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Alternative Airlines partners Atome for flexible payments in Asia

News | Online Payments | 03 Feb 2023

Global flight search and booking website, Alternative Airlines, has announced a new strategic partnership with Atome, a BNPL provider, to offer flexible payment options to travellers in Asia.

BNPL, partnership, travel payments, online payments, instalment payments, platform, online platform, local payment method, cryptocurrency, e-wallet, digital wallet, merchant, merchants, merchant onboarding

Tencent to provide metaverse building services in Asia

News | Cryptocurrencies | 24 Feb 2023

China-based software and tech company Tencent has announced its metaverse service suite targeted at Asian countries such as Singapore and Thailand.

metaverse, web3, product launch, virtual asset

Mastercard and Vesta offer digital fraud detection solutions for Asia Pacific

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 27 Feb 2023

Mastercard has partnered with fraud protection platform Vesta to deliver innovative fraud management solution for merchants in Asia Pacific.

chargebacks, ecommerce, MasterCard, fraud prevention, cybersecurity

Coda Payments partners with KYC

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 28 Feb 2023

Cross-border payments and solution provider Coda Payments has partnered with RegTech provider KYC to deliver straight-through corporate onboarding across APAC.

partnership, KYC, KYB, AML, fraud management, fraud prevention, fraud detection, compliance

ShopeePay becomes a payment option for Apple services

News | Mobile Payments | 17 Mar 2023

Singapore-based mobile wallet ShopeePay has gotten integrated as a payment method for Apple services in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

digital wallet, mobile payments, Apple, online payments, digitalisation, payment methods

Kredivo raises USD 270 mln in series D

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 24 Mar 2023

Kredivo Holdings, the Singapore-based parent company of Kredivo and Krom Bank Indonesia, has raised USD 270 million in a series D round led by Japan’s Mizuho Bank.

funding, investment, fintech, BNPL

Allianz Trade forms partnership with Bueno.money in APAC

News | Payments General | 05 Apr 2023

Insurance company Allianz Trade has ventured into the Asia Pacific B2B ecommerce space and partnered with B2B BNPL company Bueno.money.

BNPL, B2B payments, lending, partnership, ecommerce

Mastercard, Vesta improve fraud protection for MPGS

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 15 May 2023

Mastercard has integrated the solutions of transaction guarantee company Vesta into Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS) to improve fraud protection for ecommerce merchants.

partnership, fraud prevention, cybersecurity, payments , ecommerce, merchants, financial crime, data analytics, omnichannel payments solution, risk management, checkout, transaction fraud, online fraud, online shopping, fintech, chargebacks

Asian Clearing Union agrees to settle trade in local currencies

News | Payments General | 07 Jul 2023

All members of the Asian Clearing Union have agreed to move towards local currency settlement in a bid to reduce dependence on the US dollar.

partnership, trade finance, settlement, transactions

Zurich APAC launches Zurich Edge, a digitally embedded insurance suite

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 19 Jul 2023

Switzerland-based insurance group Zurich has launched Zurich Edge, offering a digital suite of technology capabilities and insurance expertise across the company’s Asian markets.

embedded finance, product launch, insurance, digitalisation, API

Visa: Embedded finance to be a USD 242 bln opportunity in APAC by 2025

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 27 Jul 2023

In November 2022 Visa has commissioned a study which revealed that embedded finance will unlock USD 242 billion in revenue by 2025 across SMBs and consumer segments in APAC.

embedded finance, study, SMEs, lending, SME lending

Ant Group expands cross-border payment services for Asian Games 2023

News | Payments General | 14 Aug 2023

Ant Group has offered multiple cross-border digital payment options for travellers at the Asian Games, an Olympics-style sport event for Asian countries in 2023.

Alipay, mobile payments, digital wallet, cross-border payments, travel payments

Musoni System partners with Brankas

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 16 Aug 2023

Cloud banking and digitalisation partner for microfinance Musoni System has partnered with Open Finance company Brankas to enhance credit scoring and corporate financing in Asia.

partnership, banking, fintech, Open Finance, Open Banking, API, financial services, digital banking, cloud, financing , embedded finance, paytech

YouTrip integrates with Apple Pay

News | Mobile Payments | 17 Aug 2023

YouTrip, a multi-currency digital wallet, has integrated with Apple Pay aiming to provide users a smooth user experience and enhanced financial benefits.

digital wallet, contactless payments, mobile payments, Tap-to-Pay

Central Banks of Indonesia and Singapore begin trial on cross-border payments

News | Mobile Payments | 18 Aug 2023

Indonesia’s central bank has announced the start of a trial of cross-border QR code payments with Singapore.

cross-border payments, QR code, QR payments, contactless payments, COVID-19

Standard Chartered and Allen & Overy publish payment guideline

News | Payments General | 06 Sep 2023

International banking group Standard Chartered, in collaboration with Allen & Overy, has published a payment guideline outlining payment regulatory frameworks. 

regulation, payments , digital payments, cross-border payments

Crunchfish and LISNR enable offline payments acceptance

News | Mobile Payments | 06 Sep 2023

Sweden-based tech company Crunchfish has partnered with proximity solution provider LISNR to offer a turn-key proximity-based payment solution for banks and merchants.

mobile payments, NFC, QR code, digital payments, checkout optimisation , partnership

Funding Societies raises USD 27 mln to support SMEs in SouthEast Asia

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 26 Sep 2023

Singapore-based digital finance platform Funding Societies has secured USD 27 million in debt funding to bridge the credit gap for SMEs in SouthEast Asia.

funding, lending, financing , SMEs, cash flow

Network International partners with Codebase Technologies

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 29 Sep 2023

Digital banking tech provider Codebase Technologies has announced a partnership with digital commerce enabler Network International to launch a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution in the Levant region.

partnership, banking, fintech, BaaS, API, digitalisation, KYC, digital wallet, payments , neobanks

Fime Asia receives accreditation from Visa

News | Payments General | 11 Oct 2023

Fintech Fime Asia has received its accreditation from Visa to support vendors in validating the Level 2 compliance of their contactless payment terminals. 

payments , payments infrastructure, certification, Open Banking, compliance, payment methods