Asia Payments Research

Oct

Navigating cross-border payments in 2025: Three key considerations for Asia Pacific

The last few years have witnessed a rapidly evolving cross-border payment landscape in Asia Pacific. Across the region, financial institutions and FinTechs have made significant headway in areas like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and real-time payments. However, several challenges remain that impede further progress. Potential CBDC fragmentation, legacy systems,…

Aug

Asia Payments Research

How successful is Airwallex?

Airwallex, a plucky Tencent-backed B2B payments company founded in Australia, said on Aug. 15 that it has surpassed US$100 billion in annual processing volume, a 73% annual increase. The company, which has moved its corporate headquarters several times since its 2015 founding and is now based in Singapore, said it…

Aug

Asia Payments Research

Mynt is on a roll

Ant Group and Globe-backed Mynt, which operates the e-wallet GCash, is on a roll. Long one of the most valuable startups in the Philippines, it this month saw its valuation increase to US$5 billion – more than doubling its previous valuation of US$2 billion that it reached in 2021 –…

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