Tag: Philippines

Financial crime regulation in Southeast Asia and Australia is becoming stricter, with regulators introducing clearer frameworks and stronger enforcement. Authorities are responding to threats...

dLocal has announced the acquisition of key regulatory approvals in three significant emerging markets—United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, and the Philippines—marking a major step forward in its global expansion and regulatory positioning.

SaturnX, a Dubai-based stablecoin payments infrastructure company, has raised $3m in a seed funding round.

Atome, a Singapore-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform and a key part of Advance Intelligence Group, has announced a $75m asset-backed financing facility from Lending Ark to support its expansion in the Philippines.

Billease, a leading digital consumer finance app in the Philippines, has mandated Security Bank Capital Investment Corporation to arrange an up to PHP 5 billion ($90m) maiden corporate notes facility. 

Salmon, a leading FinTech firm, operates a licensed bank in the Philippines and is known for its innovative consumer lending products.

Fime and BancNet, two pivotal players in the financial technology sector, have formed a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing instant payment services in the Philippines.

BillEase, a digital consumer finance platform in the Philippines, has announced a significant milestone in its growth trajectory.

Jeff App, a pioneering marketplace for financial inclusion based in Latvia, has successfully raised $2m in late-Seed financing.

Gupshup, known as the world's leading Conversation Cloud, and Tonik Bank, the first digital-only neobank in the Philippines, have joined forces to create a pioneering Generative AI chatbot for the Tonik mobile app.