Pepperstone is an award-winning online global forex and contract for differences (CFD) broker founded in 2010. Headquartered in Australia, the group is regulated in 8 jurisdictions. Committed to providing a premium trading experience for its clients globally, Pepperstone offers access to […]
Tazapay is a cross-border payments specialist, facilitating seamless and secure international transactions for a wide range of global merchants. Based in Singapore, Tazapay accepts payments from 173 countries across a diverse array of payment rails and channels. These span local […]
The Asia-Pacific region (APAC) plays a hugely prominent role in global trade. Home to nine out of ten of the world’s busiest ports, the region’s shipping industry is expected to generate $3.6 trillion by 2030. With this growth, however, shipping […]
Hafnia is a shipping company specializing in the transportation of energy commodities such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. It combines a wealth of industry expertise with a modern fleet of approximately 200 vessels designed for efficient and safe transportation, […]
In a year with 40+ national elections and a volatile geopolitical outlook, there is an intense focus on the challenge of corruption. How should compliance teams respond?
In 1992, Singapore criminalized money laundering under the Drug Trafficking (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (DTA). However, due to criticism of the DTA’s limited scope, criminalizing only drug-related offenses as money laundering – an amendment to the legislation was introduced in […]
Founded in 2017, Beem is a free mobile payment app with over 1.5 million customers in Australia. It specializes in facilitating peer-to-peer transactions, storing loyalty cards, moving money between accounts, and enabling purchases. To date, Beem has processed over $1 […]
Founded in 2014, Banxa is a leading infrastructure provider enabling businesses to embed cryptocurrency infrastructure into their platforms. Having processed billions of dollars in transactions, Banxa plays a vital role in onboarding companies and users to crypto through an extensive […]
Like other member countries of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Australia’s KYC requirements comprise a core part of the country’s anti-money laundering and combatting terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regime. Australia’s KYC requirements are aligned with the FATF’s standards, ensuring firms […]
An award-winning FinTech that provides Southeast Asians with a full suite of financial services, BigPay partnered with ComplyAdvantage for customer screening and transaction monitoring. The firm operates in Malaysia and Singapore, offering more than 1.4 million users services such as […]
The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippines’ central bank, has released a memorandum reminding financial institutions it regulates (BSFIs) of their customer due diligence (CDD) obligations concerning politically exposed persons (PEPs). The memo clarifies the definition of a PEP […]
From navigating regulatory complexities to coming up against fierce competition with limited financial resources, early-stage fintechs face an array of challenges. And yet, despite these hurdles, startups play a crucial role in improving the fintech ecosystem with their disruptive ideas […]
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