Payments Research

Oct

How is BNPL developing in Southeast Asia?

Buy now, pay later is taking the payments world by storm in Europe, the United States and Australia. Firms like Klarna, Afterpay, Sezzle and PayPal (with its “Pay in 4” product) are tapping strong consumer demand for interest-free installment payments. In Southeast Asia, however, BNPL remains at a nascent stage.…

Oct

Asia Payments Research

Ant Group’s global prospects hinge on Southeast Asia

Ant Group’s IPO is a big deal. In fact, the listing is expected to raise US$34 billion, would make it the biggest IPO of all time. Ant’s valuation based on the pricing will be roughly US$313 billion, similar to Mastercard (US$319 billion) and JPMorgan Chase (US$309 billion). Can Ant justify…

Oct

Asia Payments Research

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…

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