February 22, 2022
Filipino Payments Firm PayMongo Raises $31M
Online B2B payments firm PayMongo has raised $31 million in a Series B funding round led by JAM Fund, a venture capital firm led by Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen. According...
February 18, 2022
Lawmaker Urges Philippines Central Bank to Push for Lower Fees
Philippines’ Sen. Grace Poe is turning to the country’s central bank to request that it help appeal to financial institutions to lower digital and eWallet fees as one way to...
February 15, 2022
DeFi Could Be Divided Into Regulated and Unregulated Sectors
Decentralized finance (DeFI) could get split into regulated and unregulated segments as watchdogs determine the sector’s risk, according to a report by Fitch Ratings, the New York-based credit rating agency....
January 28, 2022
Zomato Adds Minority Stakes in UrbanPiper, Adonmo Through NBFC
India-based food delivery app Zomato has unveiled an unnamed, non-banking financial company (NBFC) and invested in ad technology firm Adonmo and B2B software platform UrbanPiper Technology, part of its quest...
January 27, 2022
Expanding Payments Choice Playbook Shows Digital Shift in Payroll Sector
In this era of instant gratification, it’s no surprise that digital payments are becoming more popular every day and that we’re seeing the traditionally stodgy and stuffy financial sector embrace...
January 25, 2022
Thai Authorities Plan to Regulate Crypto Payments
Thailand’s financial authorities will scrutinize the use of cryptocurrency and other digital assets when they’re used to pay for goods and services, the Bank of Thailand, Ministry of Finance and...
January 20, 2022
Mortgage Lending Gets Its Digital, Real Time Payouts Makeover
Nowhere is the digitization of disbursements more important than payroll. Businesses can also reap benefits in terms of efficiency and reliability with digital, cloud-based payroll systems. In a competitive talent...
January 12, 2022
Valley Bank on Overcoming the Hurdles to Instant Payments
Interest in instant payments is growing across the U.S. banking sector, but limited infrastructure and a lack of standardization is hindering payment choices and traceability. In the Disbursements Tracker, Valley...
January 06, 2022
AFG Expands into the Philippines with JazzPay Acquisition
ASEAN Fintech Group (AFG), the Singapore-based venture capital company, has acquired JazzyPay, the digital payments provider valued at $1.8 million, AFG announced on Thursday (Jan. 6). JazzyPay allows businesses to...