to enhance cross-border payment convenience for Chinese tourists
Weixin Pay has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with National ITMX (NITMX), the operator of Thailand's national real-time payment system, PromptPay.
Airwallex launches startup program to fuel fintech founders growth
Singapore-based Airwallex has announced the global launch of its refreshed ‘Airwallex for Startups’ program, a comprehensive initiative designed to help founders turn finance into a growth engine for their businesses.
The entrepreneurial ecosystem is inclusive on paper, but less equitable in practice
To build a truly inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem, we need to re-examine not just how we fund women founders, but how we define success itself.
