Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Thredd , a leading next-generation global payments processor, today announced four strategic senior appointments to its leadership team, reinforcing its commitment to delivering world-class expertise in supporting fintech organisations and programme managers worldwide.

APACS

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 14, 2025

” The report highlights the transformative potential of CaaS in enabling banks and fintechs to become distributors of payment services to industries across the board, unlocking new revenue streams and driving growth in the digital economy. .”

Visa

Finovate

JUNE 6, 2025

Nomupay’s unified payment platform streamlines payment processes—including acquiring, treasury, and payouts—for businesses operating in fragmented, emerging markets. SBPS will benefit from access to Nomupay’s single API and gateway-agnostic, single, back office platform, offering a range of payment options and scalability.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

JUNE 5, 2025

In the past decade, digital wallet adoption in Singapore has surged, overtaking long-standing payment methods such as credit cards and cash as the preferred payment method. GrabPay is a mobile wallet and digital payment platform integrated into the Grab super app. It claims 2.3 million customers.

Credit Cards

Fintech News

JUNE 11, 2025

Global payments infrastructure company TerraPay has entered into a partnership with smart payment provider Whalet to support more efficient cross-border payouts for SMEs, particularly those operating in the Asia Pacific region. It holds payment licenses in Singapore, the U.S., and Hong Kong SAR.

Cross-Border

Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Airwallex, a global payments platform, has reported significant growth across the APAC region, with an 83% year-on-year revenue increase and a 49% rise in transaction volume in the third quarter. Globally, the company achieved a 73% rise in revenue and a 60% increase in transaction volume over the same period.

APACS

Fintech News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The programme will leverage Crypto.com’s recently acquired Payment Service Provider license from the Central Bank of Bahrain. The initiative is part of Crypto.com’s efforts to expand its global card programme and offer users more ways to utilize digital assets for everyday transactions.

Visa

Fintech News

JULY 31, 2025

Cross-border payments are the fundamental infrastructure that facilitates the flow of money within an increasingly interconnected global economy, underpinning commerce between individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

JULY 10, 2025

Bookkeeping automation provider Dext has joined forces with Airwallex , the global payments and financial services platform, to launch a new payment solution later this year. In the UK alone, nearly half of small business invoices are paid late, waiting an average of 46 days to get paid and losing time chasing overdue payments.

Multi-Currency

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. VASPs must act decisively by adopting robust, interoperable risk mitigation frameworks that meet global standards and enable secure cross-border data exchange.

Compliance

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

Fintech Finance

JUNE 10, 2025

Deutsche Bank and Ant International have announced their strategic partnership to provide more comprehensive payment solutions for businesses of all sizes in Europe and Asia, by combining their expertise and leveraging Ant International’s proprietary tokenisation and AI-based FX technology.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

JUNE 11, 2025

Businesses are always on the hunt for new payment solutions to provide their customers with a better experience. To meet this demand, investment banking company, Deutsche Bank and Ant International , the global digital payment firm, have announced a new partnership.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

JULY 10, 2025

Thunes has won the Thunes Best Payment Solution Award at the 2025 Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards, making its name as a great place to make payments across borders. This award shows how Thunes is becoming more important in building a global payment system that is seamless, scalable, and efficient.

Payment Solutions

Fintech Finance

JUNE 11, 2025

Whalet , a leading digital payment provider, has announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay , a global money movement company, to deliver seamless cross-border payout solutions worldwide. With payment licenses in Singapore , the U.S.,

Cross-Border

The Fintech Times

JULY 17, 2025

That small payment set the tone for what the company has aimed to do ever since: build global payments infrastructure that treats every transaction like it matters. Not only were these payments time-consuming, complicated, and expensive but they also were largely inaccessible for those making small-value transactions.

Cross-Border

The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2025

Juspay , a payment infrastructure solutions provider for enterprises and banks, is opening a new office in Singapore as it continues its international expansion. Its offering also includes an end-to-end white label new age payment gateway and real-time payments infrastructure for banks.

APACS

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). We’re particularly excited about our progress and continued expansion in APAC, the region where Airwallex was born.”

