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Aleta launches limited-edition Visa debit cards; Sanrio’s Cinnamoroll leads three-part collectibles series
Aleta Adventure combines collectible Sanrio Visa debit cards with rewards, travel perks, instant Spin & Win, and exclusive fan experiences.
Singapore fintech Aleta partners Visa to enable businesses to launch branded Visa debit cards
Aleta and Visa help businesses launch branded Visa debit cards in 2 weeks, enabling stronger customer loyalty, engagement and growth.
Aleta Planet Secures BNM Licences to Expand Payments Services in Malaysia
Big milestone for Aleta Planet! We’ve secured two new licences from Bank Negara Malaysia, expanding into remittance and e-money services, a key step in strengthening our regional presence.
Strengthening Our Commitment to Education and Community
Ryan Gwee, Group Chairman and Founder of Aleta Planet, has been appointed by Singapore’s Ministry of Education to the School Management Committee of the Christian Brothers’ (Lasallian) Schools in Singapore for the 2026–2028 term. The appointment recognises his contributions to education governance and community service.
What’s behind Aleta Planet’s China-Centric Payments Edge?
Singapore, 11 April 2025 – Radio Interview on BFM 89.9 Guest: Ryan Gwee, Founder, Aleta Planet Processing over $2 billion in annual transactions, Aleta Planet has carved out a powerful niche in the crowded fintech space. Their secret? A laser focus on solving the complexities of cross-border payments with China, particularly in the challenging perishable food and fruit sector. Founder and
Singapore fintech Aleta Planet powers cashless payments for Muslim consumers and businesses in Southeast Asia
Aleta Planet launches MPLUS Aleta, a digital payment app helping Muslim merchants and consumers across Southeast Asia embrace secure, cashless payments.
Aleta Planet Partners with Know Your Customer to streamline onboarding processes for global business partners
Aleta Planet, a leading global payments solution provider, announced a strategic partnership with Know Your Customer, an award-winning regulatory software as a service (SaaS) company, to streamline and simplify compliance and onboarding processes for businesses worldwide.
UAE’s National Pulse invests in Singapore fintech Aleta Planet
Singapore, 1 August 2024 – National Pulse, a Dubai-based company focused on tech-driven businesses, has invested in fast-growing Singapore fintech Aleta Planet to provide cross-border payment services for businesses in the Middle East. The investment comes amid new initiatives by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to promote open finance services and adoption of digital services. The investment, led by His
AXS partners Aleta Planet to launch remittance service through UnionPay
Singapore, 01 February 2024 – Singapore’s Leading Payment Service Provider AXS has entered into a strategic partnership with Aleta Planet to provide remittance services to China, in the first major solution to help consumers plug a gap following a ban on remittance houses transferring funds to China through non-banks and non-card channels. AXS said today that users of its app
Aleta Planet to provide digital wallet for “Visitor to China” app to help foreigners pay like a local
Singapore, 22 September 2023 – Singaporeans and other foreigners visiting China will be able to pay like a local through a “Visitor to China” app following a strategic collaboration between Singapore-based fintech Aleta Planet and Lakala International, one of China’s foremost payment institutions. The app is being launched to time with the once-in-four-years Asian Games in Hangzhou, to be held
Alipay partners Aleta Planet in remittance service to China
Singapore, 25 January 2023 – Singapore-based fintech Aleta Planet said today it has launched an Alipay remittance feature, allowing users of its app to send money securely and speedily to China. With the latest service, Aleta Planet will be the first and only payment company to allow fund transfers to China through its three major payments networks, the other two
Aleta Planet Foundation donates $50,000 to North West CDC’s Student Support Fund
Aleta Planet Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Singapore fintech Aleta Planet, announced today that it has donated $50,000 to the North West Community Development Council (CDC)’s Student Support Fund, to help increase social mobility of students from less-privileged families.
Huawei Partners Aleta Planet & UnionPay to Support Digital Mobile Payments
Singapore, 17 February 2022 – Huawei phone users will now find it a breeze to pay with the new AP-1 / Huawei Pay UnionPay card, thanks to Aleta Planet, the first Singapore-based Fintech partner to support digital mobile payments on Huawei phones. Aleta Planet said today that its AP-1 UnionPay Virtual Card can be easily added to phones capable of making
Aleta Planet partners with Tencent Financial Technology to offer remittance service from Singapore into China
Singapore, 8 December 2021 – Singapore residents, including the more than 400,000 mainland Chinese living and working here, can now remit money to Weixin users in China under a partnership between homegrown fintech Aleta Planet and Tencent Financial Technology. This is the first time Tencent Financial Technology has partnered with a Singapore fintech for cross- border transfer of funds and
Aleta Planet wins award at Singapore Fintech Festival
Singapore, 16 November 2021 – Homegrown fintech Aleta Planet was awarded second prize and $100,000 for its AP-1 virtual card under the Singapore FinTech (Singapore Founder) category at the Singapore FinTech Festival Global FinTech Awards held on 11 November at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Presented by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore FinTech Association, and
Aleta Planet in joint venture with Fooyo to roll out digital tools for businesses targeting China consumers
Singapore, 12 May 2021 – Singapore fintech Aleta Planet said today it has formed a joint venture with award-winning software developer Fooyo to offer digital marketing and e-commerce solutions to meet rising demand from Singapore businesses preparing for the reopening of the China market. The joint venture, AP Studios, will develop digital tools that will help merchants provide a richer,
Aleta Planet partners AXS to enable digital payments with UnionPay cards
Singapore, 20 April 2021 – Aleta Planet, a fast-growing Singapore-based fintech, has partnered payment service provider AXS, to enable UnionPay cardholders to make a wide range of payments via the AXS m-Station mobile app. Aleta Planet is providing the application programming interface (API) technology to power the use of all UnionPay cards to make e-payments through AXS. UnionPay acceptance will
Aleta Planet to enable merchants to accept Discover and Diners Club International cards for e-commerce payments
Singapore, 19 April 2021 – Aleta Planet, a fast-growing Singapore-based fintech, has partnered with Discover Global Network, the international payments brand of Discover Financial Services, to enable merchants in Asia Pacific to expand e-commerce payment acceptance and grow their customer volume. Starting from Q2 2021, Aleta Planet, as an acquirer for Discover Global Network, will begin enabling merchants in Singapore
F J Benjamin and fintech Aleta Planet sign MOU for UnionPay virtual debit card for customers
Singapore, 26 March 2021 – Singapore’s leading fashion retailer F J Benjamin (FJB) and fast-growing fintech, Aleta Planet, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a co-branded UnionPay virtual debit card that will help make shopping and payment easier and safer as well as offer generous cash rebates to cardholders. The FJB-Aleta Planet co-branded card is powered by Aleta
Aleta Planet’s virtual card AP-1 allows Singaporeans and foreigners to pay like a local in China
Singapore, 18 December 2020 – Singaporeans and foreigners can soon make cashless payments like a local when they are in China without having to set up a bank account there. Aleta Planet, a China-centric Singapore fintech, will officially launch its AP-1 virtual card on 18 December 2020 for QR code or contactless payments through UnionPay, a global payment brand accepted