The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Solving the challenge for AI agents SemanticPay builds a robust transaction infrastructure that allows AI agents to securely interact, access services, and engage in economic activity. Rooted in the GCC, SemanticPay aims to scale globally, with its team currently having a presence in APAC and Europe.

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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. This guide covers the top 100 fintech tools across key categories including banking APIs, billing, KYC/AML, FX, crypto tools, and open banking.

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Payment APIs and Integration FinTech Multi-Currency Embedded Finance 76

The Fintech Times

JULY 12, 2025

That’s where Tribe Payments is aiming to make its mark. Founded in 2018, the company has grown from issuer and acquirer processing into what it calls a full-service payments and infrastructure orchestrator. Tribe’s answer is SoftPOS: mobile software that turns a phone or tablet into a payment terminal without specialist hardware.

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Finextra

JULY 8, 2025

Home Announcements Payments Dext and Airwallex introduce cross-border payment routing and accounting for SMEs External This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. It expresses the views and opinions of the author.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

To address this, stakeholders including NETS Group and Liquid Group are working on interoperable QR payment solutions that are designed to simplify processes for merchants, Chia said. On the international front, cross-border payments have presented a different set of challenges.

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FinTech Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Payment APIs and Integration 111

Finextra

JUNE 8, 2025

From Disruption to Integration Circle, the issuer of USDC, has long positioned itself as the “compliant” stablecoin: fully reserved, dollar-backed, regulated in the U.S. Stablecoins are not just payment mechanisms. By becoming a public company, Circle has won trust from banks, payment processors, regulators, and asset managers.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 16, 2025

Mastercard today announced that Asia Pacific banks and fintechs can onboard to its network up to four times faster and streamline the launch of payment tools via Mastercard Cloud Edge, its cloud-based connectivity solution, offered in collaboration with cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc.

Visa 52

Visa ISO 20022 Payment APIs and Integration SARS 52

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 59

FinTech Payment APIs and Integration Multi-Currency Online and Mobile Banking 59

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. Tackling this with tactical fixes only deepens the challenge.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2025

Industry hires Guavapay, a provider of end-to-end payment solutions headquartered in London, UK, appoints Guy Noble as its new CEO for Guavapay UK. PayFuture , the payments technology platform connecting global businesses with emerging markets, has appointed Praful Morar as deputy CEO. This expands a relationship which began in 2014.

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FinTech Payment APIs and Integration Non-Bank APACS 59

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. Therefore, the introduction of “Securities View” service is a game-changer for the industry.

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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 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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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

have passed laws or implemented programs over the past two years to put more focus on digital banking and data security, fundamentally changing how online transactions work. APAC lawmakers appear to be using them as a guide in creating their own regulations, including in Dubai and South Korea. with ease, control and security.”.

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Privacy API Innovation Payment APIs and Integration 98

Fintech Finance

JUNE 3, 2025

TerraPay , a global leader in digital cross-border payments, today announced that it has been granted a Class B license by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). It also empowers TerraPay to deepen its collaboration with local financial institutions and fintechs, offering them access to its robust, interoperable, and API-driven payment infrastructure.

Cross-Border Payments 52

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border APACS Financial Inclusion 52

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Yuno , the world’s leading payment orchestrator, today announces the launch of Payout, a groundbreaking new feature designed to simplify the full spectrum of global payment work streams for merchants. For example, U.S.

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Payment APIs and Integration API Payments Global Payments 97

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Trulioo , an industry-leading identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, today announced its partnership expansion with Airwallex , a leading global payments and financial platform for modern businesses. and the Dutch Central Bank.

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Fraud Prevention Verification Payment APIs and Integration Compliance 98

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

To that end, Vincent Caldeira, chief technologist for FSI in APAC for Red Hat told PYMNTS, FIs — especially incumbent FIs — are facing rapid changes in payments that demand they modernize payments processing, embedding new functionality along the way. The Need For Standardization In Cross-Border Payment Processing.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The company replaces traditional B2B payment methods (e.g. Their system seamlessly integrates with clients’ existing infrastructure to automate the entire payout process, from invoice generation to payment execution. Thitsa Payment Portal is a web-based platform integrated with Mojaloop. ThitsaWorks Pte.

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Fintech News

MAY 7, 2024

FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual selection of the world’s top cross-border payment companies, recognizing the leading publicly traded companies, startups and private companies operating in the space worldwide.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Payment APIs and Integration APACS 115

Fintech Finance

APRIL 24, 2024

Nium , the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Thredd , a leading global payments processor, to issue virtual cards in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Download Nium’s latest research on how virtual cards are transforming the travel payments landscape here.

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APACS B2B Cross-Border Payments Payment APIs and Integration 52

Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

Money20/20 Asia made its debut in Bangkok on April 23, 2024, bringing together key players from across Asia’s financial landscape, including banks, payment providers, startups, retailers, fintech companies, and regulators. Additionally, they can access developer guides on API technology and security protocols.

