Tiger Financial launches a card payment system built with AI coding tools

Tiger Financial Services says its new payment system for small businesses is already live and handling real customer transactions. The company announced it on October 28, 2026. What stands out is how it was made: Tiger says the software was developed and tested with AI coding tools, including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and Cursor.

What it does

The system runs on Android-based card payment devices, the kind a shop uses at checkout. Tiger says the devices stay connected in both directions. That lets its teams watch how they are running, fix problems and send software updates without visiting the shop.

Tiger also says payments are encrypted and that the setup is designed to meet applicable PCI DSS requirements. That is a set of security rules for handling card payments. The wording is careful: it says designed to meet, not certified.

What Tiger claims

All performance claims come from Tiger's own management. No outside testing is mentioned. The company reports:

• Faster payment processing and fewer service interruptions
• Greater reliability in live use
• Faster onboarding of new merchants
• Fewer on-site support visits and lower service costs
• Room for more merchants and staff across several currencies and countries

Who it is for

Tiger is a fintech company headquartered in Puerto Rico. It targets small and mid-sized businesses in Southeast Asia and works through partnerships with licensed commercial banks. It has a foothold in Vietnam through its subsidiary, Vietpay Technology Company Corporation.

The company plans to expand to Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Myanmar. It describes the region as home to more than 60 million small businesses. CEO Ben Aissa says the new platform gives sales teams a stronger offer and simplifies work for support and operations teams.

What is not known

The announcement gives no prices, no merchant count and no dates for the new countries. It does not say how much of the system the AI tools wrote, or how people checked that work. The release also carries the usual warning that plans may change and results may differ from expectations.

What to do

Shop owners weighing any payment provider can use this as a reminder. An AI-built label says how a product was made, not how well it works. Ask for proof of speed, uptime and savings, ideally from other merchants or independent tests, before switching.