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Singapore Fintech Festival 2023
The need for speedy money
The growth of the overall fintech space has been spotty but amid ups and downs, payments are pulling ahead — and for good reason.
November 09, 2023
Fintech
Fintech firm Airwallex boasts 1,213% y-o-y revenue growth for Singapore in 1H2023, names city as global headquarters
The fintech says Singapore is its fastest growing market to date, and a gateway to the region which it has plans to expand into.
November 09, 2023
E-payment
Southeast Asia will see 100% expansion in e-commerce market driven by digital payments, 2C2P commissioned report finds
The report finds SEA, Korea and Japan’s digital economy growing from US$501.7 billion in 2022 to US$914.9 billion in 2027.
October 23, 2023
E-payment
Visa and Global Payments launch mobile tap payments in Singapore
The feature, mobile tap, allows merchants to accept contactless payments without the need of a point-of-sale terminal.
October 03, 2023
Disruption and Digitalisation
Wise and Swift collaborate to expand cross-border payment options globally
The collaboration will help financial institutions provide a greater range of choice to their customers for cross-border payments.
September 19, 2023
Disruption and Digitalisation
Gunning for a licence in Singapore, the payment gateway to Asia Pacific
Fintech payments firm 3S Money guns for a fourth licence in Singapore, while Uruguay's first unicorn dLocal has other plans.
September 07, 2023
Disruption and Digitalisation
More value in pivoting from consumer to business payments
Payment fintechs like Wise and Revolut are trying to get a slice of the SME pie, how are they stacking up against competitors?
September 07, 2023
Fintech
Global and Singapore fintech funding in 1H2023 dropped, but payments and AI remain resilient sectors: KPMG
A cloud of uncertainty continues to weigh on investors, but certain sectors persist, according to KPMG.
August 01, 2023
Fintech
OxPay partners Cambodia’s Pi Pay to explore payments alliance
Pi Pay is backed by Cambodia’s Anco Group, which has extensive holdings in property, infrastructure and hospitality, among others.
September 05, 2022
Zest
Payments revenue to rebound after 5% decline in 2020
Global payments are expected to rebound average 6%-7% p.a. till 2025 after a 5% decline in 2020
October 10, 2021