Acquirers

Finovate

JUNE 13, 2025

Visa has also teamed up with Vietnamese payment platform Payoo, which will integrate Click to Pay across its merchant ecosystem. The offering includes comprehensive core and digital banking services with payments, analytics, and Temenos Data Hub on Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. Critics warn that Kenya’s 1.5%

Online and Mobile Banking

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? ” said Nikita Melnikovs, Board Member at DECTA.

FinTech

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 6, 2025

Nuvei Chow Sang Sang partnership marks a strategic move to enable global luxury payments. Leading Greater China jeweller Chow Sang Sang has selected Nuvei’s global payments platform to support its international expansion, beginning in North America.

APACS

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

” “As we stand on the brink of a digital payments revolution, UDPN’s collaboration with FORUS Digital will play a crucial role in shaping a future where financial services are accessible, efficient, and secure for all Africans. Over 130 countries globally are currently investigating, developing, or have already launched CBDCs.

Payment Networks

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

The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Automatic and one tap top-ups will utilise open banking variable recurring payments (VRP) to enable members to add funds from seven major banks within 30 seconds. Company updates Bitget, the cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has launched its new payment service for instant crypto transactions called Bitget Pay.

FinTech

Fintech Review

MAY 4, 2025

Whether you are a B2B founder building a global marketplace, a CFO steering a SaaS scale-up, or a finance team tasked with managing complex payments, finding the best fintech tools is critical. Embedded finance has exploded in recent years, allowing non-bank companies to offer banking products like accounts, cards, and payments.

Payment APIs and Integration

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. At the same time, forward-thinking merchants are reimagining their payment stacks, transforming them into seamless, scalable growth enablers.

APACS

The Fintech Times

JUNE 26, 2025

The London-based fintech is planning expansion into new markets and sectors, building on its instant payments and identity platform for igaming. Craig Ramsey, head of real-time and account-to-account payments at ACI Worldwide, has been elected to the US Faster Payments Council board of directors.

FinTech

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Over 500,000 bank POS terminals will support cross-border mobile payments via Alipay+, including Unifree Duty Free at Istanbul Airport. XTransfer , the Chinese B2B cross-border trade payment platform, and OCBC, a financial services group in Southeast Asia, have also formed a partnership.

FinTech

The Paypers

JUNE 26, 2025

Optimised banking solutions in the APAC region 10x Banking’s goal is to make banking easier and better for its customers, members, and the wider society by creating a strong network of partners. Joining forces with 10x Banking enables the company to serve customers across APAC, including Great Southern Bank, a customer-owned bank.

APACS

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. of e-commerce payments in 2022 to 4.4% APAC leads the world in digital wallet adoption.

APACS

Fintech News

APRIL 11, 2024

In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, the economic growth narrative is interwoven with technological innovation, propelling the B2B payments market into new realms of possibility. These diverse payment modalities symbolise businesses’ dynamic strategies to navigate the varied financial terrains across the Asia-Pacific region.

Cross-Border Payments

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. To lead its efforts in this dynamic region, Tribe has appointed payments industry veteran Matt Weir as General Manager – Asia Pacific.

APACS

Fintech News

MAY 28, 2024

Global payments company Nium has appointed Alyssa-Jane Tan as its Director of Marketing for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East & Africa (MEA) regions. Her previous positions include Head of Global B2C & New Business at Razer Inc. Google, and ShopBack.

APACS

Fintech News

APRIL 23, 2024

Nium, a major player in real-time cross-border payments, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Thredd , a global payments processor. The collaboration will focus on issuing virtual cards within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, aimed at facilitating payments for travel intermediaries such as hotels and airlines.

APACS

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Yuno , the world’s leading payment orchestration platform, today announced the appointment of SheueChee Beh as its new Head of Partnerships for APAC. SheueChee is actively involved in community-based initiatives across the APAC region and is also a recipient of Money2020’s prestigious RiseUp leadership program.

APACS

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Tottenham Hotspur has announced a new three-year strategic partnership with Ant International , a digital payment and financial technology leader. Ant International will also support the Club on activations to drive growth of and engagement with our fanbase in the APAC region via its partner digital payment apps, including Alipay.

Global Payments

Fintech News

JUNE 5, 2024

Thredd, a growing global payments platform, has announced its partnership with Discover Global Network at the Money20/20 Europe event. This partnership is expected to support Thredd’s international expansion, enabling clients in Europe and APAC to operate card programmes on the Discover Global Network.

APACS