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Singapore’s ANEXT Bank Reports Doubling of Its MSME Clients

Fintech News

ANEXT Bank, a digital wholesale bank based in Singapore and a subsidiary of Ant International, has reported a substantial increase in its micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) customer base. ANEXT Bank continues to focus on serving the underserved MSMEs. ” said Toh Su Mei, CEO of ANEXT Bank.

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SFF 2024 Awards Highlights Fintech Innovation with Updated Categories, New AI Focus

Fintech News

The Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) has announced the finalists for its 2024 Fintech Excellence Awards, organised in partnership with the Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) and supported by PwC Singapore. Each day, approximately 500 micro and small business owners use their app to apply/request for a business loan.

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HSBC Supports Funding Societies With Third Credit Facility to Support APAC Businesses

The Fintech Times

Southeast Asian digital finance platform for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Funding Societies , has signed its third credit facility with HSBC under its ASEAN Growth Fund. The post HSBC Supports Funding Societies With Third Credit Facility to Support APAC Businesses appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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What are Developing Countries Doing to Improve Access to Finance?

The Fintech Times

Now encapsulating a focus on societal impact and the environment, the term ‘fintech for good’ has evolved from its initial meaning of charity. This July, we are on the hunt to find out how the fintech industry is doing ‘good’ for local communities and the world, revealing current and future plans to make change. “2.

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Micro-Businesses? Major Role In SMB Banking Disruption

PYMNTS

Solopreneur, independent contractor, freelancer, gig worker – regardless of the name, micro-business owners can largely agree that, when it comes to traditional banking, they’re often left out in the cold. “Over the last 10 or 15 years, we’ve seen a lot of micro-businesses emerge that do a lot with fewer people.

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13 Southeast Asian Fintechs Among CNBC’s Global Top 250 List

Fintech News

13 fintech companies from Southeast Asia have been named among this year’s top 250 fintech companies worldwide, recognized for their growth and significant impact on the global fintech landscape. These companies are featured on the World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

In an interview at CB Insights’ 2019 Future of Fintech conference, CFO and CPO William Gaybrick indicated that businesses are more constrained by developer resources than by capital. In the same way that Square built a payment-centric ecosystem for brick-and-mortar SMBs and micro-merchants, Stripe has reinvented online payment acceptance.