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Announcement · 2026-03-14

Product announcement

Tapped introduces split payouts, one tap, many merchants, atomic settlement.

The new splits parameter lets platforms route portions of a single tap to multiple sub-merchants in one authorisation. Marketplace rent, rideshare driver splits, shared-commission retail. Available in all twelve markets on March 14.

March 14, 2026 · 3 min read · By Maya Tanaka, CEO

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Mar06, 2026

Tapped launches Vietnam with NAPAS domestic rails and VND settlement

Platforms from HCMC to Hanoi can now accept cards and settle in local currency same-day, with scheme certifications already in place. Live in sandbox; general availability on March 23.

· Product

Feb22, 2026

Tap Core 3.0 cuts median tap-to-auth latency by 40%

New cryptographic pipeline takes median round-trip from 680 ms to 410 ms. Shipped to all iOS and Android SDKs with full backwards compatibility.

· Product

Feb04, 2026

Tapped closes $85M Series C led by Gradient Ventures

Capital funds Malaysia and Vietnam expansion, doubles the engineering team, and extends Tap Ledger to two additional currencies. Sequoia SEA and Openspace lead follow-on.

· Funding

Jan18, 2026

Tap Ledger adds GraphQL API, reconcile any range, any shape, one request

Platforms can now query their ledger with a single GraphQL call. Legacy REST ledger endpoints remain, fully supported.

· Product

Dec09, 2025

Tapped partners with Kanpai.POS to power 4,200 F&B merchants across PH and SG

Kanpai switches off legacy card acquirer integrations in favour of Tapped end-to-end. Onboarding time drops from 23 days to under an hour.

· Partnership

Nov11, 2025

Tapped granted MAS Major Payment Institution licence in Singapore

Upgrade from Standard Payment Institution; unlocks higher transaction ceilings and cross-border payment services under the Payment Services Act.

· Regulatory

Oct22, 2025

Tapped hits 150,000 sub-merchants across APAC, 85% phone-based acceptance

Platform-onboarded merchants now process over seven billion dollars a year, with phone-based Tap-to-Pay outpacing fixed terminal acceptance for the first time.

· Milestone