Finovate

JUNE 6, 2025

Nomupay’s unified payment platform streamlines payment processes—including acquiring, treasury, and payouts—for businesses operating in fragmented, emerging markets. In a statement, Deutsche Bank’s Head of Cash Management & Head of CB APAC MEA, Ole Matthiessen, highlighted the opportunity in APAC.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

MARCH 10, 2025

Airwallex , the global payments and financial platform for growing businesses, is set to acquire CTIN Pay , a Vietnam-based Intermediary Payment Service (IPS). “Airwallexs entry into Vietnam is a key step in our strategy to build a truly global financial platform,” explained Arnold Chan , general manager, APAC, at Airwallex.

Acquirers

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Tribe Payments , a leading digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, has joined the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA). This milestone that builds on Tribes October 2024 expansion into Asia-Pacific (APAC) , marked by the opening of its Singapore office.

APACS

The Fintech Times

JUNE 16, 2025

Mastercard Cloud Edge provides customers, including issuers, acquirers, network enablement partners and payment processors, with: Seamless, private connectivity to Mastercard powered by the speed and scale of the cloud across Asia Pacific so customers are not tied to a single IT infrastructure or on-premises solutions.

APACS

Finextra

JUNE 10, 2025

Home News Regulation Payments fintech Navro acquires first US licence Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. It is now targeting Apac and the Middle East.

Acquirers

Finovate

APRIL 10, 2025

Fiserv has acquired Australia-based PayFac Pinch Payments to strengthen its digital payments offerings and expand its merchant reach across the Asia Pacific region. Payments innovator Fiserv has acquired Australia-based payment facilitator (PayFac) Pinch Payments for an undisclosed amount. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Acquirers

Fintech Finance

JUNE 10, 2025

Deutsche Bank will also work with Antom, a merchant payment and digitisation services provider, to scale up their collaboration to extend Antom’s acquiring solutions for merchants in EMEA, enabling them to be seamlessly integrated with more payment solutions.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

APRIL 8, 2025

Bringing Pinch into the Fiserv ecosystem enhances the Company’s reach with access to more merchants and delivery of new, innovative solutions including the leading cloud-based SaaS business operating platform with Clover to merchants throughout APAC. Fiserv , Inc.

Acquirers

Fintech News

JUNE 16, 2025

According to Experian’s 2024 Global Identity and Fraud Report, 71% of businesses in EMEA and APAC are struggling to keep pace with evolving fraud threats. The partnership builds on GBG’s previous work with illion, which Experian acquired in 2024, and marks one of the first customer-facing developments from the integration.

APACS

The Fintech Times

JUNE 11, 2025

Deutsche Bank will also work with Antom , a merchant payment and digitisation services provider, to scale up their collaboration to extend Antom’s acquiring solutions for merchants in EMEA, enabling them to be seamlessly integrated with more payment solutions.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

JULY 29, 2025

He also served as Chief Commercial Officer at Vodeno, which was recently acquired by UniCredit Group, and was most recently Head of Growth at NatWest Boxed, the embedded finance venture from NatWest Group. He brings over 15 years of global experience in fintech and core banking, having held senior roles at Temenos and Thought Machine.

APACS

The Fintech Times

JULY 17, 2025

Today, that vision is carried forward by over 700 passionate individuals representing more than 40 nationalities, spread across 10 global offices spanning APAC, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Which means, acquiring the right licences and regulatory approvals. Our growth hasn’t just been in scale, but in reach and impact.

Cross-Border

Fintech Finance

MAY 7, 2025

By leveraging dLocal’s platform, global customers of PayPal Enterprise Payments , previously known as Braintree, can now easily accept cards and process local and alternative payment methods across Latin America, EMEA, and APAC markets without needing to establish local entities.

PayPal

Fintech Finance

APRIL 8, 2025

DECTA , a leading provider of technical payment solutions, is excited to announce the launch of the DECTA Fintech Fast Track—a program designed to fast-track the journey of innovative fintech companies entering the card issuing and payment acquiring industry. Who Can Apply?

FinTech

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Tribe Payments , the pioneering digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator that specialises in issuer and acquirer processing, has been selected by global payment and digital financial infrastructure platform, PhotonPay , to provide its issuer processing services.

Issuers

The Fintech Times

JULY 12, 2025

With more providers offering everything from card issuing to acquiring to banking-as-a-service, access to infrastructure is no longer the issue. Founded in 2018, the company has grown from issuer and acquirer processing into what it calls a full-service payments and infrastructure orchestrator. There’s a real focus to expand.”

Payment APIs and Integration

Finovate

MARCH 7, 2025

Its focus on creating a unified, pan-European payment solution, fostering instant payments, acquiring established players like iDEAL and Payconiq, and advocating for regulatory changes positions it as a future leader in European payments. Local payment methods are no longer an alternative, they are mainstream.

Payments

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 6, 2025

Nuvei recently received a Money Services Operator (MSO) license in Hong Kong , enabling the company to offer local acquiring and settlement in one of Asia’s most strategically important markets. Nuvei already supports APAC expansion for category leaders such as Shein , Temu , and Charles & Keith.

