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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

Fintech News

It provides access to game credits, gift codes, and vouchers using familiar local payment methods such as mobile carrier billing and e-wallets. billion digital asset, Web3 WeLab 1 billion digital banking, lending Micro Connect 1.7 Coda Valuation: $2.5 Airwallex Valuation : $5.5 Company Valuation ($) Segment HashKey Group 1.3

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Embedded Finance Is Making Payments Easier for Everyone Across Asia

Fintech News

Think about how easy it is to order a ride on Grab, book a hotel on Agoda, or pay for groceries on Shopee without even needing to pull out your credit card or open a banking app. The region has become a hotbed for embedded finance, thanks to its mobile-first economy and digitally savvy population.

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How ‘Smart Bank Transfers’ Can Help Streamline B2B Payments

PYMNTS

The pandemic has exposed the pain points of all verticals when it comes to payments, and especially when it comes to transacting in person, in a tactile environment, with cash, and where banking conduits are limited. Banks have been inching into the space; cash still remains a hallmark. Looking Toward Underserved Markets .

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Who Are The Applicants for Thailand’s Virtual Banking License?

Fintech News

Thailand is moving closer to welcoming its first virtual banks, with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) currently accepting applications for the virtual banking license. With the deadline looming on the 19th of September 2024, speculations are rife for Thailand’s virtual banking license applicants.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Stripe really did come about because we were really appalled by how hard it was to charge for things online.” — John Collison.

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Top 10 Buy Now, Pay Later Players (BNPL) in India in 2024

Fintech News

India’s remarkable BNPL growth has been driven by its low credit card penetration and limited access to formal credit, coupled with a booming e-commerce market that has been fueling demand for BNPL services. in 2019 to an estimated 5.8% in 2023, according to GlobalData.

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How 60+ Startups Are Disrupting Retail And Commercial Banking Around The World

CB Insights

Traditional banking products, including checking, credit, and savings accounts, are under threat from a new crop of digital-first startups. Many of these startups are launching products without a bank charter and targeting a very specific customer base. DOWNLOAD THE 61-PAGE consumer banking REPORT. savings accounts.