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The Singapore-based neobank has raised a $158 million led by renown VCs and fintech founders. Aspire is looking to double down on existing markets, while building the foundations to serve growing business clients across the whole South East Asia region, the…
The fintech startup has made a pair of executive hires to support its global growth strategy. Thunes has appointed Irina Chuchkina as chief marketing officer and Babul Balakrishnan as head of customer care, who will both be based in Singapore, the global…
The company, which purchased Singapore-based financial comparison platform GoBear earlier this year, has appointed a chief growth officer, who will play a critical role in its global expansion. Australia-headquartered Finder has appointed strategic business…
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…
Vietnamese fintech startup Infina has raised $2 million in seed funding from five global venture capitalists. The investors are Japan’s Saison Capital, Indonesia’s Venturra Discovery, Singapore’s 1982 Ventures, the U.S.’s 500 Startups, and Korea’s Nextrans.…
The initiative aims to foster deeper social engagements among local fintech professionals and corporates and enhance the vibrancy of the industry ecosystem. Members of Singapore’s fintech community can look forward to more industry networking, upskilling…
Fintech startup Mfast has raised $1.5 million in its Pre-Series A funding from a group of investors led by Do Ventures. Mfast is a fintech platform that enables Vietnamese to access, use and introduce financial and insurance service packages as well as other…
Singapore-based Finantier has closed an oversubscribed seed financing round at more than 20 times its pre-seed valuation. Finantier plans to strengthen its presence in Indonesia and Southeast Asia after raising seven figures in seed funding in a round led by…
Unobank will be entirely regulated under the Digital Banking License framework in the Philippines. DigibankAsia, a Singapore-headquartered fintech, has become the first fintech to receive a license to operate a digital bank in the Philippines, it announced in…
AI-driven fintech GreenArc Capital and BNP Paribas have been awarded a proof of concept grant by the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Financial Sector Development Fund. The partners will collaborate on impact measurement and audit project, which will be led…
More than a dozen major technology firms in China are set to face similar restrictions imposed on Jack Ma’s Ant Group as Beijing widens its fintech crackdown. 13 tech titans – including Tencent, ByteDance, JD.com, Meituan and Didi Chuxing – were summoned to a…
The Singapore-based center aims to explore financial services innovation and help industry partners in the region to build new products that will accelerate their digital ambitions. ZA Tech Global has opened its first Asia Fintech Center (AFC), which will…
The Iceland-based company has announced a new partnership with Visa to accelerate its expansion across the APAC region. Digital banking solutions provider Meniga plans to capture growth opportunities in Southeast Asia, following its certification as a Fintech…
The Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and Remittance Association (Singapore) have signed an agreement to strengthen the money remittance segment. The two associations will jointly launch the new SFA Remittance Sub-Committee, which aims to promote the…
The digital acceleration program gives fintechs the opportunity to work with professional mentors and develop solutions that can be rapidly commercialized. The Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) has announced details of its 2021 edition of…
