Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

This year’s conference promises a wealth of knowledge with over 50 hours of discussions, interactive sessions, and real-world case studies focused on Asian fintech innovation and growth. 3 Programmable Money: Advancing Financial Inclusion or Creating Walled Gardens, Powered by J.P.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 7, 2024

dLocal , the leading cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets, today announced its strategic partnership with iTransfer , a prominent cross-border payments company with a significant presence in EMEA, Latin America, and APAC. “We are excited to extend our reach and continue delivering top-tier payment solutions.”

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Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

This year’s conference promises a wealth of knowledge with over 50 hours of discussions, interactive sessions, and real-world case studies focused on Asian fintech innovation and growth. 3 Programmable Money: Advancing Financial Inclusion or Creating Walled Gardens, Powered by J.P.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 17, 2024

Financial inclusion and fostering financial empowerment in Southeast Asia are hot topics on the agenda at this month’s Money20/20 ASIA event in Bangkok. Speakers from 15 APAC countries will explore the future of finance, celebrating innovation in Southeast Asia across four stages. “Asia, home to 4.7

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 22, 2024

Codebase Technologies , a UAE-based fintech platform provider, has launched its ‘Digibanc SME Financing’ platform to address the needs of underserved Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across MENA and APAC. per cent from 2022 to 2031. Globally the financing gap for formal MSMEs is an estimated $5.2

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The Fintech Times

MAY 17, 2024

The Money20/20 Asia show welcomed over 3000 attendees, who traveled from 87 countries including 24 countries in APAC. ” Unsurprisingly, AI, cross-border payments, open banking, digital assets, CBDCs, as well as financial inclusion were hot topics on stage at Money20/20 Asia.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Wong explored Malaysia’s fintech journey in the capital markets and outlined its commitment to fostering innovation while prioritising investor protection. She further showed how fintech is driving financial inclusion and explored trends in fundraising, investing, Islamic fintech as well as digital assets.

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Fintech News

APRIL 8, 2024

Money20/20 Asia 2024 in Bangkok, which marks the event’s third location following Amsterdam and Las Vegas, promises a comprehensive platform for professionals across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to explore the latest advancements in fintech across a wide range of sectors, including payments, banking, regtech, insurtech, lending, and more.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 15, 2024

WSPN , a leading global digital payments company, proudly announces a strategic collaboration with Fireblocks , an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on the blockchain, to expand global digitals payment adoption and propel financial inclusion.

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Fintech News

MARCH 4, 2024

The event’s three themes—Integration, Virtualisation, and Eastward Expansion—explore the future of finance, celebrating innovation in Southeast Asia. With four stages and speakers from 15 APAC countries, the show invites exploration of trends, success stories, and investment strategies. Masakazu Osawa “Asia, home to 4.7

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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

Day 2 featured discussions on small business empowerment, consumer financial resilience, and lending strategies in Thailand. Day 3 explored topics like Web3 developments, Malaysia’s fintech journey, and fostering financial inclusion in Asia. Finally, TOPOS is an on-chain payment acquiring product.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 22, 2024

There’s a pressing need for innovation and reform in cross-border payments. Nium has also made headway into the dynamic landscape of Korea with the official launch of a key Korean bank, marking a pivotal milestone in its expansion journey and supporting its mission to further financial inclusion, globally.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021 to 2025) focuses on high-quality, green development and places innovation at the heart of progress. Enabling technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and big data continue to drive innovation across the fintech landscape. With over 1.4

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Fintech Finance

MAY 28, 2024

This partnership underscores our commitment to providing innovative and reliable financial solutions that drive efficiency and inclusivity. ” This partnership aligns with TerraPay’s goals of pushing the boundaries for global businesses and driving financial inclusion, especially in inaccessible markets.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

Another session that caught our eye on the Vision stage included ‘Connecting for Change: MUFG’s Strategy for Fintech Integration’, a presentation and discussion with Masakazu Osawa , managing executive officer and chief executive, APAC at MUFG Bank, which outlined how MUFG identifies and collaborates with promising startups.

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Fintech News

APRIL 16, 2024

Digital banking is on the horizon, with the first digital banking licenses slated to be issued by mid-2025 and expected to bring about enhanced customer experiences, heightened competition and increased innovation. The agency’s goals are to increase the number of IBEs and turn Thailand into a top 30 leading innovation nation by 2030.

