Asia Payments Research

Apr

BNPL competition in Southeast Asia heats up

The buy now, pay later frenzy is moving from the advanced economies into emerging markets with Southeast Asia a hotspot. Given the rapid growth of fintech in the region and lack of credit card penetration in most countries it is relatively easy for BNPL to make inroads. In fact, BNPL…

Mar

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Airwallex reaches for the stars

Nobody can accuse Airwallex of having modest ambitions. The Australia-founded and Hong Kong-based unicorn just raised another US$100 million in an extended Series D round at a valuation of US$2.6 billion. The U.S.’s Greenoaks was the lead investor. The cross-border payments upstart plans to use the capital injection to expand…

Mar

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Commonwealth Bank throws its hat in Australia’s BNPL ring

Can buy now, pay later (BNPL) get any hotter in Australia? Judging by Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) foray into the market, yes, it can. CBA’s move comes less than two weeks after PayPal announced it would enter the market. CBA is the first of Australia’s big four banks to…

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