Digital banking group Tyme has raised $77.8 million in a pre-Series C capital raise. The Singapore-headquartered firm will use the new funding to continue growing its operations in South...
The Hong Kong arm of banking giant HSBC has launched a B2B transaction financing tool. The new offering lets B2B sellers on online platforms offer customers extended payment terms,...
Cryptocurrency, which once aimed to democratize finance, finds itself operating across an increasingly fragmented landscape. The sector’s former goals of global connectivity are now being...
China has reportedly heightened scrutiny of “deepfake” tech amid a rise in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven fraud. Worries about the potential for AI to assist in...
The Asia-Pacific region is poised to become a major area of growth for U.S. and U.K. merchants in the next three years, especially for specialty...
Visa has selected seven startups for its 2023 Visa Accelerator Program in Asia Pacific. Selected from among 450 applicants, the seven startups are Dowsure (Mainland China), Doxa Holdings (Singapore), Kadmos (Germany), Pi-xcels (Singapore), Playbux (Thailand), Transpure (India) and Twid (India), Visa said in a...
Samsung is reportedly working with the Bank of Korea on a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The consumer tech firm has signed an agreement known as a memorandum...
Mastercard will soon offer Vesta’s fraud protection solutions to eCommerce merchants in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. As part of an expanded fraud detection partnership, Vesta’s Payment Guarantee and Payment Protect will...
Stripe and WhatsApp have partnered to enable Singapore businesses to accept payments in WhatsApp chats. With Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout integrated into WhatsApp, Singapore...