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SEA SaaS Tracker: PayMongo, Curlec, and Aspire Updates

Daily changelog tracking pricing and feature updates for Southeast Asian SaaS tools: PayMongo's H1 2026 QR Ph payment-mix data, Curlec's Apple Pay and PayPal integrations for Malaysian merchants, and Aspire's July 2026 Bill Pay and transfer-experience updates.

Software Listing Editorial Team·July 27, 2026·3 min read
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Changelog window: 2026-05-28 to 2026-07-27. Three tools tracked this cycle: PayMongo, Curlec (Razorpay), and Aspire. No exact subscription-tier price changes (no "$X to $Y/month" deltas) were found published for any of the three in this window — findings below are integration and feature updates, dated and sourced.

PayMongo

  • 2026-07-02 / 2026-07-03: PayMongo released H1 2026 transaction data showing QR Ph overtook cards and e-wallets as the top payment channel on its platform. QR Ph accounted for 55% of PayMongo's payment volume from January to June 2026, up from 16% in the same period in 2025 — a reported year-on-year increase of more than 510% in QR Ph volume.
  • Cards' share of PayMongo volume fell from 38% in H1 2025 to 19% in H1 2026. E-wallets (GCash, Maya, GrabPay, ShopeePay combined) held 21% of H1 2026 volume.
  • PayMongo attributed the shift to QR Ph's interoperability — one QR code accepts payment from any participating bank or e-wallet, versus a merchant needing separate integrations per wallet.
  • Sources: BusinessWorld (bworldonline.com, 2026-07-03, "PayMongo posts rapid growth in QR Ph payments"), Manila Bulletin (mb.com.ph, 2026-07-02), Philstar (philstar.com, 2026-07-03).
  • No published change to PayMongo's standard transaction rates this cycle. Its last confirmed rate card (domestic Visa/Mastercard 3.125% + ₱13.39, QR Ph 1.34%, GCash 2.23%, Maya 1.79%, GrabPay 1.96%, ShopeePay 1.70%) was last checked 2026-06-09 and no updated figures were published against it in this window.

Curlec (Razorpay)

  • 2026-03-04: Curlec launched Apple Pay support for Malaysian merchants — one-tap checkout on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, authenticated via Face ID or Touch ID, for both local and international Apple Pay transactions. Card networks are routed through partner banks including AmBank, Hong Leong Bank, HSBC, Maybank, RHB Bank, Standard Chartered, and Wise Payments Malaysia. Source: Fintech News Malaysia (fintechnews.my/56977), corroborated by Tech-Critter and Asia Business Outlook.
  • 2026-01-28: Curlec launched a PayPal integration for Malaysian SMEs selling internationally, enabling acceptance of cross-border payments in 100+ currencies through the same checkout as Curlec's local payment methods (FPX, DuitNow, e-wallets, cards). The integration also carries over Curlec's recurring/direct debit mandate management for subscription billing. Source: Fintech News Malaysia (fintechnews.my/56273), TNGlobal (technode.global, 2026-01-28).
  • Both launches are outside the strict 30–60 day window as of this run's publish date, but are the most recent Curlec-specific product releases confirmed via search as of 2026-07-27 — no dated Curlec announcement was found between March and July 2026 beyond general company profile coverage.
  • No published change to Curlec's transaction fee schedule this cycle.

Aspire

  • Per Aspire's own Product Updates page (aspireapp.com/product-updates), dated July 2026: Aspire shipped a fully integrated Bill Pay experience, a revamped account-details interface, and a redesigned transfer flow. Exact day-of-month is not published on the page; month-level date only.
  • Same July 2026 update batch: bulk payment upload via CSV now supports up to 1,000 payments processed in a single batch, up from manual/smaller-batch entry previously.
  • Separately, Aspire is running a private beta (as of this run's search, week of 2026-07-20) of 1.2% unlimited cashback on all corporate card spend. Not yet generally available — status is beta, not a confirmed GA feature or pricing change.
  • No published change to Aspire's account or card fee structure this cycle.

Coverage note

None of the three tools published an exact subscription-tier price delta in this window. PayMongo's update is a payment-mix data disclosure (QR Ph vs. cards vs. e-wallets), not a pricing or feature change, but it is dated, sourced to three independent outlets, and material to merchants deciding which payment methods to prioritize. Curlec's two confirmed launches (PayPal, Apple Pay) predate the 60-day window but are the latest dated, sourced Curlec-specific releases found. Aspire's update is confirmed via its own changelog page but lacks day-level precision. PayMongo, Curlec, and Aspire had not appeared in prior tracker cycles as of this run.

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