Liquid Group Wins Inaugural AFA Award for Market Expansion

• Accolade reflects Liquid Group’s role in connecting wallets, banking apps and payments ecosystems across multiple Asian markets.

• AFA Awards are Asia’s first regional fintech awards programme, collectively founded by fintech associations from 16 Asian economies.

• Award is testament to the hard work, resilience, and vision of the Liquid Group team — as well as the trust of the company’s clients and partners.

Singapore, 9 September 2026 — Liquid Group, a leading provider of interoperable QR payment connectivity across the Asia-Pacific, has won the Market Expansion Award at the inaugural Asia FinTech Alliance (AFA) Awards.

The accolade reflects Liquid Group’s growing role in connecting wallets, banking apps and payments ecosystems across multiple Asian markets. It also underscores the ongoing success of the group’s flagship solution, RoamQR™, an interoperable cross-border QR payment framework that enables consumers to make payments using the apps they already know and trust when travelling overseas.

The AFA Awards are Asia’s first regional fintech awards programme, collectively founded by fintech associations from 16 Asian markets. The programme focuses on fintech companies with established track records, cross-border experience and the potential to scale internationally, with the aim of identifying the next generation of Asian fintech leaders capable of spearheading industry growth regionally. Programme participation is by invitation only, with nominations submitted by AFA member associations.

The inaugural programme received 88 nominations across five categories: the Grand Award — Cross-Border Fintech Unicorn Potential; the Financial Infrastructure Award; the Regulatory Excellence Award; the Market Expansion Award, which Liquid Group won; and the Fastest Growth Award. Nominee assessments are based on four criteria: cross-border impact; transactional growth; regulatory alignment; and technological robustness.

AFA Awards winners from across the five categories, accompanied by judges, distinguished guests and programme organisers.

Seven judges from seven markets adjudicated the nominees. The winners were announced at the AFA Awards ceremony, which took place in Taiwan on 1 September 2026.

“Simplifying the payments process for consumers and businesses as they travel from one Asian market to another is no small feat — it requires a network of committed banking and technology partners, shared trust, and the belief that streamlining payments not only benefits buyers and sellers, but economies overall as well,” remarked Jeremy Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Group.

“Winning the AFA Award for Market Expansion is testament to the hard work, resilience, and vision of the entire Liquid Group team — as well as the trust of our clients and partners across the region who build with us every day. We are more energised than ever to keep pushing boundaries, breaking down friction in payments, and connecting markets across Asia and beyond.”

Jeremy Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Group (left), accepting the Market Expansion Award at the AFA Awards 2026.

The awards programme epitomises the vision of the AFA. Member-driven, it is an independent coalition of several of Asia’s leading fintech associations, working to advance fintech innovation, policy dialogue, and industry collaboration across the region. AFA’s 16 members span Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan.

With Asia projected to become the world’s largest fintech market by 2030ᶦ, the AFA seeks to shape this trajectory through high-level dialogue, coordinated advocacy, and cross-border partnerships — while promoting regulatory harmonisation to foster a more inclusive, secure, and sustainable fintech ecosystem. As a key player in the region’s digital payments landscape, Liquid Group expects to play an active role in realising the region’s and AFA’s payments ambitions.

Summary of AFA Awards 2026 winners, including Liquid Group for the Market Expansion Award.

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About Liquid Group

Liquid Group is a Singapore-based fintech company building an interoperable digital payment infrastructure that connects national payment systems, digital wallets, payment applications and merchant acquirers, enabling seamless cross-border payments.

RoamQR™ is Liquid Group’s interoperable cross-border QR payment network that connects national QR payment systems, banks, digital wallets, payment applications and merchant acquirers through a single interoperability framework. It enables consumers to scan and pay overseas using their familiar home payment applications while allowing merchants to accept international QR payments through their existing domestic QR infrastructure. By connecting domestic national QR payment systems through a common interoperability layer, RoamQR™ is making cross-border QR payments simpler, more secure and more accessible. Through its RoamQR™ network and payment orchestration platform, Liquid Group helps financial institutions and payment providers unlock secure, interoperable and scalable payment connectivity, supporting the growth of tourism, commerce and the digital economy. For more information, visit www.liquidgroup.sg

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