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Fintech

Companies & Markets

South-east Asia fintech funding dips to US$682 million in H1 2026: Tracxn report

2026-07-21T04:46:33.000Z
MoMo has grown from a mobile payments platform into a financial services app spanning payments, consumer lending, insurance, savings, investment and merchant tools in Vietnam’s fast-growing economy.
Asean Business

Blackstone, CVC and MUFG among bidders for stake in Vietnam’s fintech firm MoMo: sources

2026-07-06T12:55:38.000Z
Expansion interest in South Korea has jumped to around 50% of respondents from 21% a year earlier.
Banking & Finance

Global financial firms plan Asia expansion, pivoting to South Korea amid caution on China and India, survey shows

2026-06-30T06:01:12.000Z
Mynt offers investors exposure to a population of more than 110 million people who are increasingly using digital payments rather than cash.
Banking & Finance

GCash owner seeks up to 92.3 billion pesos in record Philippine IPO

2026-06-26T05:20:57.000Z
Airwallex’s Apac general manager Arnold Chan says that the company is not constrained by arbitrary timelines, and will list when the factors are right.
Startups

Airwallex raises US$320 million Series H round, aims to be IPO-ready this year

2026-06-25T11:30:00.000Z
Meta has made several investments in India over the past few years, one of its most important markets and a major hub for WhatsApp.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta taps new WhatsApp boss as part of US$900 million investment into GIC-backed Indian startup

2026-06-23T02:10:06.000Z
Longbridge Group notes that Singapore provides the ideal platform from which it can deliver its services to investors across Asia and beyond.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Online brokerage Longbridge opens Singapore office at Asia Square Tower 2

2026-06-19T09:48:38.000Z
GCash, owned by mobile payment firm Mynt, is now the Philippines' largest platform for cashless transactions. 
Asean Business

Fintech titans GCash and Maya test IPO goals as Philippine market thins

2026-06-16T00:51:44.000Z
Super-apps such as Alipay are already plugged into every aspect of daily life in China.
Banking & Finance

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group set for high-stakes overhaul of billion-user Alipay

2026-06-15T01:51:22.000Z
A Japanese ruling party panel called for promoting usage of yen-based stablecoins for settlement in Asia.
Banking & Finance

Japan’s largest banks to jointly issue stablecoins by March 2027

2026-06-10T01:51:56.000Z
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