Asia-Pacific recorded 247 initial public offerings that raised $46.8 billion in the first half of 2026, up 6% in volume and 60% in value from a year earlier, as Greater China remained among the world’s most active equity capital markets, according to EY. The region… Read More
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Fintech investment in the Asia Pacific fell to levels not seen in more than a decade in 2025, as geopolitical tensions, uneven growth, and a cautious funding environment kept dealmaking subdued, according to a report by KPMG. Deal value and volume in the region slipped… Read More
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Asia Pacific markets are demonstrating cautious optimism despite global economic headwinds, with the region emerging as a key driver of cross-border capital flows, according to Colliers’ Global Capital Flows September 2025 report. Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong secured positions among the world’s top 10 sources… Read More
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About 70% of organisations in the Asia Pacific expect agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to significantly disrupt their business models within the next 18 months, with the banking sector likely to see the largest impact, Moneythor said. Vivek Seetharaman, Chief Product Officer at Moneythor, a provider… Read More
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down its growth forecasts for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific for both 2025 and 2026, citing weaker external demand, global trade uncertainty, and subdued domestic consumption. According to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) July 2025 report… Read More
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The Asia-Pacific crowdfunding market is projected to surge nearly fourfold to $1.93 billion by 2033 from $496.77 million in 2024, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 16.33%, according to a new industry report published by ResearchAndMarkets. The report incorporates adjacent sectors rewards (e-commerce)… Read More
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Asia Pacific’s commercial real estate market posted a strong start to the year, with investment volume rising 11% year-on-year to US$33 billion in the first quarter of 2025, according to CBRE’s latest Asia Pacific Cap Rate Survey. The bi-annual report captures investor sentiment, cap rate… Read More
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The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region topped the global initial public offering (IPO) market, with 604 companies going for public issues to raise “a total of $33.9 billion” for the calendar year 2024. The performance was driven by strong market sentiment, a favorable macroeconomic environment, and a… Read More
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Like other parts of the world, Asia also requires significant capital in order to upgrade its infrastructure. Andrew Tan in a detailed blog post has recently made the case for making strategic investments in the underserved middle market. Back in 2018, the Global Infrastructure Hub,… Read More
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A total of 1,843 deals (mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity and venture financing deals) were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region “during January-February 2024, which is a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 19.6% compared to the 2,292 deals announced during the same period in previous… Read More
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Digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to announce the appointment of bas Head of Asia Pacific (APAC) at Gemini. Saad Ahmed will now be expected to “lead Gemini’s strategy and business development efforts in the region.” As noted in a blog post, Saad reportedly “joins… Read More
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Nium, the firm enabling real-time global payments, and Jeonbuk Bank (JB Bank), aSouth Korean financial institution, have announced a partnership. Together, they will offer the country’s first global remittance service “targeted at the 2.5 million non-Korean residents that live in South Korea.” The service will… Read More
Read more in: Fintech, Asia | Tagged anupam pahuja, apac, asia pacific, banking, jeonbuk bank, mena, nium, payments, remittances, south korea
Habyt, the flexible housing provider, announced an exclusive partnership with Singapore-based startup, Rently, that marked a significant milestone in “the evolution of flexible living solutions.” For the first time in the co-living sector, Habyt has introduced “a disruptive rental model which allows new members freedom… Read More
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Feedzai, the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, and Chartis Research, leaders in risk technology research and insights, have released a joint report exploring how financial firms are responding to fraud in the APAC region. Leading the charge in the global fight against… Read More
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Bordier & Cie (Singapore) is Sygnum Singapore’s first B2B client since the latter received its MAS Major Payment Institutions license in October 2023 and launched its regulated Digital Payment Token (DPT) brokerage service. Globally, Sygnum has enabled “the 15+ banks and international financial institutions on… Read More
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The partnership will bring the Biometric Checkout Program to the Asia Pacific region, expanding reach across the globe In an everchanging digital environment, merchants and consumers are “looking for more seamless, secure, and innovative checkout experiences.” Now, the trusted technology that “uses your face to… Read More
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Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that Lien Viet Post Joint Stock Commercial Bank (LPBank), one of the top 10 private commercial banks in Vietnam in terms of assets and equity, has selected Temenos in order “to modernize its core banking platform for retail and corporate banking.”… Read More
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Nium, the real-time global payments provider, has expanded its B2B travel payments offering in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, “building on rising demand for its virtual card solution offering globally.” Travel intermediaries and operators use Nium’s virtual card solution “to efficiently pay suppliers around the… Read More
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EaseMyTrip.com, one of India’s largest online travel platforms, announced its strategic partnership with Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded protection. By integrating with XCover, Cover Genius’ global distribution platform, EaseMyTrip customers can add Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) travel protection “along with the embedded comprehensive… Read More
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Currencycloud, the Fintech focused on simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has more than tripled its Chinese customer growth rate across Asia-Pacific since establishing its APAC headquarters in 2021, “with its Chinese client base expanding from four to 12 organisations across the region.” As one… Read More
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