southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the regions that are geographically south of China, east of India and Bangladesh, north of Australia, and west of New Guinea.

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Southeast Asia’s SMB FinTechs Score Big
Southeast Asia’s SMB FinTechs Score Big
August 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Although funding for the B2B FinTech market appears to be in a summer slumber, this week’s roundup shows a clear winner: Southeast Asia’s alternative SMB...

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Vietnam Startup Funding Jumps 90 Pct. YOY
Vietnam Startup Funding Jumps 90 Pct. YOY
July 24, 2019  |  Investments

Startup companies in Vietnam, ranging from FinTech to logistics and artificial intelligence, are attracting a record amount of venture capital money in the country, according...

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Visa Backs GO-JEK For Cashless Payments In Southeast Asia
Visa Backs GO-JEK For Cashless Payments In Southeast Asia
July 17, 2019  |  Investments

As Go-Jek continues its ongoing Series F fundraising, Visa has jumped onboard as both investor and collaborator. The two companies are working together to offer...

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PayU Acquires Red Dot To Move Into SE Asia
PayU Acquires Red Dot To Move Into SE Asia
July 05, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Naspers-owned FinTech PayU is pushing into Southeast Asia with a deal to acquire a majority stake in Singapore-based Red Dot Payment. Naspers specializes in developing...

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Razer Gaming Company Teams With Visa For Online Payments
Razer Gaming Company Teams With Visa For Online Payments
June 24, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Razer, a gaming hardware company based in Singapore, has partnered with Visa to offer a prepaid card that will let the company’s 60 million users...

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Grab Considered Buying Payments Provider 2C2P
Grab Considered Buying Payments Provider 2C2P
June 13, 2019  |  South East Asia

In a sign of Grab’s ambitions in the financial services space, the Singapore ride-hailing firm reportedly had discussions to acquire payments provider 2C2P Pte. Unnamed sources...

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Citi Teams With Grab On Co-Branded Credit Cards
Citi Teams With Grab On Co-Branded Credit Cards
June 11, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Citigroup is teaming up with Grab, the ride-hailing startup out of Singapore, to roll out co-branded credit cards. Reuters, citing Gonzalo Luchetti, Citi’s head of...

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Grab’s Superapp Ecosystem and Why It Works
Grab’s Superapp Ecosystem and Why It Works
April 19, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Ankur Mehrotra, managing director and head of financial services for Grab, still gets emotional when talking about the drivers and their dreams of owning cars....

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Grab Talks To Ant, PayPal About Spinning Out FinTech Unit
Grab Talks To Ant, PayPal About Spinning Out FinTech Unit
March 29, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Grab, the ride-hailing startup, is in discussions with Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of Alibaba and PayPal, about spinning out Grab Financial Group. According to...

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