Fintech News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Fintech funding in APAC recorded a significant decline in H1 2023, dropping from US$6.8 As the fintech sector continues to grow and evolve in APAC, organizers are hosting a number of large-scale events to showcase the region’s latest innovations and fastest-growing players. billion in H2 2022 to US$5.1 billion, the data show.

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Fintech News

MAY 19, 2025

As digital money becomes embedded in the global economy, regulated stablecoins like XSGD will serve as the foundation for borderless, real-time, and compliant-ready financial services. Our milestone with Ripple reflects our broader vision to make trusted digital currencies central to the way value moves in tomorrows financial system.

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Fintech News

MAY 22, 2024

Data analytics company LexisNexis estimates that the cost of financial crime compliance in APAC will approach the US$45 billion mark in 2023, showcasing the substantial investment required to meet stringent compliance requirements. Today, we delve into these firms’ offerings, recent strides and contributions to the field.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 12, 2024

According to Statista , Asia Pacific (APAC) plays host to some of the biggest Bitcoin and Ethereum hodlers. As the popularity of digital currencies grows in the region, firms are looking to bridge the worlds of decentralised finance with traditional finance to make offerings more accessible to all.

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Fintech News

MAY 8, 2024

Key topics addressed at Money20/20 Asia included AI, cross-border payments, open banking, digital assets, and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Regulatory discussions also took center stage, with significant involvement from APAC regulators.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Visa unveils suite of new products and services Visa announced a suite of new products and services aimed at transforming the future of payments in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region: Visa Flexible Credential allows a single card to switch between various payment options, such as debit, credit, installment payments, or rewards redemption.

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Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

. #4 BaaS to the Future: How Banking-as-a-Service Is Shaping the Future of Finance A panel featuring Kelvin Tan, CEO of audax; Aman Narain, Head of Global Platforms at HSBC; Jeff Tijssen, Expert Partner and Global Head of Fintech at Bain & Company; and Alan Lin, APAC Head of Payments & Commerce Solutions at J.P.

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Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

. #4 BaaS to the Future: How Banking-as-a-Service Is Shaping the Future of Finance A panel featuring Kelvin Tan, CEO of audax; Aman Narain, Head of Global Platforms at HSBC; Jeff Tijssen, Expert Partner and Global Head of Fintech at Bain & Company; and Alan Lin, APAC Head of Payments & Commerce Solutions at J.P.

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Finextra

JUNE 8, 2025

As BlackRock, PayPal, Visa, and JP Morgan build their own digital currency infrastructure, it’s becoming clear that the future of finance won’t be built in opposition to the system - it will be built by absorbing it. They are clearing rails , reserve assets , and increasingly, programmable capital. Circle’s IPO was not an endpoint.

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Finextra

JUNE 25, 2025

“A regulatory framework for stablecoins is good news for banks, as they can now safely launch stablecoin products to create value for their customers through more efficient transactions,” said Christopher Ortiz, GFT Region Manager North America, APAC and UK.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In APAC, financial inclusion has emerged as a driving force behind digital innovation. The evolving payment landscape Edward underscored that the payment landscape continually evolves, with innovations such as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) gaining prominence.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2020

MonetaGo also announced the hiring of Tat Yeen Yap to head product development of the APAC region. This digital platform is finally bringing together the elements for which so many have been searching.”. A side effect, however, has been that B2B commerce became more difficult for some small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

It utilizes both Q-money, a Thai Baht-based digital currency, and JPM Coin, which represents US dollar deposits. Nium also revealed that its partner Jeonbuk Bank in Korea is now live with a real-time remittance service, further reflecting the company’s growth in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

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Finextra

JUNE 10, 2025

These consumers may be shopping for luxury items, but they also want to pay for groceries, plane tickets, and even fast food with digital currency. 04 March See all Opinions from Shane More expert opinions James Baston-Pitt Head of Growth UK, EMEA and APAC at Alloy Do fintechs stand a chance against shapeshifting, faceless fraudsters?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

billion in 2024, PYMNTS reported in The FI’s Guide to Modernizing Digital Payments. Morgan unit dedicated to blockchain, digital currency and wholesale corporate payments), said FIs need to offer those firms payments functionality on demand , which in turn means offering PaaS. PaaS could be worth as much as $16.7

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Fintech News

JUNE 20, 2024

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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Fintech News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Syfe currently serves over 100,000 customers in Singapore and is now looking to expand to other Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets, including Hong Kong and Australia. Like Aspire, Endowus and YouTrip, Syfe has been named among this year’s top ten startups in Singapore by LinkedIn.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 13, 2024

The region is leading the way with initiatives such as real-time cross-border payment linkages and the exploration of multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) settlements. One of the things that we’ve noticed, and maybe more specifically in APAC, is just the number of domestic payment rails that are now instant.”

