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13 Fintech Giants Back Programme Sirius to Promote MSME Sustainability in APAC

Fintech News

These partners include: AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR, China), ANEXT Bank (Singapore), BigPay (Malaysia), bKash (Bangladesh), DANA (Indonesia), GCash (the Philippines), Hipay (Mongolia), Kakao Pay (Republic of Korea), MPay (Macao SAR, China), TNG Digital (Malaysia), TossPay (Republic of Korea), TrueMoney (Thailand), and Zalopay (Vietnam).

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APAC Faced the Most Regulatory Fines in H1’24 Reveals Fenergo in Latest Report

The Fintech Times

This includes know your customer (KYC), sanctions, suspicious activity reports (SARs), and transaction monitoring violations. Meanwhile, penalties specifically for transaction monitoring and SAR breaches, increased to a staggering $30.5million over the last six months, up from $6million.

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8 Most Influential CMOs in Asia Pacific’s Financial Services Sector

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Eight CMOs have been named among the most influential and purposeful marketers in Asia-Pacific (APAC), recognized by Campaign Asia-Pacific and DoubleVerify for their ability to adapt to new technologies, address critical issues such as climate change, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and focus on sustainability.

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Money20/20 Asia Unveils Stellar Lineup: 120+ Speakers and Industry Experts Confirmed

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With four stages and speakers from 15 APAC countries, the show invites exploration of trends, success stories, and investment strategies. The show is further enriched by fintech unicorns like GCash, Bolttech, Fireblocks, and regulatory leaders such as the Bank of Thailand and HKMA of Hong Kong SAR.

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WorldFirst World Account Enables Instant Cross-Border Business Payment Function in Over 200 Markets

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and Europe, WorldFirst supports same-day settlement for payments to markets in the APAC region, including the the Chinese mainland, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR of China, Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and New Zealand, compared to the typical 2-5 days banks in the region usually require. In the U.K.

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Mastercards Uncovers Secrets to Money Management of Affluent Customers in APAC

The Fintech Times

The new study surveyed 29,536 consumers in 23 markets globally, including Australia , Hong Kong SAR and India. In APAC, affluent consumers use even more payment methods, with an average of 7.5 The post Mastercards Uncovers Secrets to Money Management of Affluent Customers in APAC appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Money20/20 ASIA Brings Together Over 200 Influential Speakers in Fintech

The Fintech Times

Speakers from 15 APAC countries will explore the future of finance, celebrating innovation in Southeast Asia across four stages. While fintech unicorns GCash, Bolttech, Fireblocks, and regulatory experts from Bank of Thailand and HKMA of Hong Kong SAR will add to the lively conversations. “Asia, home to 4.7

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