Maya Kept the Smart Padala Counter. It Closed the Padala.
On March 17, 2026, Maya Center stopped offering remittance. That was the service its agent network was built on. Its
Fintech
Saladin Sold 10 Million Tiny Policies. Its Next Bet Runs on Commission.
Vietnam’s best-known insurtech built its name on parcel cover and motorbike policies sold inside other people’s apps. Its new money
GCash’s Face Scan Proves Who You Are. It Can’t Prove You Weren’t Tricked.
GCash has spent three years pushing selfie checks deeper into its app. The move answers the regulator and the IPO
Manulife Raised Its Guarantee. The Market Raised Its Faster.
Manulife Philippines is selling its fourth edition of Wealth Guarantee in 22 months, now with a 5% guaranteed payout. The
GCash Built Its AI Money Coach in the Wrong Tab
Pera Coach is free, speaks several Philippine languages, and was built with Microsoft’s support. It also lives where GCash sells
Igloo Is Selling Insurers Speed. Turbo Was Built to Fix Igloo’s Margins.
Igloo pitches Turbo, its no-code insurance core, as a way for insurers to launch products in days. Its own filings
DBS Didn’t Tokenise Gold for Gold Buyers
Singapore savers could already buy gold on a banking app at any hour, from a third of a gram. DBS’s
Xendit Just Bought the Slowest Payment Method in the Philippines
Five years after quietly investing in a 16-year-old cash-payment gateway, Xendit finally folded it in. The deal reveals more about
Visa Doesn’t Want Your Business. It Wants to Be Underneath It.
In eight months, Visa Direct got wired into GCash, RCBC, and BPI, three competitors who now share the same invisible
Sun Life Skipped the Checkup. It Kept the Sales Call.
EasyLink Protect removes the medical exam and the paperwork from buying life insurance in the Philippines. It does not remove
The Old Data Behind Southeast Asia’s New Insurtech Winners
A close read of how PasarPolis, Igloo, bolttech, Qoala, GCash, Grab, and a farmer cooperative called CLIMBS turned checkout screens,
Inside the Playbook Behind Southeast Asia’s Profitable Fintechs
Every quarter, another Southeast Asian fintech announces a raise, a license, or a “record” user number. Most of that noise
Maya Kept the Smart Padala Counter. It Closed the Padala.
On March 17, 2026, Maya Center stopped offering remittance. That was the service its agent network was built on....
Saladin Sold 10 Million Tiny Policies. Its Next Bet Runs on Commission.
Vietnam’s best-known insurtech built its name on parcel cover and motorbike policies sold inside other people’s apps. Its new...
GCash’s Face Scan Proves Who You Are. It Can’t Prove You Weren’t Tricked.
GCash has spent three years pushing selfie checks deeper into its app. The move answers the regulator and the...
Manulife Raised Its Guarantee. The Market Raised Its Faster.
Manulife Philippines is selling its fourth edition of Wealth Guarantee in 22 months, now with a 5% guaranteed payout....
GCash Built Its AI Money Coach in the Wrong Tab
Pera Coach is free, speaks several Philippine languages, and was built with Microsoft’s support. It also lives where GCash...
Igloo Is Selling Insurers Speed. Turbo Was Built to Fix Igloo’s Margins.
Igloo pitches Turbo, its no-code insurance core, as a way for insurers to launch products in days. Its own...
DBS Didn’t Tokenise Gold for Gold Buyers
Singapore savers could already buy gold on a banking app at any hour, from a third of a gram....
Xendit Just Bought the Slowest Payment Method in the Philippines
Five years after quietly investing in a 16-year-old cash-payment gateway, Xendit finally folded it in. The deal reveals more...
Visa Doesn’t Want Your Business. It Wants to Be Underneath It.
In eight months, Visa Direct got wired into GCash, RCBC, and BPI, three competitors who now share the same...
Sun Life Skipped the Checkup. It Kept the Sales Call.
EasyLink Protect removes the medical exam and the paperwork from buying life insurance in the Philippines. It does not...
The Old Data Behind Southeast Asia’s New Insurtech Winners
A close read of how PasarPolis, Igloo, bolttech, Qoala, GCash, Grab, and a farmer cooperative called CLIMBS turned checkout...
Inside the Playbook Behind Southeast Asia’s Profitable Fintechs
Every quarter, another Southeast Asian fintech announces a raise, a license, or a “record” user number. Most of that...
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