Philippines’ Security Bank taps ACI Worldwide to modernise payments
ACI’s enterprise payments platform will modernise the bank’s payments infrastructure.
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Tyme Group opts for Mambu’s core banking tech for Philippines’ GoTyme Bank and future banks across Asia
Mambu’s platform enabled a “lift and shift” of Tyme Group’s digital bank concept from South Africa to the Philippines.
New consumer lending fintech Salmon launches in the Philippines
Salmon claims to have over 2,000 customers and over 30 merchant partners for its lending product.
Challenger bank Tonik acquires paytech firm TendoPay
Through the acquisition, Tonik aims to augment its lending portfolio.
GoTyme Bank selects Daon for digital identity verification
The digital bank will utilise Daon’s IdentityX platform for ID authentication.
UnionDigital Bank taps Thought Machine and Callsign to power its mobile app
UnionDigital Bank will deploy Thought Machine’s Vault Core solution and Callsign’s digital ID platform.
RBank picks BPC for paytech revamp and financial inclusion drive
Philippines-based Robinsons Bank (RBank) will implement BPC’s SmartVista payments platform.
UnionBank selects Avaloq to power wealth management platform
The Filipino firm will implement the Avaloq Core Platform.
Fintech start-up Pomelo raises $70m in seed financing
Pomelo’s investors include celebrities The Chainsmokers and The Weeknd.
Singapore’s UNOAsia raises funds ahead of digital bank full launch
The firm is gearing up for the commercial launch of UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines.
ING to wind-up retail banking operations in the Philippines by end of year
The firm will leave the retail banking market in the country before the end of 2022.
Philippines’ Atram taps additiv for digital wealth management tech
Atram’s new digital wealth management platform will utilise additiv’s orchestration engine, DFS.
UNO Digital Bank taps Businessnext to boost customer experience
Businessnext’s automated AI solutions will support the bank’s customer-facing managers.
Payments infrastructure firm Xendit lands $300m Series D round
This latest round brings Xendit’s total funding raised to date to $538 million.
Filipino fintech Voyager Innovations hits unicorn status with $210m raise
The new funding has propelled Voyager’s valuation to nearly $1.4 billion.
Philippines’ PayMongo raises $31m Series B to support nation’s SMEs
The Manila-based start-up has now raised around $46 million in total capital.
Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank invests $100m in digital finance platform Akulaku
Akulaku CEO William Li says the companies share a vision for banking that is “expansive and inclusive”.
Tinkoff Bank launches Russia’s first fully digital mortgage; plans Philippines expansion
“The refinancing and lending process will be extremely simple and 100% digital,” Tinkoff states.
Digital bank Tonik raises $131m, eyes international expansion
Tonik’s Series B equity funding round was led by Japanese banking heavyweight Mizuho Bank.
Philippines’ UnionBank picks Metaco’s Harmonize to manage digital asset operations
Metaco provides security-critical software and infrastructure for the digital asset ecosystem.
Russian digital bank Tinkoff taps Finastra for Asian expansion
Finastra’s Fusion Essence Cloud solution will power the bank’s planned subsidiary in the Philippines.
South African challenger bank Tyme completes $180m Series B with Tencent investment
The investment from Tencent and UK development finance institution CDC brought in an additional $70 million.
Singapore fintech Sleek raises $14m to fund global expansion
The company’s platform acts an ‘operating system’ for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Filipino fintech Mynt secures $300m fundraise at $2bn valuation
Mynt’s most notable subsidiary, GCash, is the archipelago nation’s most popular e-wallet.
Filipino BaaS player Netbank picks Chekk for KYC services
Netbank to integrate Chekk platforms into its white-label offerings for customers and businesses.
Ascend Money becomes Thailand’s first fintech unicorn with $150m fundraise
Thai fintech plans to boost financial inclusion efforts in Southeast Asia.
Payments infrastructure firm Xendit secures $150m funding round
Company plans to expand beyond its Indonesian and Philippines strongholds.
DWG expands into Singapore with remittance app acquisition
Fintech says Singapore will act as a springboard for expansion into North America and Europe.
Russian digital bank Tinkoff plans Philippine expansion
Reports suggest the move is part of a wider strategy to enter the Asian market.
Philippines to close digital bank licence applications as GOtyme gets the nod
Central bank says the window for digital banking licence applications will close on 31 August.
Voyager Innovations raises $167m to power digital banking push
Tech firm aims to provide banking to 38 million customers.
BaaS-based Netbank goes live in the Philippines
Netbank plans to offer a “full range” of banking services to migrating firms.
Philippines grants digital banking licence to Unobank holding company
Unobank aims to bridge the financial inclusion gap in its home country.
UnionBank plans total cloud migration with Amazon Web Services
It aims to be the first entirely cloud-hosted bank in the Philippines.
Pine Labs raises $285m in venture funding to reach $3bn valuation
Merchant payments platform Pine Labs plans regional expansion.
PBCOM goes live on cloud-based Temenos core banking system
Philippine bank first signed for Temenps back in 2012.
Dutch VC Finch Capital snaps up Wirecard’s APAC assets
The purchases were made through Nomu Pay.
Philippines-based neobank Uno boosts AI services with Xebia deal
The prospective bank is pushing its AI capabilities as a unique selling point.
Tyme lands $110m in Series B funding, plans Asia-Pacific expansion
TymeBank looks to expand beyond its South African headquarters.
Philippines neobank Tonik signs credit assessment deal with FinScore
The challenger wants to extend loan applications to more underbanked Filipinos.
