Fintech News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Credit cards are practically a relic of the past in China, with QR code payments via AliPay and WeChat Pay now already accounting for a collective 92% share in Chinas massive payments market. Its clear that APAC isnt just embracing the future of digital payments its defining it.

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Fintech News

MAY 28, 2024

Global payments company Nium has appointed Alyssa-Jane Tan as its Director of Marketing for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East & Africa (MEA) regions. Her previous positions include Head of Global B2C & New Business at Razer Inc. Google, and ShopBack.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Primer , the unified infrastructure for global payments, today sets out its plans for 2025 growth and new markets across the EU, US and APAC as it approaches its fifth anniversary. Morgan Chase and global payments platform Airwallex.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Tribe Payments , the pioneering digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator that specialises in issuer and acquirer processing, announces the opening of its Singapore office. To lead its efforts in this dynamic region, Tribe has appointed payments industry veteran Matt Weir as General Manager – Asia Pacific.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The initiative is part of Crypto.com’s efforts to expand its global card programme and offer users more ways to utilize digital assets for everyday transactions. Mastercard’s global payment network will also provide additional security and fraud protection measures for the program.

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Fintech News

APRIL 11, 2024

In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, the economic growth narrative is interwoven with technological innovation, propelling the B2B payments market into new realms of possibility. These diverse payment modalities symbolise businesses’ dynamic strategies to navigate the varied financial terrains across the Asia-Pacific region.

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Fintech News

JUNE 5, 2024

Thredd, a growing global payments platform, has announced its partnership with Discover Global Network at the Money20/20 Europe event. This partnership is expected to support Thredd’s international expansion, enabling clients in Europe and APAC to operate card programmes on the Discover Global Network.

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Fintech News

APRIL 23, 2024

Nium, a major player in real-time cross-border payments, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Thredd , a global payments processor. The collaboration will focus on issuing virtual cards within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, aimed at facilitating payments for travel intermediaries such as hotels and airlines.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Yuno , the world’s leading payment orchestration platform, today announced the appointment of SheueChee Beh as its new Head of Partnerships for APAC. SheueChee is actively involved in community-based initiatives across the APAC region and is also a recipient of Money2020’s prestigious RiseUp leadership program.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 14, 2025

.” The report highlights the transformative potential of CaaS in enabling banks and fintechs to become distributors of payment services to industries across the board, unlocking new revenue streams and driving growth in the digital economy.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Tottenham Hotspur has announced a new three-year strategic partnership with Ant International , a digital payment and financial technology leader. Ant International will also support the Club on activations to drive growth of and engagement with our fanbase in the APAC region via its partner digital payment apps, including Alipay.

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Fintech News

MARCH 6, 2024

In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Fintech News Network is unveiling its selection of ten of the most influential female fintech leaders in Asia Pacific (APAC). Their influence goes beyond their own organisations, significantly impacting the fintech sector across the entire APAC region.

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Finextra

JANUARY 20, 2025

Australia-founded global payments platform, Airwallex, has today announced the appointment of Andrew Balint as VP, Marketing, APAC (ex-China).

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Wharton Fintech

MAY 2, 2024

Adyen, Davi Strazza (President North America)Growing a Global Payments Powerhouse In todays episode, Kailee Costello hosts Davi Strazza , the President North America at Adyen , a global technology company enabling end-to-end payments, data and financial management. Now, what is similar is towin.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2025

. “Our expansion comes at a crucial moment as APACs digital payment landscape undergoes rapid transformation and diversification,” explained Nakul Kothari , head of APAC and Middle East at Juspay.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 10, 2025

Airwallex , the global payments and financial platform for growing businesses, is set to acquire CTIN Pay , a Vietnam-based Intermediary Payment Service (IPS). We’re particularly excited about our progress and continued expansion in APAC, the region where Airwallex was born.”

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The partnership is focused on enhancing cross-border payment services for e-commerce merchants in APAC. Shoplazza merchants will be able to leverage Unlimit’s extensive portfolio of payment methods and robust payment infrastructure to expand their customer bases worldwide, bolster customer satisfaction, and improve customer retention.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 8, 2025

That’s why we’ve built the DECTA Fintech Fast Track—to help emerging players scale with confidence, leveraging our industry expertise, cutting-edge technology, and global payment network partnerships.” Who Can Apply? ” said Nikita Melnikovs, Board Member at DECTA.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 24, 2024

Nium , the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Thredd , a leading global payments processor, to issue virtual cards in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The expansion comes as global B2B travel transaction volumes are projected to reach $1.7

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

North London football club Tottenham Hotspur has kicked off a new three-year strategic partnership with Ant International , a digital payment company. We are excited to work with them to enhance the digital experience for our fans in-Stadium and online – and further engage our fanbase across the APAC region.”

