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Payments make the world go round

Nicole Lim and Jovi Ho
Nicole Lim and Jovi Ho • 31 min read
Payments make the world go round
Amid a funding winter, the payment segment of the wider fintech ecosystem keeps growing for a good reason. But incumbents like Swift are not sitting still. Photo: The Edge Singapore
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Amid a funding winter, the payment segment of the wider fintech ecosystem keeps growing for a good reason. But incumbents like Swift are not sitting still

If you took the bus, bought something online or transferred money to a friend today, you would have played a part in a complex ecosystem that connects the world’s banks and businesses: The payment network.

Each transaction appears simple but belies a multi-layered infrastructure spanning a bevy of payment-related fintech, some of which are headquartered in Singapore.

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