StraitsX Wins Triple Awards at the Asia FinTech Awards 2026

We are thrilled to announce that StraitsX has achieved a major milestone at the Asia FinTech Awards 2026, taking home three honours: Fintech Partner of the Year, Best Employer Award, and Director of the Year for our Co-Founder & CEO, Tianwei Liu. In addition, we are also nominated as a finalist in the categories of Web3 Award and Disruptor of the Year. The full list of winners can be found here.

The Asia FinTech Awards stand as a premier benchmark for excellence across the Asian financial technology landscape. Hosted in Singapore, the annual event brings together industry leaders to recognise pioneering solutions shaping the future of finance. Entries are evaluated by an independent panel of industry experts based on technical innovation, market impact, and operational leadership.

StraitsX is proud to stand alongside fellow industry leaders and winners such as Airwallex, Nium, and dtcpay, underscoring the rapid transformation of payment infrastructure across the region.

Highlighting StraitsX as Fintech Partner of the Year, the judges noted:

" Our judges recognised StraitsX for its outstanding support, expertise and commitment to helping FinTechs turn ambitious ideas into meaningful success." — Asia Fintech Awards

In selecting StraitsX for the Best Employer Award of the Year, the judges highlighted:

" This year’s winner has demonstrated a genuine commitment to supporting, developing and investing in its people." — Asia Fintech Awards

Rounding out the honours, Tianwei Liu was named Director of the Year, with the judges emphasising:

"The judges recognised Tianwei’s outstanding leadership, transformative growth and influence across the regulatory landscape, alongside a clear vision for the future of FinTech." — Asia Fintech Awards

These recognitions reflect the trust placed in us by our global partners, institutions, and clients, while reaffirming our mission to build compliant, accessible, and always-on financial infrastructure for the digital economy.

Powering Real-World Payments Across APAC

Over the past year, StraitsX has focused on bridging finance and stablecoin-native rails, delivering infrastructure designed for institutional reliability and corporate-scale settlement.

Our core focus remains centred on expanding real-world use cases for stablecoins, delivering full-stack card solutions, and pioneering agentic payment innovations to drive seamless, compliant transactions across the region.

"Winning Fintech Partner of the Year, Best Employer, and Director of the Year is a testament to the dedication of our team and the strength of our ecosystem. Our goal remains clear: to build stablecoin rails for real-world payments to power global finance."— Tianwei Liu, Co-Founder & CEO (Director of the Year)

Empowering Talent and Culture

Being named Best Employer Award of the Year is a particularly meaningful milestone for StraitsX. As digital asset infrastructure and regulatory frameworks rapidly evolve, maintaining an agile, inclusive, and high-performance culture has been central to our success. We continue to invest in our teams and employees across different locations, empowering them to build and scale the future of finance.

Looking Ahead

As the global financial ecosystem accelerates its adoption of fintech and stablecoin innovation, StraitsX remains committed to expanding stablecoin rails for real-world payments, advancing multi-chain interoperability, and pioneering the next generation of global payment infrastructure.

We extend our deepest gratitude to our incredible team, our clients, and our partners across the global ecosystem for their continued trust and support on this journey.