Fintech

Why fintech firm Bilt is funding its own original series ‘Roomies’
At the Angelika Film Center in New York earlier this month, 115 people gathered around the theater’s big screen. But it wasn’t to watch a Hollywood film. They came...
New Zealand-based Xero forks out over US.5 billion to buy US fintech firm Melio
New Zealand-based Xero forks out over US$2.5 billion to buy US fintech firm Melio
The deal will be funded through a placement to raise US$1.2 billion, a US$400 million unsecured credit facility, among othersPublished Wed, Jun 25, 2025 · 08:50 AM[BENGALURU] Xero, New...
Statista, TIA to award Singapore’s Top Fintech Companies for 2026
Statista, TIA to award Singapore’s Top Fintech Companies for 2026
FOR the first time, Tech in Asia and global market research firm Statista will recognise Singapore’s top fintech companies.The list will include firms across these sectors: Payments Neobanking Alternate finance Wealth tech Financial planning Digital...
GXS acquires fintech Validus’ Singapore business to boost business banking offerings
GXS acquires fintech Validus’ Singapore business to boost business banking offerings
[SINGAPORE] GXS Bank announced on Monday (Apr 14) that it has acquired digital lending platform Validus Investment’s Singapore business.The all-cash transaction is expected to be completed by Apr 15....
MAS tells fintech platforms to communicate underlying products in investment accounts clearly: sources
MAS tells fintech platforms to communicate underlying products in investment accounts clearly: sources
Consumers should be clear that a fintech platform that offers underlying banking products does not equate to it being a bank[Singapore] Fintech platforms have been told by the Monetary...
Initial MAS review group incentives could pull in regional biotech, fintech players: observers
Initial MAS review group incentives could pull in regional biotech, fintech players: observers
High-growth companies in the technology, healthcare and sustainability-linked industries are potential entrants, tooMARKET watchers believe tax incentives proposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group...
Initial MAS review group incentives could pull in regional biotech, fintech players: observers
MAS review group incentives could pull in regional biotech, fintech players: observers
High-growth companies in the technology, healthcare and sustainability-linked industries are potential entrants, tooMARKET watchers believe tax incentives proposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group...
HSBC sent fintech Stenn into administration over fears about client list
HSBC sent fintech Stenn into administration over fears about client list
HSBC Holdings triggered the shuttering of trade-finance firm Stenn Technologies after uncovering transactions that were supposed to be with key customers but were potentially bogus instead, people familiar with...
HSBC raised fraud alarm that sparked collapse of fintech Stenn
HSBC raised fraud alarm that sparked collapse of fintech Stenn
A FINANCE firm backed by several influential Wall Street investors collapsed last week after HSBC Holdings discovered some of the company’s transactions may have been fraudulent. The UK operating...
MUFG offers to buy WealthNavi for 99.7b yen in fintech push
MUFG offers to buy WealthNavi for 99.7b yen in fintech push
Japan’s biggest bank is seeking to purchase robo-adviser through a tender offer at 1,950 yen a share and make it a wholly owned unitMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to...