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What’s Fueling Southeast Asia Fintech Golden Age?

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Southeast Asias fintech industry is flourishing, driven by soaring adoption of digital payments, alternative lending, and wealthtech. Simultaneously, increasing purchasing power and discretionary spending have driven a need for seamless, real-time, and secure payment systems.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

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The fintech unicorns in Asia are moving to reshape the very fabric of how people and businesses interact with money. From digital payments to decentralised finance (DeFi), these companies are solving real-world challenges like financial inclusion and cross-border transactions, while setting new global standards for innovation.

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The Next Decade of Growth in Southeast Asia’s Booming Digital Payments Ecosystem

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Across Southeast Asia, fintechs have reshaped how consumers and businesses interact with financial services. The first phase of the digital payments revolution brought a more convenient and lower cost method of paying for items, paying back friends and much more.

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HyperPay Obtains License From the Saudi Central Bank to Expand Digital Payment Services in the Kingdom

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Saudi Arabia for Information Systems Technology to operate digital payment services via an electronic wallet in the Kingdom. This license marks an important step in enhancing the companys position in the growing digital payments market in Saudi Arabia.

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Is Southeast Asia Fintech Funding Drying Up?

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A Tracxn Technologies report highlights that the Southeast Asia fintech ecosystem experienced its zenith in 2021, marking the highest annual equity funding in the last decade. A visual overview of the SEA fintech sector’s funding trajectory from 2017 to 2024, showcasing the sharp decline after a record-breaking 2021.

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Fintech Platforms in Vietnam Lose Momentum to Bank Apps

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In Vietnam, bank-owned apps are rapidly gaining popularity across all generations, outpacing independent fintech platforms like MoMo and ZaloPay, which are seeing a decline in usage and preference, according to a new report by Decision Lab, a Vietnamese market research firm. ShopeePay and VNPay are other prominent digital payment platforms.

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Fintech Solutions for SMEs: Unlocking Growth Potential

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Fintech solutions are changing this landscape, offering SMEs tailored tools to overcome these barriers. From innovative lending platforms to advanced payment processing, fintech is enabling them to access growth opportunities and thrive in today’s competitive markets. Fintech companies see this gap as an opportunity to innovate.