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HitPay eyes bigger share of traveller payments via QR
HitPay eyes bigger share of traveller payments via QR
Borderless QR lets tourists pay in home wallets with local settlement.
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Asia fintech hits $1.7b as global investment slump deepens
Region closed 150 transactions placing third behind US and Europe.
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SEA leads fintech density as Asia gap widens
Singapore recorded 619 fintech companies per 1 million people.
APAC fintech market locks 76.6% share in mobile apps
Merchants shift to smartphone terminals in hawker centres and wet markets to cut hardware costs.
Vietnam fintech posts 17.8% CAGR through 2034
Internet access reached 79% of the population in 2023, boosting digital payment demand.
India bank credit hits $2.4t amidst fintech boom
Formal banking reach expanded to 569.3 million Jan Dhan accounts by early November 2025.
Retail holds 71% of APAC fintech market in 2025
Enterprise users to expand at 25.47% annually through 2031.
Asia-Pacific fintech to hit $348.1b by 2031
The market will be driven by mobile-first usage and open API payment rails.
Fintech expands SME credit as 72.9% see growth impact
SMEs make up over 90% of businesses across Asia yet face constrained traditional financing.
APAC fintech funding slumps 52% as VC investment craters
Total fintech funding reached $19.4b across 1,675 deals in 2022 before sliding.
Fintech Fingular secures $10m credit line for Malaysia expansion
The funding will also be used to strengthen operational capacity.
Banks pour into digital asset infrastructure, Sygnum says
Self custody could shift $300b off platforms by end 2026.
Millenials, Gen Z to lead fintech adoption in Southeast Asia by 2030
Adoption could rise to 79% by 2030 from 65% in 2024.
SEA fintech funding drop 23% to $1.6b in 2024
This is 75% lower than the funding it got in 2022.
Ant Int’l sees growth in 4 divisions, Alipay+ holds 1.6 billion users
Cross-border transactions processed via Alipay+ tripled year-on-year in 2024.
BEA and IDA launch HKD-pegged stablecoin
The initiative includes a trial involving a local payment gateway.
Wise gains direct access to PH’s InstaPay and PhilPaSS Plus
This enables over 63% of all Wise transactions to be completed instantly, with an average fee of 0.62%.
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