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Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Financial Inclusion 119

Fintech News

AUGUST 13, 2024

In a recent webinar hosted by the Fintech News Network, experts from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Wise, Airwallex, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions explored the latest trends and developments in cross-border payments, emphasizing the pioneering role of Southeast Asia in this rapidly evolving landscape.

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Fintech News

JULY 3, 2024

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its partners have revealed the comprehensive blueprint for phase three of Project Nexus, which seeks to address longstanding challenges in international money transfers by leveraging the power of domestic instant payment systems (IPS). How Does Project Nexus Work? trillion by 2025.

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Wharton Fintech

JANUARY 18, 2024

We provide products from payments and collection, FX and payout all the way to embedded finance to allow or empower any businesses to operate the whole financial and payments stack on top of our platform. Companies such as TripAction and Niven utilize our infrastructure to power reimbursement products worldwide via our core API.

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Fintech News

MARCH 26, 2024

In the sixth annual compendium of 500 burgeoning companies across the Asia Pacific (APAC) by the Financial Times and Statista , technology enterprises constitute nearly a third of the 2024 roster, with 8% of the APAC’s fastest-growing entities being fintech companies.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Xendit – US$538 million Payment startup Xendit has secured about US$538 million in VC funding to date, data from Dealroom and media coverages show, making it the top funded fintech startup in Indonesia in 2024. billion to US$15 billion during the period. Founded in 2015, Investree is a Jakarta-based alternative finance player.

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FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Payment APIs and Integration Security 126

Fintech News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Singapore is home to a robust and thriving fintech industry that’s often regarded as one of the leading hubs in Asia-Pacific (APAC). This convergence of expertise will strive to foster invaluable insights, knowledge exchange, and collaborative strategies to bolster secure and agile technology frameworks in Singapore.

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FinTech Web 3.0 Payment APIs and Integration APACS 116

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

By combining Salt Edges Open Banking Compliance solution with Finastras core banking platforms, Fusion Essence and Fusion Equation, the duo empowers institutions to build the necessary architecture to meet end-to-end banking requirements and compliance through a single API. Cobhorn Drive, south Bristol.

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Payment APIs and Integration API Compliance Regulations 88

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The latest news from the Open Banking ether stems from around the world, including the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions, as markets like Israel and South Korea take their first steps to develop and deploy Open Banking regulatory frameworks.

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Payment APIs and Integration APACS API FinTech 54

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

In a press release Trulioo said it is expanding its reach into APAC countries to include coverage in Indonesia and Vietnam; and LATAM with Costa Rica, Colombia, and Argentina among others. Research by Visa shows over half of European consumers have adopted mobile devices to make everyday payments and in the U.S.,

Money Laundering 73

Money Laundering Online and Mobile Banking Cross-Border Payment APIs and Integration 73

The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

Fintech-as-a-service provider Soft Space and JCB International Co, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co Ltd, have jointly introduced Malaysia’s inaugural JCB payment gateway. Mansor Abd Rahman, CEO of senangPay, described the integration as a “significant milestone” for its merchants.

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Payment Gateways Gateways Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border Payments 59

Fintech News

MAY 7, 2024

Fintech funding and deals by global region in Q1 2024, Source: State of Fintech Q1 2024, CB Insights, Apr 2024 The CB Insights report also provides insights into the largest VC funding rounds secured during the past quarter. Perfios is headquartered in Bangalore, with offices worldwide and with 75+ products and platforms, and over 500+ APIs.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 22, 2024

JCB), announced the launch of the first ever JCB payment gateway in Malaysia. Leveraging JCB’s robust global network and Soft Space’s technical expertise, the JCB payment gateway aligns with the global shift towards diversified digital transactions, meeting the market’s demand for secure, innovative payment options.

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Payment Gateways Gateways Payment APIs and Integration SDN 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Digitization of B2B payments is on the rise, but the trend is challenged by discrepancies across geographic markets, according to the latest World Payments Report by Capgemini and BNP Paribas. But, despite the increased use of digital payments, cash remains king, especially for low-value transactions.

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B2B Cross-Border Non-Bank Payment APIs and Integration 49

Finovate

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A newly announced partnership between institutional payment orchestration platform Paydock and Australia’s Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will give merchants in Australia the ability to offer their customers a range of new payment options. Launched this spring, NameCheck is built to prevent scams and mistaken payments.

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BNPL Verification Payment APIs and Integration Payments 64

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Take a look below at the full list of B2B startups that secured new funding this week. According to reports, it’s the first time ShopX secured funding from someone other than Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who has provided more than $19 million to the firm. This week, the company revealed $6.2

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Appointments myPOS, a provider of payments, accounts and card solutions for small merchants and sole traders, has appointed Mario Shiliashki as CEO. Nium, the real-time cross-border payments company, has expanded its partnership with Thredd , the payments processor, to issue virtual cards in the APAC region.

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FinTech Payment APIs and Integration Alternative Payment Methods Cross-Border Payments 59