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Tala Establishes a $48.5 Million Loan Channeling Partnership With Maya Bank to Increase Filipinos' Access to Financial Services
Fintech company Tala announced its partnership with Maya Bank, the digital bank leader in the Philippines, marking a significant milestone towards bridging the financial gap for millions of Filipinos.
GCash and Mayani Join Forces to Boost Financial Inclusion in Philippine Agriculture
Finance super app GCash has entered the agrifintech sector through a partnership with Mayani, an agri-fisheries platform connecting smallholder farmers and fishers to buyers.
Grab Enables In-App Cashless Payments Via Fintech MoMo
The integration of MoMo into the Grab app allows MoMo to expand its services on one of the most popular platforms in Vietnam.
Singapore-Based Fintech Tazapay Raises $16.9 Million in Series A Fundraising Round, Led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia
Tazapay plans to use the funds to further scale its business across Asia and expand in other regions where the company is receiving strong demand for its services, such as the Middle East and Europe.
UNO Digital Bank Partners With Trusting Social to Offer Lending Services to Filipino Consumers
By offering a frictionless and friendly lending experience, the firm aims to empower traditionally underserved Filipinos to achieve their goals and bring them into the formal and secure financial ecosystem.
Fintech Innovation Challenge Aims to Help Address the Challenge of Financial Inclusion in Pacific Island Countries
The United Nations Capital Development Fund launched the challenge with the aim to attract local and global fintechs with market-ready solutions to address identified problem statements which represent the challenges faced by Pacific Islands Countries.
Vietnamese Fintech Startup Trusting Social Raises $65m Series C
Trusting Social is an AI fintech company aspiring to democratize financial services through AI-based consumer insights and embedded finance.
Fintech Voyager Raises $210 M to Become Second Philippine 'Unicorn'
Voyager, which serves 47 million people through its consumer platforms that include e-wallet and digital payments, said the fresh capital will fund its digital banking venture and other services like cryptocurrency and micro-investments.
Switzerland and Singapore to Teamup on Fintech
The two countries are looking towards financial sector digitalization. A conference slated for June in Zurich seeks to do just that.
Thailand's Fintech Comes of Age
Ongoing shifts toward e-commerce, digital payments (including contactless), and instant payments have all been significantly boosted during the pandemic with real-time payments surging by 104 percent.