southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the regions that are geographically south of China, east of India and Bangladesh, north of Australia, and west of New Guinea.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Investor Interest in SEA FinTech Sparked by Mobile Shopping, Payments
Investor Interest in SEA FinTech Sparked by Mobile Shopping, Payments
November 24, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

Investor interest in FinTechs in Southeast Asia (SEA) has brought in a record amount of funding, prompted by the pivot to digital-first shopping, payments and...

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Velo Labs, Inception Collaborate on Cross-Border Payments
Velo Labs, Inception Collaborate on Cross-Border Payments
October 27, 2021  |  Global Payments

The cross-border settlement FinTech Velo Labs has launched a partnership with Inception, a Thai firm specializing in cross-border remittances in Southeast Asia.  The two companies...

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IBM, MonetaGo Team Up to Tackle Trade Finance Fraud
IBM, MonetaGo Team Up to Tackle Trade Finance Fraud
October 06, 2021  |  B2B Payments

IBM is partnering with FinTech startup MonetaGo to tackle trade finance fraud, and it will set its sights first on Southeast Asia, according to a...

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Xendit Snags $150M in Series C Funding for SE Asia Digital Payment Infrastructure Enhancements
Xendit Snags $150M in Series C Funding for SE Asia Digital Payment Infrastructure Enhancements
September 15, 2021  |  International

Southeast Asia payments platform Xendit on Tuesday (Sept. 14) finalized a Series C funding round that generated $150 million, in the process cracking the $1...

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Sea Ltd. Will Raise Record-Setting $6.3B in Capital
Sea Ltd. Will Raise Record-Setting $6.3B in Capital
September 09, 2021  |  Investments

eCommerce and gaming company Sea Ltd. hopes to raise $6.3 billion in the largest fundraising effort in Southeast Asia’s history, the second major fundraising effort...

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SMBs Can Leverage a Large Customer’s Better Credit Through Supply Chain Financing
SMBs Can Leverage a Large Customer’s Better Credit Through Supply Chain Financing
September 03, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Like much of the world, Southeast Asian businesses have been hard hit by the Delta variant, including the region’s many ports that are bearing the...

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SPACs Setting Sights On Southeast Asian Startups
SPACs Setting Sights On Southeast Asian Startups
July 16, 2021  |  IPO

Special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have set their sights on Southeast Asia’s late-stage startups, CNBC reported this week. A SPAC is a shell company established to...

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Today In Payments Around The World: UK Gets 100th Tech Unicorn; Investment Heats Up In Middle East, Southeast Asia
Today In Payments Around The World: UK Gets 100th Tech Unicorn; Investment Heats Up In...
June 17, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, the technology industry in the United Kingdom has achieved a significant milestone, while global investment is heating...

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Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils $195 Million In Funding
Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils...
March 25, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, PPRO upped its latest funding round to $270 million, while Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator announced that...

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