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The Singapore super-app will pay $1.49 billion for an initial 60 per cent stake to speed its consumer lending rollout across Southeast Asia.
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The Singapore super-app will pay $1.49 billion for an initial 60 per cent stake to speed its consumer lending rollout across Southeast Asia.

The digital banking platform market is on a fast track to achieving remarkable growth, with projections estimating its value will soar to $168.3 billion by 2032. This surge reflects a staggering compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.9% from 2024 to 2032,…

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…

While most new recipients of Hong Kong digital banking licenses were planning to begin operations by 2019-end, higher priorities are in play for the city’s millennials – the key demographic for the sector – causing lenders to delay their launches. Some…

OCBC Bank is the first Singapore bank to roll out a digital instant account-opening service for all customers who are Singaporeans or permanent residents. Even if you do not currently have any relationship with OCBC Bank, you can leverage national data…
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