Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Hazel Oh, based in Singapore, joins Thredd as Vice President of Account Management, APAC, with over 20 years of experience across product management, sales, partnership development, and strategic marketing. Her strategic insight and extensive network in APAC will enhance Thredds regional client success initiatives.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 22, 2024

In Singapore, Hazel Oh takes on the role of Vice President of Account Management for the APAC region. With over two decades of experience in product management and strategic marketing, she previously led Citis APAC Commercial Cards Travel Products division and held senior roles at American Express. said Jim McCarthy, CEO at Thredd.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Hawk AI, a Germany-based provider of artificial intelligence technology for fraud detection and anti-money laundering efforts, has announced Robin Lee as the new General Manager for its Asia-Pacific (APAC) operations. Robin Lee Robin Lee said, “I’m delighted to be joining Hawk AI.

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Fintech News

MAY 13, 2025

Huawei Cloud has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with financial services technology provider Silverlake at the Huawei Cloud APAC Partner Summit 2025. The two companies will collaborate to build an all-in-one core banking platform by combining Huaweis cloud infrastructure with Silverlakes CgW AI platform and domain expertise.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In Asia-Pacific (APAC), the payment landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by the integration of advanced technologies, growing use of alternative payment methods and the rise of digital currencies. For example, Visa has been using AI-based technology for risk and fraud management since 1993.

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Fintech News

APRIL 25, 2025

Top 5 industries globally with the highest fraud ratesIdentity fraud rates in 2024, Source: APAC Identity Fraud Report 2024, Sumsub The rise of AI-driven fraud A separate study by security solution provider Entrust and Docusign, which surveyed over 1,400 organizations globally in Q4 2024, found similar trends. and 2.2%, respectively.

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Finextra

JUNE 12, 2025

As Asia Pacific's (APAC) digital ecosystems continue to undergo explosive growth, some of the fastest-growing sectors are becoming prime targets for increasingly sophisticated fraud.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 10, 2025

Jack Forestell, Visa’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer said , “Combining the strength of our global network with our leadership in payment innovation here in Asia Pacific, we are bringing new products and solutions that will transform commerce and deliver trust and security to AI-enabled payments across the region.”

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Fintech News

AUGUST 23, 2024

To allow industry stakeholders to connect and keep up with this fast-moving industry, event organizers are hosting a number of fintech conferences and gatherings across Asia-Pacific (APAC). The following is a curated list of the top fintech events taking place in APAC in H2 2024.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 8, 2024

In the dynamic financial landscape of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, private banks, asset managers, fund managers, and other capital market participants are increasingly recognising the pivotal role of Swift connectivity. As the industry evolves, adopting robust standards like ISO 20022 becomes crucial for driving these benefits.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Squirro, a Switzerland based global leader in AI-driven insights and analytics, announced that its CEO Dorian Selz has been awarded the prestigious Fintech Mentor Award at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF).

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Fintech News

JUNE 11, 2025

At the centre of this threat is Grey Nickel , a sophisticated cybercriminal group using deepfakes, synthetic identities, and AI-powered attack tools to breach banks, crypto exchanges, and digital payment platforms. Now, imagine giving that identity a lifelike face, voice, and movement using generative AI and deepfake tech. In the U.S.,

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In the survey report, ‘ Understanding Consumer Demand in the AI-Banking Era ‘, Personetics reveals that 84 per cent of respondents indicated that they would likely switch to a bank that provides timely, relevant advice to improve their financial health.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 9, 2024

The fintech landscape in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region has been evolving at a remarkable pace, with start-ups and established companies redefining how financial services are delivered and consumed. Today, we will explore five top fintech trends in the APAC region for 2024, supported by statistics and insightful information.

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Fintech News

MAY 27, 2024

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. million in 2021.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 19, 2025

To get a better understanding, Mastercard, the payments giant, has published research on how Gen Alpha parents are responding to their kids’ digital financial experiences in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Mastercard’s research also explored the attitudes of older APAC generations towards innovation.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

SemanticPay , an AI startup, has emerged from stealth as it looks to enable AI-powered agents to transact and create value for organisations in the digital world. The startup is looking to establish itself as the “Visa for AI”, offering a platform that empowers AI agents to become full participants in the digital economy.

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Fintech News

JUNE 17, 2025

As crypto adoption accelerates, regulators are ramping up enforcement of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Travel Rule compliance in APAC. Identity fraud is a major concern, especially with the use of AI to carry out sophisticated scams. Download the Guide to Secure Crypto Payments in APAC, with Sumsub and RedotPay.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In an era marked by rapid technological evolution, the finance function within businesses stands at the forefront of digital transformation in the Asia Pacific (APAC). AI, Automation, and Blockchain The advent of AI and automation is set to revolutionise productivity and efficiency.

