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What’s Fueling Southeast Asia Fintech Golden Age?

Fintech News

It notes that while COVID-19 accelerated the digital shift, Asia-Pacific (APAC) still face significant financial inclusion challenges with 820 million unbanked and 1.8 Alternative lending: addressing credit gaps Alternative lending, including buy now, pay later (BNPL), is another booming fintech vertical in Southeast Asia.

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Billions Lost to Fraud Despite Efforts, APAC Fintechs Grapple with Rising Threats

Fintech News

This predicament is particularly acute for fintech firms in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, where the fintech sector is rapidly expanding. The Evolving Fraud Landscape APAC has seen a significant uptick in corporate data breaches, profoundly impacting fintech companies. million in 2021.

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2023’s Biggest Rounds of Fintech Funding in APAC

Fintech News

To get a sense of APAC’s up-and-coming fintech leaders, we take a look today at some of 2023’s largest VC-backed rounds fintech of funding in APAC, showcasing the startups that managed to beat the odds in the face of a challenging fundraising environment and global economic uncertainties.

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Top 10 Buy Now, Pay Later Players (BNPL) in India in 2024

Fintech News

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in India has experienced a rapid increase in adoption, with its share of e-commerce sales in Asia-Pacific (APAC) surging from just 0.1% Similarly, Freecharge Pay Later is no longer available, according to its website, signaling further shifts in the BNPL landscape. in 2019 to an estimated 5.8%

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How Fintech is Reinventing Travel Payments

Fintech News

The MoR model not only addresses these challenges but also opens up new opportunities for suppliers, allowing agencies to offer consumers new payment options such as installment methods and buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements. year-over-year, with APAC experiencing an 11.7% Mastercard estimates that globally, about 1.5

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Codebase Technologies Unveils Financing Platform to Support Underserved MSMEs

The Fintech Times

Codebase Technologies , a UAE-based fintech platform provider, has launched its ‘Digibanc SME Financing’ platform to address the needs of underserved Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across MENA and APAC. per cent from 2022 to 2031. Globally the financing gap for formal MSMEs is an estimated $5.2

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Generative AI in Payments: 4 Use Cases to Increase Revenue and Optimise Costs

Fintech News

Even more reassuring, 54% of FSIs surveyed in EMEA, USA, and APAC are already embedding AI into their offerings or expanding their initiatives, and 61% plan to use Gen AI in 2024. Will Generative AI in payments accelerate financial institutions on their path to increased revenue and cost optimisation?

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