And now, overseeing Airwallex's expansion across Southeast Asia, I work with businesses every day whose cross-border financial infrastructure wasn't built for the regional ambition they now have. It was a payments infrastructure problem, and one that will determine which businesses can go global and prosper. Winning businesses adopt infrastructure that enables teams to manage multiple markets, currencies, and payment flows from a single platform. As a founder, I became deeply interested in how cross-border financial tools could better support start-ups and SMEs. Malaysia has the infrastructure, policy intent, and market position to set the benchmark for B2B fintech adoption across Southeast Asia.

Source: The Edge Markets April 10, 2026 08:11 UTC