Tagged: apac

Global Payments Fintech Airwallex Appoints Luke Latham as Australia, New Zealand GM

Australian-born payments company Airwallex has appointed Luke Latham as General Manager for its Australia and New Zealand business. Latham joins Airwallex following senior roles “with Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Groupon and most recently as Chief Operating Officer for MILKRUN.” Airwallex CEO and Co-founder Jack Zhang… Read More

Insurtech: Singlife, Microsoft to Tap Power of AI for Insurance Startups in Singapore

Singlife recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to support high-growth insurance startups to adopt generative artificial intelligence (AI). Singlife is the first financial services partner “to collaborate with Microsoft for the Startups Programme in ASEAN for budding insurtech startups to scale… Read More

Asia-Pacific Tech Accelerator Program: PETRONAS FutureTech 3.0 Shortlists 20 Local, APAC Startups

PETRONAS has announced the selection of 20 startups from across Asia Pacific to participate in the third edition of PETRONAS FutureTech, an intensive technology accelerator program. FutureTech 3.0, “co-organized with StartupX Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based innovation, venture and startup enabler, marks a significant milestone as… Read More

Asia-Pacific M&A Deal Activity Down 16.3% YoY During Jan-May 2023, Report Claims

A total of 2,765 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during January to May 2023, “a decline of 16.3% compared to the 3,304 M&A deals announced during the same period in the previous year,” finds GlobalData, a data and… Read More

Digital Payments: AsiaPay, PayMe by HSBC to Address Merchants’ Business Requirements

A provider of digital payment solutions in the Asia Pacific, AsiaPay has announced the partnership with PayMe by HSBC in Hong Kong “to help local merchants provide more flexible payment options in a single device and enhance the purchase experience for consumers.” The partnership will… Read More

Enterprise Blockchain Firm Ripple Secures In-Principle Regulatory Approval in Singapore

Ripple, which claims to be the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, announced that its Singapore subsidiary Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd, has obtained In-Principle Approval of the Major Payments Institution License application from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This license will allow… Read More

B2B Payment Infrastructure Fintech Thunes Establishes Beijing Office to Accelerate China Expansion

Thunes, the global B2B payment infrastructure platform, today announced the inauguration of its new office in Beijing, China. This strategic move signifies Thunes’ commitment “to empowering Chinese businesses and consumers by providing faster and more affordable transactions with key international markets.” The opening ceremony of… Read More

Regtech: Exist Partners with Jumio to Secure Onboarding, Avoid Financial Fraud in the Philippines

In today’s digital age, financial institutions are increasingly “moving their services online,” according to an update from Jumio. However, with this “comes the risk of fraud and identity theft, which can have severe consequences for both the financial institution and the consumer.” This is “where… Read More

Cross-Asset Class Solution Provider TS Imagine Appoints Simarjit Johal to Leadership Role for Asia Pacific Region

TS Imagine, the global, cross-asset class provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for financial institutions, announces the appointment of Simarjit (Sim) Johal to Head of Asia Pacific (APAC), reporting to Rob Flatley, Chief Executive Officer. Sim will reportedly “join TS Imagine’s Executive Leadership… Read More

Delta Capita, the Financial Services Unit of Prytek, Appoints Julian Chesser as Regional Head of APAC

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

Experian Introduces AI Fraud Solution to Combat Fraudulent Activities, Boost Revenue

Experian – which claims to be one of the world’s leading global information services companies – has launched Aidrian, a new cloud-based fraud solution “powered by adaptive Machine Learning, which enables businesses to prevent fraud without impacting the customer experience.” Experian’s latest research “shows fraud… Read More

Insurtech: Malaysia’s Tokio Marine Insurans, KirimMan, Finology to Offer Insurance Products for Gig Economy Workers

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

Fintech Adyen Brings Unified Commerce to Malaysia with In-Store Payments Solutions

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

Global Fintech Nium Appoints Anupam Pahuja as EVP, GM of Asia Pacific, MENA Region

Nium, the global payments infrastructure for the on-demand economy, announced the appointment of Anupam Pahuja to EVP and General Manager of Asia Pacific, MENA. Pahuja will “build on Nium’s success in Southeast Asia, where the fintech unicorn was founded, and will quickly expand Nium’s presence… Read More

Asset Management Tech Provider Linedata Opens Office in Singapore

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a global provider of credit and asset management technology, data and services, announced the opening of its new office in Singapore, “strengthening its presence in the APAC region following a strong increase in businesses’ needs.” Leaning on its large portfolio of… Read More

Checkout.com to Power Instant Money Transfers in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore via Mastercard Send

Checkout.com, the global payments solutions provider, and Mastercard announced that they will make Mastercard Send available to more Checkout.com customers in the Asia Pacific region, starting in Australia and Hong Kong SAR later this year. The Send service – which “powers real-time payments1 for consumers, gig… Read More

Crypto Payments Platform Wirex, Novatti to Bring Multicurrency Card to Consumers in Australia

Wirex, a crypto payments platform, has partnered with card issuer, Novatti, to directly issue cards to Australians. The announcement has the potential “to allow over 20 million people to utilize their innovative multicurrency card every day.” Wirex claims that it “developed the world’s first crypto-enabled… Read More

Digital Payments Platform AsiaPay Launches Visa Instalments

AsiaPay, a provider of digital payment solutions in the Asia Pacific, has launched Visa Instalments in Hong Kong and will further extend to Southeast Asia to provide merchants more flexible payment options and enhance the purchase experience of consumers. Leading a new trend in credit… Read More

Ava Labs, Tencent Cloud Enable Rapid Node Deployment on Avalanche Public Blockchain Across APAC

Ava Labs announced it has entered into a partnership with Tencent Cloud to support projects and developers across the Avalanche ecosystem. In addition to providing developers with rapid node deployment, both parties will also “explore Avalanche Subnets for enterprises to help accelerate adoption of Web3… Read More

Digital Assets: Cobo, Coincover to Provide Disaster Recovery

Coincover, the digital asset protection company, announces a new partnership with Cobo, which claims to be the largest digital asset custodian and blockchain infrastructure provider in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. This news comes shortly after Coincover’s recent successful $30 million funding round. Cobo explains… Read More

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