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Tribe Payments joins Emerging Payments Association Asia

Monday, April 13, 2026 — 16:44:30 (UTC)

Tribe Payments joins Emerging Payments Association Asia as APAC expansion gathers pace

Move follows Tribe’s growing engagement with APAC banks and fintechs

London, UK. 13th April 2026: Tribe Payments, the payments fintech specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, has joined the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA), strengthening its engagement with banks, fintechs and payment providers across the Asia-Pacific payments ecosystem.

The Emerging Payments Association Asia is an industry body that connects financial institutions, fintechs, payment providers and policymakers across APAC to collaborate on the development of the region’s rapidly evolving payments landscape.

Asia-Pacific remains one of the fastest-growing regions for digital payments. The regional payments market is projected to grow from $17.86 trillion in 2026 to $33.08 trillion by 2031, representing a 13.1% compound annual growth rate, driven by fintech innovation and rising cross-border payment activity.

The move builds on Tribe’s growing presence in Asia-Pacific following the opening of its Singapore office in 2024, which established the company’s regional hub. Since then, Tribe has expanded its activity across the region through new client relationships and partnerships with banks and fintechs operating across multiple markets.

Founded in 2018, Tribe Payments supports banks and fintechs launching and scaling payment programmes across complex regulatory and commercial environments. Through EPAA, the company will engage in industry discussions around issuing, acquiring and the continued development of payments infrastructure across Asia-Pacific markets.

Matt Weir, General Manager for Asia-Pacific at Tribe Payments, commented: “One of the biggest lessons from operating across global regions is that local context really matters. Payments infrastructure develops differently in every market, shaped by regulation, technology adoption and customer behaviour. EPAA brings together people with first-hand experience of those differences, making it a valuable forum for informed industry discussion. We look forward to contributing our operational perspective to that conversation.”

Camilla Bullock, CEO of the Emerging Payments Association Asia, said: “We’re pleased to welcome Tribe Payments to the EPAA community. Our network brings together organisations shaping the future of payments across APAC, and Tribe’s experience in issuer and acquirer processing across multiple markets will add valuable perspective to discussions around the continued development of payments infrastructure in the region.”

Tribe’s EPAA membership supports its work with banks and fintechs operating across multiple Asia-Pacific markets, each with distinct regulatory frameworks, payment networks and operational requirements.

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About Tribe Payments

Founded in 2018 as an issuer and acquirer processor, Tribe Payments has evolved its payment platform to give customers the power to deliver frictionless, safe customer experiences at any and every point of the entire transaction flow, enabling merchants, banks, fintechs, issuers, and acquirers to easily access a full ecosystem of products, allowing them to build, customise, and launch innovative solutions quickly, without sacrificing quality.

Tribe is Europe’s only processor working with Mastercard, Visa, American Express, UnionPay International, Discover and JCB, offering unrivalled global connectivity through just one integration.

Tribe’s mission is to deliver payment technology that eliminates the trade-off between scale and speed, leveraging its modular, scalable, and secure cloud-based platform, which is PCI Level 1 compliant. To find out more, visit www.tribepayments.com

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Source: Company press release.

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