FinTech
January–February 2025
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Southeast Asia fintech funding slips 3% as early-stage deals dry up
Fintech companies in Southeast Asia raised $682m in the first half of 2026, down 3% from the same period a year earlier, according to data from research…
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Singapore captures $535m as Southeast Asia’s fintech hub of choice
Singapore-based fintech firms raised $535m in the first half of 2026, far outpacing every other city in Southeast Asia’s ecosystem,…
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Malaysia’s digital finance drive pushes financial inclusion forward
Malaysia has made digital finance a central pillar of its national growth strategy, according to Bora Lee, Senior Economist at…
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Thailand keeps fintech innovation on a short regulatory leash
Thailand’s fintech sector has reached real maturity in payments and digital lending, even as newer areas like digital assets and…
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Cross-Border Stablecoin B2B Payments Seen Reaching $5 Trillion by 2035
Juniper Research forecasts that cross-border business-to-business stablecoin transactions will surge from $13.4 billion in 2026 to $5 trillion by 2035,…
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ADB Maps a Decade of Blockchain Pilots Across Asia-Pacific
The Asian Development Bank has published a sweeping account of its blockchain experiments across Asia and the Pacific. The report,…