Tagged: southeast asia

May 20, 2023 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Capita, the Financial Services division of Prytek, a global Capital Markets consulting, managed services and technology provider has welcomed Julian Chesser as its new Regional Head of APAC who will be based in Singapore. In this role, Julian will be “responsible for leading all… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashfree Payments, India’s payments and API banking company, has partnered with Tazapay, Singapore-based cross-border payments company to power their cross-border payments for Indian exporters. The partnership allows Tazapay “to settle all cross-border payments directly to Indian exporters’ local bank accounts in Rupees (INR) in one… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robocash Group recently commented on their latest audited financial statements for 2021-2022. Natalya Ischenko, CEO of Robocash Group, also spoke about the platform’s first results for 2023 and “shared the Group’s immediate plans.” As noted in a blog post by Robo.cash, there were around 30,000… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Malaysia (C4IR Malaysia) was officially launched by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, and the President of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende. C4IR Malaysia will “play a crucial role in driving the advancement of the digital… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Macau Pass has been officially approved to provide acquiring services to Alipay+ market-leading partner e-wallets from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand. This means that in addition to Alipay, AlipayHK, WeChat Pay, Simple Pay and other e-wallets launched by other banks in Macau, Macau Pass payment… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantum Brilliance, the developer of room-temperature miniaturized quantum computing products and solutions, today announced the first quantum software reseller agreement through PTC, a Singapore-based provider of enterprise data management solutions and services to Asia. The agreement enables PTC customers “to explore hybrid classical-quantum computing for… Read More

May 13, 2023 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently announced the re-appointment of three existing members to its Board of Directors and the re-appointment of its Managing Director. Mr Lucien Wong, Attorney-General, and Mr Chaly Mah, Chairman of NetLink NBN Management Pte Ltd, will be “re-appointed to… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OCBC Bank (SGX: O39) will be ramping up its Digital Silvers program with the aim of upskilling 2,000 elderly customers from now until the end of the year. Given this ambitious target, the bank will “increase the frequency of its workshops from around twice a… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PT Bank Maybank Indonesia, Tbk. (Maybank Indonesia or the Bank) announced its Consolidated Financial Results ended 31 March 2023, “with Profit before Tax (PBT) increased by 33.3% to Rp750 billion from Rp562 billion last year.” This was “derived from improved earning on its assets composition… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mr. Tharith Panpiemras, Assistant Governor of the Financial Institutions Policy Group, announced that after the Bank of Thailand (BOT) released the Virtual Bank Licensing Framework for public consultation “between January 12 and February 12, 2023, the BOT reportedly received questions and helpful feedback from stakeholders… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Government of Singapore announced increases in the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates in order to support a sustainable property market. The revised rates will “take effect from 27 April 2023.” The implementation of the property market measures in December 2021 and September 2022… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Card payments in the Philippines are set to “grow by 10.1% in 2023 to reach PHP2.5 trillion ($45.3 billion) in 2023,” forecasts GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Payment Cards Analytics reveal “that the card payments market in the Philippines registered a growth of… Read More

April 25, 2023 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) recently announced a new electronic payment hub, also known as e-PATH, which provides a more seamless and secure way “for market participants and the public to make online payments to the SC.” e-Path is reportedly “part of the SC’s digital… Read More

April 25, 2023 @ 8:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank & Maybank Islamic have launched the You Save & Pledge, We Donate #ForYou campaign, which is described as “a unique, first-of-its-kind savings campaign that offers customers both the opportunity to win cash prizes as well as a chance to donate to charitable organizations.” This… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Life insurer Prudential Singapore announced the official launch of Prudential Financial Advisers (PFA), its financial advisory arm. With PFA, Prudential now “offers a wider range of insurance products including general insurance and wealth solutions.” This is in addition “to Prudential’s core solutions in whole and… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 11:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open finance firm Brankas has announced a new integration that will allow MPT DriveHub app users in the Philippines to reload using their active Philippine bank accounts. MPT DriveHub users can now “choose from a wider range of reloading options as they top up their… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 1:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokio Marine Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad, an insurance company in Malaysia, has partnered with KirimMan, a one-stop logistic solution, and Finology, an Asia-Pacific fintech company that specialises in enabling embedded finance, “to offer affordable insurance products for gig economy workers, with a focus on delivery riders.”… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of “choice” for major businesses, launches its Unified Commerce solution in Malaysia to help businesses flexibly meet ever-evolving consumer expectations. Powered by Adyen’s single platform, Unified Commerce gives businesses end-to-end control of transactions across sales channels (online,… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech provider Know Your Customer is pleased to announce its latest strategic clients in Singapore: Volopay and Coda Payments. Know Your Customer’s compliance platform will aim to “streamline client onboarding and periodic review tasks for both clients, delivering a more seamless due diligence experience to… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Changi Airport Group (CAG), in collaboration with Accenture (NYSE:ACN), has unveiled a metaverse experience called ChangiVerse, a fresh way for new audiences to connect with Singapore Changi Airport and explore its notable sights in the digital space. An immersive wonderland, ChangiVerse is reportedly “the first… Read More