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Fintech News

MAY 20, 2024

Moderating the session will be Tristan Chiappini, VP APAC and Managing Director at PPRO. Embedded Finance: Valuable Partnerships and Opportunities for Payments May 30, 2024 15:00 BST Embedded finance has evolved as an opportunity for financial institutions and fintechs to collaborate in delivering innovative client solutions.

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Fintech News

MAY 19, 2024

Twimbit, a Singaporean research and advisory firm, identifies data monetization as one of the biggest growth opportunities for banks in Asia-Pacific (APAC), which, alongside super-app platforms, financial marketplaces, banking-as-a-services and buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements, are projected to contribute over 40% of banking revenue by 2030.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 29, 2024

Financial inclusion was at the centre of two strong cases inspiring the world: UPI in India and Pix in Brazil. Next frontier for innovation and growth in payments The new Beyond Borders report is revealing the next frontier for innovation and growth in the payments industry: B2B payments – companies purchasing from other companies.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

“Enhancing our product offering in South Korea is a strategic move that accelerates our digital transformation in the region,” said Yogesh Sangle, MoneyGram head of APAC and South Asia. Alex Choi, CEO of Sentbe, said the partnership enhances what the company already has to offer. .

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With a rapidly growing economy and a tech-savvy population, Indonesia has become a hotbed for fintech innovation and startups, peering into the most well-funded fintech startups in ASEAN’s largest country can provide hints on what verticals investors are most bullish on in this region.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 25, 2024

Financial inclusion was at the center of two strong cases inspiring the world: UPI in India and Pix in Brazil. The new Beyond Borders report is also revealing the next frontier for innovation and growth in the payments industry: B2B payments – companies purchasing from other companies. This fosters true access,” she added.

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Fintech News

MAY 7, 2024

Headquartered in Hong Kong and with operations in Singapore and Tokyo, the company has a wide range of businesses that provide retail investors, large institutions, family offices, funds, and professional and accredited investors with innovative investment opportunities and end-to-end solutions in the fields of digital assets and the Web3 ecosystem.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2024

It also identifies how lawmakers and central banks are pushing for adoption, determined to reap the economic benefits of real-time payments and drive financial inclusion for their citizens. With four of the top five real-time payments markets by volume, the APAC region is projected to see over 351.5 It had 185.8

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Fintech News

MARCH 18, 2024

At the same time, the government is demonstrating a strong commitment to fostering innovation and modernizing the financial sector, recognizing the pivotal role fintech startups in Thailand plays in driving economic growth and financial inclusion. In July 2023, the company offloaded a 9.22% stake for a whopping US$17.8

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Fintech News

JULY 3, 2024

The ambitious initiative is targeting to transform cross-border payments in Southeast Asia (ASEAN) initially, before the broader Asia Pacific (APAC) region and, eventually, the world. How Does Project Nexus Work? Nexus is designed to standardise the way domestic payment systems connect with each other across borders. trillion by 2025.

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Fintech News

MARCH 26, 2024

In the sixth annual compendium of 500 burgeoning companies across the Asia Pacific (APAC) by the Financial Times and Statista , technology enterprises constitute nearly a third of the 2024 roster, with 8% of the APAC’s fastest-growing entities being fintech companies.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In APAC, financial inclusion has emerged as a driving force behind digital innovation. In APAC, financial inclusion has emerged as a driving force behind digital innovation. The absence of proper documentation and financial education presents significant hurdles.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 18, 2024

In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, 11 out of the 13 profitable digital banks , including South Korea’s Kakao Bank, India’s Paytm Bank, and China’s AIBank, WeBank, XW Bank, and MyBank, are redefining banking paradigms.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 18, 2024

As of April 2023, there were 1,000 active fintechs in Latin America (LatAm) with a vast majority focusing on financial inclusion, tackling the issue of 70 per cent of the population not having access to formal financial services. This success is now drawing attention in Latin America and further afield.

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Fintech News

JULY 23, 2024

It said it would use the proceeds to enhance its product offering further and expand its regional presence, while increasing its team to continue to innovate in the space. The company offers innovative digital financial services aimed at empowering local and regional micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 30, 2024

The report also reveals that many of the newer market entrants around the globe are quickly catching up, with lawmakers and central banks around the world pushing for adoption, determined to reap the economic benefits of real-time payments and drive financial inclusion for their citizens. Key Findings at a Glance Globally, 575.1

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

nudge, a financial education provider, has expanded its partnership with Avanade, a provider of innovative digital, cloud and advisory services, to provide impartial financial education to its employees. As part of an innovative collaboration with AI21, the bank unveils Ella 2.0, a next-generation digital private banker.

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