APACS

The Fintech Times

MAY 31, 2025

By partnering with Finmo, Tribe Payments will combine its issuer and acquirer processing platform with Finmos treasury and financial management system, which is licensed to move and manage money across 180 countries. Its a hugely exciting moment for both companies.”

APACS

The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 31, 2024

SHOPLINE will leverage Unlimit’s portfolio of more than 1,000 global payment methods and card acquiring services to help Chinese merchants seamlessly process customers in other APAC countries and new markets, like LatAm, Europe, the UK as well as Africa.

FinTech

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

Payments regulation roadmap: Q3 2025 18 July 2025 by Payments Intelligence Introduction Regulatory developments continue apace in the payments industry, ushering in a period of intensified complexity and strategic significance. Issuers and card schemes should gather cost data to influence cap-setting—e.g., 0.6%) during Stage 2 development.

Regulations

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 21, 2025

EAZY Financial Services ‘EazyPay’, a Bahraini financial institution specialising in point-of-sale (POS) and online payment gateway acquiring services, has teamed up with Tarabut , the MENA region’s regulated open banking platform. Balint has held senior roles at Afterpay, amaysim, Ola and Optus.

FinTech

Fintech Finance

JUNE 16, 2025

For instance, with cloud computing, fintechs can serve customers easily during demand spikes like national holidays or sales events without needing more physical infrastructure.”

Visa

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Primer , the unified infrastructure for global payments, today sets out its plans for 2025 growth and new markets across the EU, US and APAC as it approaches its fifth anniversary. The excitement from global businesses and the strength of our partnerships prove one thing: the future of payments is unified – and we’re just getting started.”

APACS

Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2025

Antom has been a strategic partner to Google Play in expanding payment options in Asia Pacific (APAC), and continues driving growth in both transaction volumes and user acquisitions. With the K PLUS launch, Antom further strengthens its collaboration with Google Play, by adding digital wallets that serve millions of users in the region.

Payments

Finextra

JULY 28, 2025

The 10x Banking executive hire reflects a focus on scalable strategy across Europe, APAC, and the Middle East. Bentley brings over 15 years of global experience in core banking and fintech, having held senior roles at Temenos, Thought Machine, as well as Chief Commercial Officer at Vodeno which was recently acquired by UniCredit Group.

APACS

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 24, 2024

It will use the new resources to acquire talent to boost its AI component. Patricia Haynes is the new senior VP of platform, Hazel Oh as VP of account management, APAC , Faran Taher as VP of credit as well as Diwakar Patwal as VP of data and AI.

FinTech

Fintech News

APRIL 14, 2024

9Basil Group, a Bangkok-based alternative investments firm, has acquired the boutique private credit platform AlteriQ Global , marking a significant expansion into the Asia Pacific private credit market. Zhi Yong “Joining 9Basil Group unlocks opportunities to scale our tailored financing across APAC. ” said Zhi Yong.

APACS

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Tribe Payments , the pioneering digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator that specialises in issuer and acquirer processing, announces the opening of its Singapore office. Tribe already serves over half a dozen clients in the region, and this physical expansion into APAC follows a period of significant growth across Europe and Asia.

APACS

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

2023 marked a pivotal year in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region’s approach to crypto regulation, influenced significantly by the preceding implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange and the collapse of of Terra, the algorithmic stablecoin created by Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon.

APACS

Fintech News

MAY 28, 2024

As digital banks in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region aim to replicate this success, there are valuable lessons to be learned from the unconventional Nubank approach to banking. Digital banks in the APAC region should take note of this Nubank approach. According to a 2021 report by the Asian Development Bank, an estimated 1.1

APACS

Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Four startups from Asia-Pacific (APAC) have been featured in the 2024 CB Insights Insurtech 50 , earning recognition as among the world’s most promising private insurtech companies. Roojai has been expanding aggressively across Southeast Asia, launching in Indonesia in 2022 and acquiring local insurance aggregator Lifepal in 2024.

APACS

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

With 355 million gamers contributing to an expected US$14 billion market in 2024, LatAm is emerging as a major growth region for global gaming companies, presenting considerable opportunities for Asia-Pacific (APAC) firms, according to Eduardo de Abreu, Vice President of Product at EBANX, a leader in localized payment solutions.

APACS

Fintech News

APRIL 12, 2024

In Asia-Pacific (APAC), the financial landscape is evolving rapidly amid technological advancements, changing customer expectations and the rise of fintech. Here’s a curated list of the top fintech events taking place in APAC in Q2 2024.

APACS

Fintech News

APRIL 9, 2025

Fiserv , a provider of payments and financial services technology, announced that it has acquired Pinch Payments, an Australian-based payment facilitator. Featured image credit: Edited from Freepik The post Fiserv Acquires Australian Payment Facilitator Pinch Payments appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

Facilitators

Fintech News

APRIL 10, 2024

It follows the company’s introduction of direct card acquiring capabilities in Australia and its ongoing expansion in China. The company that it will continue to invest in building its presence across APAC. This marks a major step in Nuvei’s broader strategy to broaden its footprint across the Asia-Pacific area.

Security

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The partnership is focused on enhancing cross-border payment services for e-commerce merchants in APAC. Unlimit’s global payment portfolio consists of 1,000+ directly integrated payment methods and local acquiring licenses operating across 5 continents.

Cross-Border Payments