DBS Group Research
“Fintechs such as Cardup...allow SMEs to shift payments such as rent, utilities, supplier invoices, and corporate taxes onto credit cards, even where cards are not accepted...”
The Business Times
"Acquiring CardUp enables us to leapfrog and accelerate our market leadership in the regional fintech space..."
Fintechnews
"CardUp’s payment services will complement Funding Societies’ lending products, enabling SMEs..."
Yahoo! Finance
“This acquisition reflects strong strategic and cultural synergy with both parties aligned on the mission...”
Tech in Asia
"Funding Societies will acquire CardUp’s payment services, which include card payments to non-card accepting recipients..."
BNN Bloomberg
"The proposed acquisition follows a $294 million funding round in February and investment into Indonesia’s Bank Index."
MARKETECH APAC
"We are excited to work with the CardUp team and are honoured to join forces with them...Kelvin Teo"
TechNode Global
"Funding Societies and CardUp will tap into strong synergies in the form of complementary talent, technologies..."
DealStreetAsia
"...announced that it is acquiring online card payment startup CardUp for an undisclosed amount as part of efforts to expand..."
Mainly Miles
"CardUp’s user interface makes it quite logical to set up a new payment and apply one of these promo codes."
ValueChampion
"For expenses as essential as your income tax payment, using CardUp is a clever and convenient way to earn huge miles with just a few clicks."
Yahoo! Finance
"AMTD Group will establish its presence as "AMTD SpiderNet World" in the best and most promising Metaverses... including CardUp"
Channel News Asia
CardUp's expansion into Malaysia
FinTech News Singapore
"13 Amazing Women in Fintech From South East Asia...Nicki Ramsay is the CEO of CardUp, a payments company based in Singapore."
The Business Times
"THE AMTD Singapore Solidarity Fund has made its first batch of investments, totalling S$11.5 million, into five Singapore-based FinTech companies: CardUp..."
Finews.asia
The fund, backed by AMTD Digital and the ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN), has invested S$11.5 million in five companies: CardUp..."
FinTech News Singapore
The following startups are part of the SAP.iO Foundry Singapore Fall 2020 program: CardUp offers a credit card enablement platform..."
SAP.io
"We enable our customers to benefit from the value of some of these unique solutions and emerging technologies..."
The Business Times
"Another route is to leverage on payment facilities such as CardUp, which you can use to pay for bills..."
Asia One
"Tuition fees can be painful to pay, but there's no reason why you can't invest in your miles balance at the same time you invest in your future"
The Business Times
"CardUp bridge the gap...by allowing a buyer to pay with a business credit card where the supplier is paid directly into their bank account."
The Straits Times
"CardUp provides individuals and businesses an opportunity to earn credit card rewards, access interest-free credit and digitise payments."
Yahoo! Finance
"CardUp’s value proposition is simple but compelling: what if you could enjoy the same credit card rewards for things you previously weren’t able to use your credit cards on?"
Asia One
"CardUp allows you to use your credit card to make big recurring payments, which means you get to earn miles, points, or cashback on you credit card with every payment."
Class95
SingSaver
"CardUp is constantly innovating , they’ve launched next day payments for all users, a vast improvement from the five business day settlement they started with."
Fintechnews
“CardUp is a proponent for the cashless society, but with cards in mind instead of the more typical e-wallets that come to mind today.”
DollarsandSense
"CardUp allows you to make the most of your spending by earning more miles, cashback and points."
The Business Times
“In an increasingly digital world, customers expect payments to be seamlessly integrated into life experiences.”
TechCrunch
“Investors clearly like the idea of providing incentives to users willing to use their credit cards as a financing tool...”
CNBC.com
“...the platform acts as a link between cardholders and merchants that don't accept credit cards.”
Singapore Business Review
“CardUp secured US$1.7m in seed funding led by Sequoia India and early-stage venture capital fund Seedplus...”
TechCrunch
“CardUp is bringing an innovative payments and cash management technological solution to help SME owners...”
Tech in Asia
“Fintech startup rings up $1.7m funding from Sequoia and Seedplus to help digitize SMEs...”
Tech in Asia
“Singapore's CardUp raises US$1.6M funding round led by Sequoia India, SeedPlus...”
Vulcan Post
"Consumers can maximise the benefits of the card like extended credit terms and earning reward points on big payments...”
DealStreetAsia
“...announced that it has raised S$2.2 million in a seed funding round led by Sequoia India and early-stage fund SeedPlus.”
Yahoo News
“It enables users to maximise card benefits; it also does not require fund recipients to accept credit cards."
Fintechnews
“CardUp provides instant access to interest-free credit of up to 55 days, increasing their access to working capital...”
Bank Automation
“...the startup’s payments platform facilitates card payments to organizations that don’t traditionally accept them...”
MoneyFM 89.3
“CardUp is in it to disrupt the online payment space and The FinLab was their partner in ‘crime’.”
Mastercard Start Path
“...CardUp manages monthly credit card payments for big ticket items such as rent or insurance, while also accessing credit and earning additional rewards…”
The Business Times
“CardUp, a Singapore-based company, enables card payments in areas where payment has been traditionally made in cash or cheque...”
MoneySmart
“Instead of making payment via cash, cheque or bank transfers and earn nothing, you pay CardUp with your credit card and earn miles and cashback rewards…”
Lianhe Zaobao
“...CardUp is a platform that allows consumers to pay for their rents and other expenses by credit card…”
e27
“CardUp is on a mission to help people get rewards faster as well as take advantage of the nature of credit.”
The Finlab
“...CardUp enables customers to use their favourite credit card in new ways and rack up serious amounts of air miles, points or cashback…”
The Business Times
“Among its graduating startups is Card- Up, which UOB has "acquired as a merchant"...over 700 users have signed up for CardUp's service in less than a week.”
The Straits Times
“...CardUp has joined UOB as a merchant to test its service, which allows users to make credit card payments to recipients that do not accept cards, such as a landlord…”