Fintech
Funding Societies, Foodpanda disburse US$242K to small businesses
The digital financing platform and food delivery marketplace partner offer short-term digital financing solutions for registered merchants.
Fasset cleared to operate in Labuan by LFSA
The UK-based digital asset gateway has received authorisation from the Labuan Financial Services Authority to commence digital asset business operations from the country.
Indonesia’s wagely raises US$5.6mil in strategic round
Led by Integra Partners, the funding will be used to accelerate the startup’s Early Wage Access platform.
UNObank secures digital banking license in the Philippines
The Singapore-headquartered fintech company has been granted a digital banking licence to operate in the Philippines
Merchantrade selects IDEMIA to enhance customer onboarding
The Malaysian fintech company has selected the France-headquartered augmented identity provider to enhance customer onboarding on its mobile-enabled services.
ShopeePay records 500K eBelia claims within one day
The e-wallet saw a large number of successful claims as part of the eBelia programme that provides financial aid to students aged between 18 and 20.
Axiata, RHB formalise joint bid for a digital banking license
Both parties have signed a MoU to expand and deepen collaborations between both parties, including making a joint bid for the digital banking license under Bank Negara Malaysia.
Stripe, GrabPay tie-up gives options for SEA businesses
The payments platform has partnered GrabPay to enable Malaysian and Singaporean businesses offer GrabPay as an online payment method.
Fintech can help bridge the SME financing gap, but there’s still room to play: Top in Tech
Cash flow remains an issue during the Covid-19 era. Can this be a gap that fintech can fill? The latest Top in Tech Talk finds an answer.
FIKRA: Malaysia's idea to accelerate Islamic fintech
Applications open, solutions demonstrated at SCxSC conference 2021
Despite projected US$4 tril Islamic finance assets, only 400 Islamic fintechs
