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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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Everything You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing

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They include: the merchant, cardholder, card associations, acquiring bank, issuing bank, and payment processor. These are not banks, but rather governing bodies that set interchange rates, and arbitrate between acquiring and issuing banks. Acquiring Bank: The business’ (i.e., merchant’s) bank.

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What is the Difference Between Mastercard and Visa?

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Overview of Mastercard Mastercard was created by a consortium of banks in 1966 in an effort to compete more effectively with Visa, which at the time had a virtual monopoly on payment processing. Instead, it earns revenue from charging banks a fee to issue cards and process payments, which is also known as an interchange fee or ‘swipe’ fee.

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13 Southeast Asian Fintechs Among CNBC’s Global Top 250 List

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The list, produced by CNBC in collaboration with market research firm Statista, highlights the world’s top 250 fintech companies across eight market categories: payments, wealthtech, business process solutions, neobanking, alternative finance, financial planning, digital assets and banking solutions. billion (US$4.4

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

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As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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11 Most Promising Singapore Fintech Startups in NextGen Tech 30

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The 2024 winners were selected by a panel of key industry players representing organizations such as KKR, Granite Asia (formerly GGV Capital), Singapore’s InfoComm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore Business Federation, Singapore-based global investor EDBI, SGX Group, DBS Bank, Northstar Group, and 65 Equity Partners.

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Meet the 40 Fastest Growing Fintechs in Asia Pacific According to the Financial Times

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The World Bank flagged in October 2023 that the region’s burgeoning economies would decelerate to 4.5% 1 SafeGold (India) SafeGold operates a digital gold platform, allowing customers to buy, sell, gift, and redeem gold online. 2 Alami Sharia (Indonesia) Alami Sharia specialises in Sharia-compliant peer-to-peer lending.