Tagged: southeast asia

June 19, 2024 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) announced the start of the Financial Transparency Corridor (FTC) initiative between Singapore and Cambodia. The FTC commemoration event was “held at Istana, Singapore, and was presided over by Lawrence WONG, Prime Minister… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 7:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2023—as economies fully reopened and travel resumed—Grab (NASDAQ: GRAB) says that its mobility business rebounded and their deliveries business showed remarkable resilience amidst rising inflation. Grab claims that they grew their user base. As of December 2023, 35.5 million people leverage their platform “to… Read More

May 21, 2024 @ 3:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital Singapore is pleased to be the “first” crypto custodian to announce compliance with Singapore digital asset custody regulation by receiving an exemption in respect to its digital payment token (DPT) custody service from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The exemption as set… Read More

May 20, 2024 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB) announced unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Anthony Tan, Group Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Grab said: “Our focus on product-led growth is bearing fruit, with On-Demand GMV scaling to new highs in spite… Read More

May 12, 2024 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many countries have launched or are in the process of launching instant payment rails, which are transforming how payments are made and processed, the researchers at Juniper Research noted. However, one key limitation with national payment rails is “that they can only facilitate payments domestically,… Read More

April 27, 2024 @ 4:57 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Salmon Group Ltd, a Fintech group in Southeast Asia, has announced a strategic partnership with ECPay, a provider of electronic payment systems in the Philippines. This collaboration aims to broaden financial accessibility for over 500 million underserved individuals in the region, particularly those without traditional… Read More

April 25, 2024 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

API infrastructure Fintech Setu has announced the appointment of Anand Raisinghani as its new CEO. Anand is said to vast experience in “building high-performance teams and joins at a time when consent-based structured data sharing via the Account Aggregation model is gaining prominence.” Prior to… Read More

April 24, 2024 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Societies, the unified SME (small and medium enterprises) digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, announced a partnership with Singapore E-Business (SGeBIZ) – a digital procurement, payment and sourcing platform provider – to bring B2B (business-to-business) embedded finance (EmFi) solutions to businesses in Singapore, that… Read More

April 15, 2024 @ 7:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in cybersecurity, with the aim to strengthen cyber resilience in the financial services sector in Singapore. The strategic partnership aims to further cement the collaboration between… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Singapore’s dynamic e-commerce landscape, payment cards reign supreme, commanding over 40% of the market share for online transactions in 2023. As consumers increasingly pivot “towards digital channels, the country’s e-commerce market is expected to register a robust 13% growth in 2024 to reach SGD22.3… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB) announced updates to its Board of Directors. With immediate effect from April 1, 2024, Daniel Yun (Chief Executive Officer of KakaoBank) and David Loh (Executive Director and Joint Chairman of Centurion Corporation) will be appointed to Grab’s Board of Directors,… Read More

April 4, 2024 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the fintech landscape in Singapore continues to expand and evolve, the need for an updated, comprehensive registry has never been clearer, according to an update shared with CI. As stated in the announcement, the upcoming launch of the SFA FinTech Ecosystem Registry in June… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 5:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malaysian card payments market is expected to grow by 10.2% to reach MYR387 billion ($84.9 billion) in 2024, supported by constant consumer shift towards non-cash payments, says GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Payment Cards Analytics reveals “that card payments value in Malaysia… Read More

March 26, 2024 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alibaba’s Ant Group has reportedly committed another SGD 200 million investment into ANEXT Bank, which is its wholly-owned subsidiary and SME digital bank. This, according to media reports from March 25, 2024. As reported by DealStreetAsia, the digital finance and technology firm had previously committed… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tonik, the digital bank in the Philippines, announces the appointment of Mr. Cesar O. Virtusio as a new Independent Director on the Board of its regulated bank subsidiary, Tonik Digital Bank Inc. Mr. Virtusio, an experienced professional in the Philippine and foreign banking and finance… Read More

March 11, 2024 @ 2:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PolicyStreet, a regional insurtech company, partners with Direct Lending, a digital lending marketplace platform, to unveil DirectCare+, an embedded personal accident microtakaful with a loan protection feature. DirectCare+ stands as PolicyStreet’s inaugural microtakaful product offering, “solidifying PolicyStreet’s position as the first home-grown insurtech to embark… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 5:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitstamp announced that it received the In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). According to an update from Bitstamp, this is considered to be “a crucial step towards obtaining our Major Payment Institution license.” IPA paves the way for Bitstamp to “provide… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Technology Services Pte. Ltd., the over-the-counter trading arm of HashKey Group, has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore for its Major Payment Institution licence application to provide digital payment token services. The in-principle approval from the MAS, which is described as… Read More

February 24, 2024 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In line with its effort to enhance financial security for Malaysian families, PolicyStreet partners with neobanking service provider Vircle to introduce Vircle Club Protect—an exclusive embedded coverage “for children available to all Vircle VISA prepaid card subscribers.” Vircle, known for its parent-friendly e-money solutions, “empowers… Read More

February 22, 2024 @ 2:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new report found that over half of finance-savvy Singaporeans own crypto, with staking emerging as the top use case, presenting an opportunity for regulated platforms to enable compliant participation in this growing trend through features emphasizing security, consumer protections and compliance. Crypto creates economic… Read More