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Fintech News

MAY 28, 2025

Paul Harapin Small and medium businesses make up over 97% of all businesses in APAC and are the lifeblood of any countrys economy. In fact, some reports show that 70% of APAC SMBs experienced increased revenues after adopting digital payments. Digital financial services unlock growth for SMBs.

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Fintech News

MARCH 20, 2024

Sumsub, a global verification provider, is addressing the sharp increase in fraud networks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with its enhanced Fraud Prevention Solution. The incidence of network fraud in APAC is notably higher than in other regions, with Asia reporting an average of 2.6%

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Fintech News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Fintech funding in APAC recorded a significant decline in H1 2023, dropping from US$6.8 At the same time, industry stakeholders showed interest in AI, with both investors and corporates looking for ways to leverage AI-generated content within fintech use cases, especially in marketing and customer engagement functions.

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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. By leveraging AI across diverse climate data sources, Reask has developed proprietary weather modeling algorithms that learn the principles of climate physics.

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Fintech News

JUNE 30, 2024

Developing countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are embracing generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) at a faster pace than their advanced counterparts, driven by young employees and students, a new survey by Deloitte found. The rise of gen AI Businesses in APAC are actively experimenting and deploying gen AI.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

“Using AI-driven tactics such as deepfake selfies and synthetic identities, organised fraudsters are testing traditional security measures like never before. ” In one instance, AU10TIX detected a single mega attack spanning four geographies (APAC, EMEA, LATAM, NA) and three industries (payments, crypto, social media). .”

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Fintech News

JUNE 12, 2025

The session, hosted by Arys Agusman, Business Development Manager for Sumsub APAC, brought together Sumsub , Sygna, RedotPay and Asosiasi Blockchain Indonesia to outline what Indonesian crypto firms must do to stay ahead in regulatory compliance. News Regulatory Body, New Regulations to Adhere to? How to Build a Robust Compliance Program?

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Proactively managing and mitigating risk is key to increasing revenue across the lifecycle, and this is achieved by determining the best upsell and cross-sell opportunities with targeted, personalised offers, using existing data for automated decisioning, and optimising strategies by combining various data sources with embedded AI.

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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. The main events are set to take place on June 05 and 06, 2024.

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Fintech News

JUNE 5, 2025

One example of a cloud-native solution that has been designed to meet the evolving needs of financial institutions is BPCs SmartVista, says Jonathan Bautista, Commercial Director for the APAC Region at BPC. These efforts further underline the growing commitment to cloud adoption and fintech integration across APAC.

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Fintech News

JUNE 10, 2025

The collaboration will leverage Ant’s proprietary tokenisation capabilities and its AI-driven foreign exchange model, the Time-Series Transformer (TST) FX model, known as Falcon. The agreement combines Deutsche Bank’s global network with Ant International’s digital payment technologies.

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Fintech News

APRIL 27, 2025

To better understand why SaaS is no longer just a cloud delivery model but a strategic enabler of next-generation banking, Fintech News Network spoke with Suresh Raman, Head of SaaS APAC at Temenos. Such an approach is particularly relevant in APAC, where institutions vary widely in digital maturity.

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Fintech News

APRIL 21, 2024

SoftServe, a global IT consulting and digital services firm, is set to present its latest generative AI (Gen AI) technologies at the upcoming Money20/20 Asia conference. During the conference, attendees will have the opportunity to explore three new Gen AI-integrated solutions: the updated digital avatar Jade 2.0,

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Fintech News

MARCH 24, 2024

The lounge, situated within Tech Mahindra’s Singapore campus, aims to support businesses in leveraging advanced technologies such as AI, Intelligent Automation, Hybrid Cloud, 5G, Edge Computing, and Cybersecurity to address complex challenges, improve customer service, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As the financial world undergoes a fundamental shift, businesses face unprecedented pressure to innovate and deliver meaningful results in areas like AI.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

KPMG are launching our second annual Payments Modernisation report, based on a global survey of 1,500 senior leaders across financial institutions and retailers covering Europe, APAC, North America and the Middle East, and we have found the pace of transformation is not slowing down, and not restricted to banks.

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Open Banking Excellence

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we enter an exciting new year, businesses worldwide are ratcheting up artificial intelligence (AI) investment. Our latest assesses the AI maturity of 50 of the world’s largest banks to determine how each is performing against four key capability areas – Talent, Innovation, Leadership, and Transparency.

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Fintech News

JUNE 20, 2024

Will Generative AI in payments accelerate financial institutions on their path to increased revenue and cost optimisation? 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.

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