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Fintech UNOAsia raises $32.1m in pre-series B round
Fintech UNOAsia raises $32.1m in pre-series B round
It will support efforts to scale up UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines.
Thai broker KKPS, Nasdaq ink deal for banking and brokerage risk platform
KKPS is expected to benefit from a rapid onboarding process.
Embedded finance, partnerships to shape future of SEA fintechs
Digital payments, WealthTechs, and cryptocurrency are also slated for growth.
SG AI fintechs score funding wins amidst fintech investment downturn
This bucked the global trend, where AI fintechs overall clinched less investments.
Funding winter settles upon ASEAN fintechs, but rebound in sight
In the meantime, fintechs can take advantage of the lower valuations and acquire other firms.
ASEAN banks show impressive uptime performance in 2023 – Brankas
The report calls for better customer awareness of disruption and recommends institutions to keep at least a 99% uptime.
KakaoBank expands AI research at ICN10 data centre
Digital Realty's ICN10 data centre was selected for its optimized AI deployments.
Navigating the Fintech Frontier: Key Trends Shaping 2024
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1 in 3 Singaporeans use digital investment apps
There is a desire in the local population to increase private wealth, says UnaFinancial.
BPI doubles GCash e-loading fee
GCash loading via ECPay fee will be charged PHP10 starting March.
Boost-RHB digital bank clinch official approval to commence operations
Boost Bank aims to pave the way for a new era of embedded finance
Vietnam fintech funding plummets 84% in 2023
For the second year in a row there were no late-stage funding rounds.
SEA fintech investments drop 65% to $2b in 2023
Singapore made up over half of the investments, with its fintechs clinching $1.1b in total.
BSP onboards first non-bank e-money issuer in real-time settlement system
OmniPay no longer needs an existing RTGS participant to sponsor their settlement.
Indonesian fintech investments halved in 2023: study
Seed-stage and early-stage funding plummeted during the year.
GCash eyes “biggest IPO” title, overseas expansion in 2024
The Philippines’ biggest payments and mobile wallet floats the possibility of going public soon.
How banks can ensure customer safety in Gen AI adoption
Gen AI is expected to add up to US$340b in new value to banks. But obtaining a slice of this will not be an easy process.
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