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Soft Space Secures Pre-series C Funding From Japan’s GMO Financial Gate
Malaysian fintech Soft Space has secured an investment from GMO Financial Gate, Inc. (GMO-FG), a major player in Japan’s payment processing industry, for its pre-Series C funding round. Financial details of the investment were not revealed. The collaboration aims to broaden
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Soft Space Claims World-First to Bag Global MPoC Certification for SoftPOS Solution
Malaysian fintech Soft Space announced that its SoftPOS solution FasstapTM has been certified under the Mobile Payment Commercial Off-the-Shelf (MPoC) Solution Provider standards by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). The fintech claims to be the first
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JCB, IDEMIA, and Soft Space Advance to Phase 2 in Offline Digital Currency Project
Japanese international payments firm JCB along with French identity technologies company IDEMIA and Malaysian fintech Soft Space will be embarking on the second phase of their “JCB Digital Currency” (JCBDC) pilot project in early 2024. This initiative aims to experiment
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JCB Card Acceptance in Malaysia Expands with Soft Space, Hong Leong Partnership
Malaysian fintech-as-a-service provider Soft Space has signed an agreement with Japanese credit card company JCB to enable the former to work with local acquirers such as Hong Leong Bank (HLB) to promote JCB Card’s acceptance in the country. Sofitel Kuala
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Soft Space Partners Tyro to Power Apple’s Tap on Pay for iPhone
Tyro Payments announced that its merchant partners in Australia will now be able to accept in-person contactless payments with Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone using the new Tyro BYO app. The Tyro BYO App is a customised SoftPOS merchant
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Soft Space Closes Series B With US$31.5 Million Fundraise
Malaysian digital payments technology provider Soft Space announced that it has secured US$31.5 million in its latest Series B1 funding round. This is an extension of Soft Space’s Series B funding round where the firm had raised an undisclosed sum
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JCB, IDEMIA and Malaysia’s Soft Space to Trial CBDC Acceptance in Tokyo
Japan-based global payments brand JCB has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project in partnership with French identity technologies company IDEMIA and Malaysian digital payments technology provder Soft Space. The project, dubbed the JCB Digital Currency or JCBDC,
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Taiwan’s CTBC Bank Offers Tap-On-Phone Taxi Payments Powered by Soft Space
Taiwan’s CTBC Bank has partnered with Malaysian fintech firm Soft Space to allow its customers to pay their taxi fares through tap-on-phone payments. CTBC Bank’s “Tap to Phone” service leverages Android smartphones with near-field communication (NFC) technology to accept contactless
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Japan’s JCB Invests US$5 Million in Soft Space
Malaysian fintech startup Soft Space announced that it has formed a new strategic partnership with Japanese credit card company JCB following a US$5 million investment from the payment giant. Both entities will also engage in a series of business collaborations
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Soft Space Partners Global Payments to Expand Tap-On-Phone Payments to Taiwan
Global Payments, a global provider of payment technology and software services, announced that it supports the Soft Space Mobile Tap, a new smartphone-based payment acceptance solution for merchants, in Taiwan. Developed by Malaysian fintech Soft Space, the solution provides merchants
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