Financial Technology

Robocash Group enters new phase as ‘UnaFinancial’

It plans to expand its services in the financial sector.

Robocash Group enters new phase as ‘UnaFinancial’

It plans to expand its services in the financial sector.

ASIC to take PayPal to court for unreasonable term in SME contracts: Report

The regulator sees it unfair for PayPal to put a penalty over its own overcharging errors.

Alipay+ touches down in the Philippines revealing three new mobile wallets

It will be made available to merchants in Manila and Cebu.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s assets leaps 9.2% YoY in Q2

It boosted its consolidated earnings to IDR23.56t.

Vietnam’s central bank signs into regional cross-boundary payment system

The memorandum includes other central banks such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Regulatory dynamics remain a pressing issue in fintech

Collaborating with traditional banks emerges as central concern in the industry's evolution, as well.

HSBC unveils ETF platform solutions

The bank has collaborated with Calastone to develop an ETF order management system.

Atome Financial, HSBC extend collaboration to support Philippine market

The partnership also plans to boost new consumer financing products.

More cryptocurrency users in India by 2027, to surpass US and UK combined

India is expected to account for 33% of one billion global users in four years.

SkorLife takes $4m seed funding to empower Indonesians with financial literacy

This fintech startup plans to leverage technology to lift the Indonesian market’s potential for better financing.

Asian fintechs to outpace global competitors; China posts tepid growth

S&P Global’s latest report shows Asia’s fintech growth may be gradual for 2023, but small and emerging economies will keep the region steady.

Fintech funding slows to 10-year low as investors tout quality over quantity

Asian fintechs clinched US$5.1b in investments in H1, lower than $45b in H1 2022.

Singapore fintech investments record three-year low in H1

Consolidation drove fintech investments in the payments space, KPMG found.

UnionDigitalBank, Capital A launch embedded finance services in the Philippines

Amongst services to be offered is the “Fly Now, Pay Later” flexible payment option.

E-wallet Nagad reaches 80 million account registers

This was in line with their journey of boosting the region’s SDGs.