Fintech

Making payments invisible is the next competitive edge for businesses

2026-10-27T04:55:28.000Z
They will partner industry players across their respective jurisdictions to develop common approaches for cross-border use of digital money.

Malaysia, Thailand central banks join MAS cross-border payment initiative

2026-10-23T03:58:03.000Z
Lawrence Calcano, CEO of iCapital, says AI now writes 75% of the firm’s code, spanning code generation, testing and quality assurance.

Fintech platform iCapital plans more Singapore hires even as AI takes on 75% of coding work

2026-10-16T01:00:00.000Z
Acquirers closed 12 deals in the first nine months of 2026, including Grab’s US$1.5 billion acquisition of Atome.

South-east Asia fintech funding trebles to US$2.3 billion in 9M 2026 even as deal volume sinks

2026-10-15T07:49:25.000Z
Joe Lu, HeyMax CEO and co-founder, says HeyMax First is the outcome of the aspiration to fly comfortably, cheaper and faster.

HeyMax wants to challenge the miles game with ‘fly now, earn later’ model

2026-10-02T07:05:09.000Z
The bulk of the growth in Syfe’s assets under management has been from existing users, says Dhruv Arora, CEO and founder of the wealth platform.

Syfe crosses S$20 billion AUM mark, tracks growth from investment and trading segments

2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Endowus chairman Samuel Rhee believes the platform being named as a CPF digital adviser was a positive development.
THE LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK

Endowus’ Samuel Rhee on the drive for better financial outcomes for customers

2026-09-11T03:00:00.000Z
The need for multidisciplinary talent is becoming more pressing, with artificial intelligence now more widely used in the financial services industry.

Singapore fintechs struggle to find finance and tech talent

2026-09-03T23:00:00.000Z
DPM Gan Kim Yong says fintech is “a new and emerging industry (that is) also evolving very rapidly with the emergence of AI and frontier technologies”.

MAS to invest S$220 million in fintech innovation, targets frontier tech and talent

2026-08-31T08:30:00.000Z
Critical thinking and strong domain knowledge are among traits that fintechs look for in candidates.

Fintech firms from Airwallex to Revolut are on hiring spree in Singapore amid AI-driven boom

2026-08-26T02:47:42.000Z