FinTech

CompareAsia Group Capital Limited (MoneyHero), a Singapore and Hong Kong-based financial products platform, is planning to go public in partnership with Bridgetown Holdings Limited, a special purpose acquisition company formed as a collaboration between Pacific Century Group and Thiel Capital LLC.

Malaysia-based telco Axiata Group Bhd plans to launch its digital bank by end-2023 and targets to make it profitable over the next three to four years

Atome, a Singapore-based buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform, has on Wednesday announced that its flexible buy now pay later payment option is now available for Amazon customers in Singapore during checkout.

Singaporean bank OCBC Bank has partnered with the country's private market exchange ADDX to distribute its first tokenised equity-linked structured note to accredited investors.

PT Super Bank Indonesia (Superbank) has announced a strategic partnership with PT Home Credit Indonesia (Home Credit) to expand access to inclusive financing for underbanked communities in Indonesia.

Indian financial technology firm PhonePe has on Monday announced that it has secured an additional $100 million investment from General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, as part of its ongoing fundraise.

MoMo, a Vietnam-based fintech company, has on Thursday announced that the firm now offers customers of Vietnam’s Apple Store Online flexible payment options, with the launch of monthly Instalments for Apple Store Online.

Futu Holdings Limited has on Tuesday announced its expansion into Malaysia with its super investment platform, moomoo, introducing a comprehensive suite of tech-driven offerings to promote financial inclusion.

Philippine-based consumer finance app BillEase, is now available as a payment option on Agoda, a global digital travel platform, giving Filipino travelers more flexibility to pay in installments even without a credit card. This integration is enabled by Alipay+, a global cross- border digital payments and marketing solution operated by Ant Group.

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