A crowded field of contenders are vying for the five licenses on offer by Bank Negara Malaysia. The race for digital banking licenses digital banking license is heating up, with more than a dozen applications involving over 50 companies submitted before the…
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd said on Thursday its fintech unit has bid for a digital banking license in the country as part of a consortium. BigPay, the unit, has partnered with Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad – a unit of the…
BigPay is coming to Singapore, after 2 years of rapid growth with over 1 million users in Malaysia. The fast-growing Fintech is on an aggressive growth path and is getting ready to make its mobile money app and prepaid Visa card available to all Singapore…
BigPay, an ASEAN-focused fintech company, has launched international remittance services enabling users to send money directly from Malaysia to bank accounts in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, with no hidden fees or extra charges. BigPay…
AirAsia has launched a new route connecting Kuala Lumpur to Belitung, an island off the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. In a statement today, AirAsia said its four times weekly direct service will commence on Oct 2, 2019. AirAsia regional commercial head…
AirAsia Group is out to monetise its digital businesses and broaden the group’s digital footprint this year but has no plan to open more new airlines over the next three years. The airline wants to focus on growing its existing business especially in…
AirAsia has joined the ranks of digital wallet providers with its own app, BigPay AirAsia Bhd Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes announced the service on Twitter, saying it was part of AirAsia’s digital strategy. “One day this product will…
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