Tag: Asia

Village Capital has named the 32 startups, which span Africa, Asia and the Middle East, which have been selected to join its Financial Solutions for Migrants program.

Digital onboarding solution developer Know Your Customer has announced two Singapore-based strategic clients, Volopay and Coda Payments.

Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, has announced it will launch a proof of concept (PoC) pilot programme for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

India-based PrivaSapien has reportedly collected $1min its seed round, which was led by Omidyar Network India.

Singaporean venture capital firm Northstar Group has reportedly hit the $90m first close for its fund with a brand-new investment strategy.

Insurance giant Aviva and financial services company Singlife have launched a new accelerator programme to support the growth of InsurTech startups in Singapore.

Indonesia-based payment and invoicing solution Paper.id has reportedly raised $12m in its Series B funding round, which was led by Go-Ventures.

Cambodian financial institution ABA Bank has become the first bank in the country to launch an instant card issuance kiosk, through a partnership with Compass Plus Technologies.

Privy, a provider of digital trust in Indonesia, has bagged $48m for its Series C funding round, which was led by private equity giant KKR.

Payment and banking infrastructure developer Airwallex has partnered with Asian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Atome.