Payments
SoftBank’s PayPay keeps dual listing on table after solid US IPO
The payments app has amassed 72 million users
Backed by Alibaba, Singapore’s MetaComp aims to be ‘Asia’s Revolut’ for businesses
With its focus on transaction banking, fintech firm sees itself as builder of broader industry’s infrastructure
PayPay, SoftBank raise US$879.8 million in payments firm’s US IPO
As at December, the number of digital payment users exceeds 72 million in a country of roughly 123 million
How a company is building AI that does more than answer questions
As artificial intelligence starts driving decisions, finance teams need systems that reason and act – not just report, explains Airwallex’s global vice-president of Data and AI Timothy Wong
Brazilian payments unicorn Ebanx focuses on Asia-Pacific with upcoming Singapore headquarters
Firm expects total payment volume growth of 30% in the region this year
‘We want to be a dominant player’: DBS targets S$100 billion in cross-border flows by 2030
The lender plans to roll out same-day outbound remittances from China by the second half of 2026
Singapore’s digital payments set to hit US$113.7 billion by 2030, cementing regional lead
Gen Z and millennial consumers are driving the shift towards cashless transactions in the city-state
How AI is transforming Singapore consumers’ shopping habits
Study finds that shoppers want seamless shopping across multiple platforms and demand greater payment flexibility
Apple Tap to Pay launches in Singapore, allows merchants to use iPhones as contactless payment terminals
Payment platforms Adyen, Revolut, Stripe among first to offer Tap to Pay. Grab will join in 2026.
Can B2B payments in APAC finally match the speed of consumer transactions?
Payments network Mastercard seeks to modernise commercial payments with embedded finance solutions and partnerships
