US fintech Astra has joined up with Visa to offer faster payments to millions of its end users via Visa Direct, the company's real-time payments service.

Instant payments platform Astra has secured US$10mn in a Series A funding round led by FPV Ventures, alongside a separate US$30mn credit facility.

UAE-based digital banking app YAP has raised more than US$40mn in seed funding and is reportedly targeting US$20mn more as it prepares for expansion.

Fintech growth continues exponentially across Asia, a trend highlighted by the recent activity of unicorn WeLab. At the end of November, KPMG published...