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

The gateway launch also follows successful endeavours such as the central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial in December 2023 and an agreement to enable JCB acceptance for all HLB merchants. This collaboration underscores their ongoing partnership, which began with the signing of an agreement in January 2022.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Sentbe has done billions of local transactions, and MoneyGram says the company lines up with its own goal of giving customers a broad range of options when it comes to digital currency transfers. . Sentbe, which is based in South Korea, wants to improve cross-border person-to-person money transfers by using new technology.

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Fintech Review

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This strategic partnership marks a significant step forward in enabling the mass adoption of XSGD across global markets, and sets a new benchmark for stable, efficient, and secure digital currency transactions. “We are excited to list XSGD, a stablecoin with immense utility across the APAC region, to our Bitstamp platform.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Crypto change China banned cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in 2021 , shifting its focus to developing its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). The digital renminbi, or e-CNY, has been in development since 2014 and entered its pilot phase in 2019. Further collaborations are also underway.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

billion in 2024, PYMNTS reported in The FI’s Guide to Modernizing Digital Payments. Morgan unit dedicated to blockchain, digital currency and wholesale corporate payments), said FIs need to offer those firms payments functionality on demand , which in turn means offering PaaS. PaaS could be worth as much as $16.7

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

Another session that caught our eye on the Vision stage included ‘Connecting for Change: MUFG’s Strategy for Fintech Integration’, a presentation and discussion with Masakazu Osawa , managing executive officer and chief executive, APAC at MUFG Bank, which outlined how MUFG identifies and collaborates with promising startups.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 25, 2024

India’s digital lending market reached $270billion in 2022 and likely grew to $350billion last year. India’s insurtech sector is the second largest in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and is projected to grow 15-fold, reaching $88.4billion by 2030, positioning India as one of the world’s fastest-growing insurance markets.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

The Starbucks analogy was made as the giant earlier this month said that, indeed, customers will not be able to use bitcoin or other digital currencies at the company’s eponymous stores. In the meantime, Starbucks is working with Intercontinental Exchange and Microsoft on a new digital platform that will include cryptos.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 22, 2024

This is a significant milestone in the strategic partnership between Soft Space and JCB, which was signed in January 2022, and follows their successful central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial in December 2023, as well as the recent agreement to enable JCB acceptance for all HLB merchants.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

But market conditions have also made it more difficult than ever to understand how much money a firm has, where it is, who it’s going to and what form of currency it’s in. Digital currencies, cybercrime and complexities of the accounts payable process combine into a mountain of challenges for corporate financial chiefs.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

And with our return to Asia only a few months away , it will be great to get a preview of fintech innovation from the Far East in the form of South Korea’s eStorm and Japan’s iBank (as well as their neighboring APAC innovators from Australia, Full Profile and identitii ).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

2) seem to imply that all proceeds apace. The crypto, of course, has been meeting at least some resistance and competition from some corners in Europe, where for example the European Central Bank has been working on its own public digital currency. The patient may not be dead, but the breathing is getting a bit labored.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

In other words, while the speculative hype has largely died down, engineers are building, teams are forming, and development is continuing apace. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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Fintech News

MAY 5, 2025

Currency Research will host the fourth edition of the Digital Currency Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, from 28 to 29 May 2025. The event brings together central banks, financial institutions, fintechs, and technology providers to explore developments in digital currencies. Over the course of 1.5

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Fintech News

JANUARY 5, 2025

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region boasts one of the fastest-growing fintech industries globally, home to several leading players and the highest levels of fintech adoption worldwide. In 2024, financial regulators ramped up efforts to introduce supportive frameworks aimed at fostering fintech innovation and adoption.

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Finovate

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Moonfare Asia Pacific head Adam Banks, who joined Moonfare in October , noted that the firm’s APAC investor relations team is already “in active discussions with potential clients” in Australia. Indian fintech Cred became the first fintech platform to provide access to India’s central bank digital currency project.

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