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SEA SaaS Tracker: Aspire, Airwallex, and GCash for Business Updates

Dated changelog of pricing, integration, and feature changes for Aspire, Airwallex, and GCash for Business from June-August 2026, sourced from vendor and press releases.

Software Listing Editorial Team·August 31, 2026·3 min read

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SEA SaaS Tracker: 2026-08-31

Dated log of pricing, integration, and feature changes for Aspire, Airwallex, and GCash for Business, covering June through August 2026. Each entry is sourced from a vendor newsroom, vendor blog, or press release, with the source named.

Aspire

2026-06-23 — Aspire launches an MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration, letting finance teams connect their live Aspire account data to Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP-compatible AI tools for direct queries against balances, transactions, and cash flow. Source: Fintech Singapore, "Aspire Brings Finance Workflows Into AI Platforms With MCP Integration"; aspireapp.com/mcp.
2026-07 (month) — Aspire refreshes its Aspire for Startups programme for founders in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the US: priority onboarding within 3-5 business days, dedicated startup specialists, Aspire Ignite support for Seed/Series A fundraising, and up to USD 1,500 in cash bonuses for opening an account and making a deposit. Source: Fintech Singapore, "Aspire Refreshes Startup Programme With AI Tools, Funding Support."
2026-08-06 — Aspire partners with Flagright to bring AI-driven financial crime compliance into its platform, adding configurable AML controls, transaction/user screening, risk-based reviews, and simulation and analytics tooling. Source: Flagright, "Aspire Partners with Flagright for AI-Driven Financial Crime Compliance"; corroborated by Fintech Singapore and FFNews, both dated 2026-08-06.

Airwallex

2026-06-25 — Airwallex launches Airi, a consumer wallet enabling one-click checkout across any merchant on the Airwallex network once payment details are saved once. Early testing is reported at a 14% conversion uplift for merchants. Source: Airwallex Newsroom/Blog, "Introducing Airi: Increase your conversion with a global customer network."
2026-07 (month, July release notes) — Airwallex Spend integrates with AI-native ERPs Campfire and Rillet, pushing card expenses, bills, and reimbursements directly into the general ledger. The same release adds a webhook for OAuth-disconnection events and a webhook for spend-limit-approaching notifications. Source: Airwallex Blog, "Release Notes July 2026" (new-at-airwallex-july-edition-2026).
Not confirmed within 30-60 days — Airwallex's full financial product suite in Malaysia (e-money issuing approval plus Class A Money Service Business licence from Bank Negara Malaysia) went live 2026-04-14, outside this cycle's window; noted here as background only, not a new change this cycle.

GCash for Business

2026-07-04 — InstaPay bank/e-wallet transfer fee lowered from PHP 15 to PHP 10 per transaction, tied to BSP Circular No. 1238, which caps the gap between intrabank and interbank transfer fees to the actual switch cost. Cap on a single real-time transfer remains PHP 50,000, no minimum transfer amount required for the new rate. Source: GCash Help Center advisory; corroborated by Manila Bulletin, Philstar, and GMA News Online, all dated 2026-07-04/07-05.
2026-06 (18th PH Business Expo) — GCash for Business, with PhilSME, introduces GCash EasyPOS (an in-store QR/card payment terminal) and SoundPay Plus (QR + card acceptance with real-time audio payment confirmation), plus a Starter Plan raising the verified-merchant wallet limit to PHP 5,000,000. Source: Philstar, "PhilSME, GCash for Business showcase new digital tools to help MSMEs scale up at 18th PH Business Expo," 2026-06-10.
2026-08-20 — GCash activates an in-app Security Center consolidating device management, authentication settings, Lock My Account, Subscription Center, and a new Money Lock feature that ring-fences a portion of wallet funds inside GSave until unlocked. This applies to the consumer GCash app broadly, not a GCash for Business-specific feature, but affects every merchant's personal wallet. Source: BusinessWorld Online, "GCash rolls out new security features," 2026-08-20.

Not confirmed this cycle

No new Shopee, TikTok Shop, VietQR, or PromptPay integration was found for any of the three tools dated within this window.
No pricing-tier change was found for Aspire or Airwallex account/subscription fees (as opposed to GCash's InstaPay fee, which did change) dated within this window.

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