FinTech
BigPay announces leadership transition as Capital A commits to sustain growth in fintech business
BigPay, a Capital A venture company and fintech firm based in Malaysia, has announced the appointment of Zubin Rada Krishnan as its Acting Group Chief Executive Officer.
South Korea’s Kakao Pay acquires majority stake in Siebert Financial Corp
Kakao Pay, a fintech subsidiary of Korean-based conglomerate Kakao Corp., has on last Thursday announced an agreement to purchase a 19.9 percent stake in United States-based brokerage firm Siebert Financial Corp for approximately $17 million.
Singapore digital wealth management platform Endowus officially launches in Hong Kong
Endowus, a Singapore-based wealth management platform, has on Wednesday announced the official launch of its digital wealth management services in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is Endowus’ first overseas expansion market after Singapore.
Bridging global and local markets: A conversation with Monnai Co-Founder Pierre Demarche [Q&A]
In this TechNode Global Q&A, Pierre Demarche, Co-Founder of Monnai, discusses the challenges faced by players in the FinTech industry and the company's recent fundraising activities.
Robocash : FinTech development has a positive effect on people’s overall happiness
Robocash Group sees FinTech development has a positive effect on people's overall happiness, due to strong correlation of 0.74 between happiness and fintech indices.
Airwallex launches global payments in Canada further building on expansion in Americas
Australia-based FinTech firm Airwallex has on Wednesday announced the launch of its global payments services in Canada.
UOB partners Lazada for enhanced payments and financial services in Southeast Asia
Singaporean multinational banking group United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) and international e-commerce company Lazada Group have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on retail products and banking solutions for their combined customer base in five key Southeast Asian markets, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and…
Volopay secures major payment institution license in Singapore
Singapore-based FinTech startup Volopay.Co Pte Ltd., has been granted an in-principle approval (IPA) for a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Funding Societies crosses $3B in SME lending
Funding Societies | Modalku, the Singapore-based unified small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital finance platform, has on Tuesday announced it has achieved $3 billion over more than 5 million transactions of business financing to SMEs across the Southeast Asian region.
Grab launches new features for Southeast Asia travellers
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has on Monday announced new in-app travel innovations and partnerships to give travellers a safe, seamless and hyperlocal experience as Southeast Asia embraces a travel comeback.
