Finmo partners with Gotrade on cross-border investing

By Milan Rojan

Finmo has partnered with Gotrade Securities to provide local payment and payout infrastructure for retail investors across Southeast Asia, helping users access US equities through familiar domestic payment methods.

The collaboration has combined Gotrade’s mobile-first investment platform with Finmo’s treasury and payments infrastructure, enabling local currency collection and payout capabilities across multiple Southeast Asian markets. As a result, users were able to fund investments using domestic payment methods rather than relying on international wire transfers or complex currency conversion processes.

David Hanna, Chief Executive Officer at Finmo, said, “Partnering with Gotrade lets us put Finmo’s payments capability to work where it matters most, removing the last-mile friction that has kept cross-border investing out of reach. What retail investors in Southeast Asia have lacked isn’t the desire to invest globally, it’s the infrastructure to do it simply.”

Finmo has positioned the partnership as an extension of its role in managing payments and cash across the region. By powering collection and payout flows, the company has helped reduce one of the main operational barriers to investing in US equities from Southeast Asia.

Gotrade has offered access to US stocks, including fractional shares, through a platform designed for retail investors. The partnership has aimed to make that access more practical by linking investment activity with payment infrastructure that feels local even when the underlying transaction has been cross-border.

By combining local payment capabilities with access to international investment markets, the collaboration seeks to address infrastructure challenges that have historically limited retail participation in global equities across Southeast Asia.