Financial Technology

JuanHand embeds loans in Shopee, TikTok Shop

JuanHand embeds loans in Shopee, TikTok Shop

The lending app only requires an ID, a smartphone, and an internet connection.
2 days ago

Philippine lending app JuanHand, Netbank team up to offer business loans

The loans will be tailored to the businesses’ specific needs, the two fintechs said.
3 days ago

MoneyHero partners with BPI to expand credit card offerings

Users can compare more than 20 credit card options in MoneyHero’s platform.

Fintech investments slated for revival on more digital asset deals

Deal value for crypto, blockchain, and digital assets hit just shy of $1b in 2024.

Hong Kong’s uFinance offers student loans to college students

They can borrow up to $21,050 per semester, at an interest rate of 6%.

HK’s card payment market to grow 11% in 2025

Credit cards accounted for 77.7% of the overall card payment value in 2024.

Fintech Aspire, Visa launch corporate card for Hong Kong’s SMBs

Globally, 4 in 5 small and medium businesses are looking to sell overseas.

Loan matching platform Lendela names new CFO, CTO

Lendela is planning to scale business across Hong Kong and APAC.

Fintech JuanHand disbursed $772m in over 20 million loans

The fintech’s average repeat rate is at 90%.

EWA fintech Payd raises $400,000 in seed extension round

Its Malaysian partners include McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Banyan Tree.

Ant International names Jiang-Ming Yang as chief innovation officer

Yang led development of A+ Rewards, CoPilot, and EasySafePay for Antom.

Weixin Pay users flock to Hong Kong, Japan for Spring Festival holiday

The use of promotions or “mini programs” doubled in Japan.

Asia’s fintech transactions to reach $19t by 2025: UnaFinancial

Asian fintech transactions reached $16.8t in 2024, according to the report.

SG, Indonesia FinTech startups funding decline in 2024

Singapore tech startups raised $2.1b whilst Indonesia funding declined by 75%.

Alipay+ now connects over 1.6 billion users of 35 e-wallets, banks

The platform recently welcomed Kaspi.kz and BigPay.

Airwallex expands to Brazil, Mexico

It finalized the acquisition of MexPago and obtained a license in Brazil.