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DBS Banking Masterstroke Coming to an End Under Piyush Gupta

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This Friday, March 28, 2025, marks the end of an era for DBS Bank as Piyush Gupta steps down after an extraordinary 16-year tenure as Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure, he turned DBS from a traditional lender into a globally recognised powerhouse of digital banking. His leadership has been nothing short of transformative.

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Brite Payments Appoints Open Banking Expert George Parks Davie as VP Product

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Brite Payments , a leader in instant bank payments, has announced that George Parks Davie has been appointed VP Product. Davie also played an active role in shaping PSD2, which underpins open banking in Europe today, through the European Banking Associations Working Group on APIs under PSD2.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

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It provides access to game credits, gift codes, and vouchers using familiar local payment methods such as mobile carrier billing and e-wallets. billion digital asset, Web3 WeLab 1 billion digital banking, lending Micro Connect 1.7 With Jimu, borrowing and lending are simple and can be done entirely online without in-person meetings.

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6 Asian Companies Recognized Among the World’s Most Promising in Cross-Border Payments

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Partior’s platform is live with prominent currencies, such as USD, EUR and SGD, and is used by major banks and firms, including DBS, JP Morgan, Standard Chartered, Siemens and iFAST Financial. Founded in 2014, Currenxie provides businesses with a comprehensive solution to collect, exchange and send money worldwide.

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QR Code and Instant Payments Drive Cambodia’s E-Commerce Surge

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year-over-year (YoY), according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). Wing Bank, TrueMoney among most used services for e-commerce payments Findings from the study featured in the Profitence report further underscore the rapid rise of digital payments and digital banking in Cambodia. million transactions in 2023, up 28.7%

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13 APAC-Born Companies Recognized Among Top Global Cross-Border Payment Leaders of 2025

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These companies span every segment of the market, from long-established remittances players and banks to neobanks, business-to-business (B2B) platforms, stablecoin providers and regional specialists, and are powering global trade. It is one of the Big Three local banks in Singapore, and among the largest banks in Southeast Asia.

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Who Are The Applicants for Thailand’s Virtual Banking License?

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Thailand is moving closer to welcoming its first virtual banks, with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) currently accepting applications for the virtual banking license. With the deadline looming on the 19th of September 2024, speculations are rife for Thailand’s virtual banking license applicants.