Asia Payments Research

Oct

TransferWise begins to carve out a niche in Asia

TransferWise is one of the few European fintechs making inroads in Asia. That’s because the UK-based firm has a coherent Asia strategy: Enhance payments of every stripe – cross-border, domestic, real-time, credit card, e-wallet and more – and enable its partners to integrate the TransferWise open API directly into their…

Oct

Asia Payments Research

Afterpay is on a hot streak

Australia’s Afterpay is riding high on the BNPL boom sweeping its home market, the United Kingdom and United States. Afterpay is valued at US$23 billion, while its share price has risen about 960% since the ASX bottomed out in March. Both the UK and U.S. are key growth drivers for…

Oct

Asia Payments Research

Is Airwallex defying gravity?

Airwallex is among a handful of loss-making fintech unicorns that has continued to raise vast sums from investors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Established in Australia in 2015 and now headquartered in Hong Kong, Airwallex is set on a bold path of international expansion and plans to use the US$40 million…

Contact Info

Asia Payments Research