Singapore fintech

Aleta’s fintech solution allows local and regional SMEs to issue custom Visa cards 

The full authorisation follows an earlier in-principle approval granted by MAS in late 2024.

GIC-backed Coda Payments secures MAS major payment institution licence

Through YouTrip Family, the fintech is looking to gain insights into the habits of future spenders.

YouTrip plans entry into two more markets, launches new family offering in Singapore

For South-east Asia, payments are the critical foundation for cross-border digital growth.
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Wenny Lim, HomePay co-founder and COO, says the app "protects millions of dollars in renovation payments weekly because renovation contracts are not small in value”.

Local fintech startup HomePay looks to bring greater security to Singapore’s renovation industry

From left: MetaComp co-president Tin Pei Ling, chairman Bai Bo and co-president Eddie Hui. The company says it achieved full-year net profitability in 2025.

Backed by Alibaba, Singapore’s MetaComp aims to be ‘Asia’s Revolut’ for businesses

This funding will help with the further automation of Validus' supply-chain financing platform, says Nikhilesh Goel, its co-founder and group CEO.

Validus raises US$30 million Series D round led by Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah

Lucy Liu, co-founder and president of Airwallex, says a second headquarters in the US will help grow its US business.

Airwallex raises US$330 million Series G funding round led by Addition

Grab president and chief operating officer Alex Hungate says: "In our business, the margins are very small, and therefore to make money, you’ve got to be very big."

M&A always on the radar as bigger players ‘tend to win’: Grab COO Alex Hungate

From left: Lionel Wong, CEO of Gprnt; Lee Bing Yi, partner at PwC Singapore;  Lee Yee Fung, chief smart technologies and sustainability officer at SBF; and Lim Keum Keow, director at Sustainability Alliance.

3 in 4 SMEs have yet to go green due to financial and time constraints, lack of expertise: study