Tiger Financial Unveils AI-Native Smart POS Platform to Support Southeast Asia Expansion
CSE: BANQ
Tiger Financial Services Inc. ("Tiger" or the "Company") announced the live deployment of its next generation, AI-native merchant payments platform, according to the company. The Company described the initiative as a new technology effort supporting its ambition to build a leading SME financial services business across Southeast Asia.
According to the company, the platform was developed and tested using AI-assisted software engineering platforms, including Claude Code™, OpenAI Codex™, and Cursor™, and integrates Smart Android point-of-sale ("POS") technology, high-speed, two-way Internet of Things ("IoT") communications, and secure payment processing designed to meet applicable Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ("PCI DSS") requirements. The company stated that the platform also incorporates enhanced payment workflows to support efficient and reliable transaction processing.
Key Highlights
- The platform is already serving merchants and processing customer transactions, according to the company.
- The launch reflects the Company's strategy to compete through technology investment, operating discipline and a differentiated offering for merchants and bank partners, according to the company.
- Management reports that the new platform is faster and has expanded capabilities to service a higher number of merchants and employees across multiple currencies and countries.
- Through its bank-partnership model, Tiger intends to use its payments capabilities to deepen SME relationships and expand its offering across business banking and other financial services, according to the company.
Platform Capabilities
- Smart Android POS technology: A modern payment platform supporting merchant checkout and the delivery of additional services, according to the company.
- High-speed two-way IoT communication: Connected devices allow Tiger's teams to monitor operations, troubleshoot problems and deliver software updates remotely, according to the company.
- Security and encrypted communications: Encrypted payment communications within the relevant operating environment covered by the PCI DSS security standards, according to the company.
- Improved payment workflows: Management reports faster payment processing, greater reliability and fewer service interruptions in live operations.
- More efficient merchant support: Management reports faster onboarding, fewer on-site support visits and lower service costs, strengthening the foundation for expansion, according to the company.
Strategic/Operational Context
"We intend to earn our competitive advantage by investing in innovation, product development, technology and execution," said Ben Aissa, Founder and CEO of Tiger Financial. "Having built multiple fintech businesses across different markets, we are continuously improving our product and the customer experience, challenging established ways of doing business and giving customers a compelling reason to choose our product. This new platform gives our sales and distribution teams a stronger offering while simplifying day-to-day work for our support and operations teams," added Aissa. "Our focus is on winning merchant relationships, supporting our bank partners and building a business that can expand across Southeast Asia."
According to the company, Tiger's objective is to win business, support larger merchant networks and pursue expansion across Southeast Asian markets, and the new platform advances several capabilities central to that strategy.
What to Watch Next
- Continued technology investment as part of the Company's stated strategy of innovation, product development and execution, according to the company.
- Expansion of the platform to support a higher number of merchants and employees across multiple currencies and countries, as described by management.
- Planned expansion across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar, as stated in the Company's description of its regional strategy.
About Tiger Financial Services Inc.
Tiger is an international fintech focused on high-growth emerging markets. Headquartered in Puerto Rico, the company develops and launches AI-powered banking infrastructure for small businesses across Southeast Asia. Led by founder and CEO Ben Aissa, a fintech entrepreneur with over 20 years of international experience scaling payments and banking ventures, Tiger combines AI-driven payments, digital banking, and embedded finance to serve one of the world's largest underserved business segments. Through its Vietnam subsidiary, Vietpay Technology Company Corporation, Tiger has an operating foothold in Southeast Asia and plans to expand across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar, a regional opportunity of more than 60 million small businesses. Tiger's model combines proprietary technology with deep market expansion expertise and partnerships with licensed commercial banks, enabling the company to deliver tailored local fintech services while executing a multi-country high-growth strategy.
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