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Finovate

AUGUST 12, 2024

LianLian Global has tapped Thredd to help it launch a virtual card program in the APAC market. Digital payment solutions company Thredd announced a partnership with global payments company LianLian Global to help the Singapore-based company launch its virtual card program in the APAC market.

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Fintech News

APRIL 22, 2024

Global payments company Nium has announced a new partnership with Artajasa, a prominent Indonesian payment infrastructure provider. Anupam PahujaN “Nium’s growth in APAC reflects our dedication to transforming the global financial landscape.

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Fintech News

MAY 29, 2024

E-wallets are gaining significant traction in Singapore, with predictions indicating they will become the primary payment method by 2027. According to the 2024 Global Payments Report by payment processing company Worldpay, e-wallets are expected to handle over 50% of online spending in Singapore by 2027.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 8, 2024

Thredd , a leading global payments processor, announces the successful launch of LianLian Global’s virtual card program in the APAC market. LianLian Global is a leading cross-border payments company based in China. with their second U.S. client, Spendbase, due to go live in Q4 of this year.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Real-time global payments provider Nium has announced the expansion of its B2B travel payments offering in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 21, 2025

Appointments Global payments platform Ecommpay has appointed Chris Wilson as its new chief financial officer. Australia-founded global payments platform Airwallex has appointed Andrew Balint as VP, marketing, APAC (ex-China).Balint Balint has held senior roles at Afterpay, amaysim, Ola and Optus.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Global payments platform Thredd announced the appointment of Brian Kieley as Chief Client Officer. Kieley, effective immediately, will oversee the client success function globally, managing teams in the UK, Europe, APAC, and the U.S.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Singapore-based fintech firm Lightnet has entered a global partnership with B2B global payments infrastructure-as-a-service provider TransferMate with the aim to enhance cross-border remittance and payment solutions. We aim to enhance our customer experience and remove transaction barriers.

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Fintech News

MAY 7, 2024

Top 100 Cross-Border Payment Companies for 2024, Source: FXC Intelligence, Apr 2024 The Top 100 Cross-Border Payment Companies for 2024 list encompasses companies operating across consumer money transfers and remittances, business-to-business (B2B) payments, e-commerce companies, payment processors, mobile payments players and beyond.

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Finextra

AUGUST 8, 2024

Thredd, a leading global payments processor, announces the successful launch of LianLian Global’s virtual card program in the APAC market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Digital borderless payment platform Wirex , which allows users to pay with both fiat currency and cryptocurrency, has teamed up with Visa to offer the Wirex Visa Travelcard, according to a press release. All of the exchanges from crypto to fiat currency happen before the transaction reaches the Visa network. Customers can get up to 1.5

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Trulioo , an industry-leading identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, today announced its partnership expansion with Airwallex , a leading global payments and financial platform for modern businesses.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

UATP , the global payment network that enables organizations to simplify payment processes and expand their payment capabilities, has announced a new partnership with Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A recent study by global payments service provider FIS found that Singaporeans exhibit significantly higher trust in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) compared to their counterparts in major markets such as Australia, the UK, and the US.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Additionally, it prevents tainted payments from entering the correspondent banking network, thus bolstering security. “ We have a solution to this issue: the LexisNexis Bankers Almanac Validate which verifies global payment data and prevents fraud.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

In the latest Merchants Guide to Navigating Global Payments Regulations, PYMNTS looks at the latest open banking developments in regions like the Asia-Pacific (APAC), the European Union and the United States. How Open Banking And Data Privacy Is Developing In The APAC. Around The Data Protection World. About The Tracker.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Enhancing cross-border payment services for e-commerce merchants in APAC, Unlimit , the global payments fintech has partnered with Shoplazza , the AI-commerce tech firm. China’s e-commerce market is currently the largest worldwide and accounts for nearly 50 per cent of global transactions.

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