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| Aug 26, 2026 | Sacombank Logs 200% Performance Jump on IBM Power as Vietnam Payments Surge | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 26 2026, 2:52 PM EDT
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| Aug 25, 2026 | Revolut Taps GXS Bank Founding CEO for Singapore Advisory Board in MAS License Push | By Ryan Cook
Published: Aug 25 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
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| Aug 25, 2026 | Stripe Opens Checkout to 85% of ASEAN Consumers Unreachable by Cards Alone | By Daniel Butler
Published: Aug 25 2026, 3:48 PM EDT
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| Aug 11, 2026 | Sea Limited Q2 2026: Shopee Ad Revenue Grew 37 Points Faster Than Commerce Volume | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 11 2026, 3:12 PM EDT
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| Aug 4, 2026 | Cloud-Native Core Banking Modernization Gets Commercial Proof: 10x Banking Raises $54M | By Ryan Cook
Published: Aug 04 2026, 1:32 PM EDT
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| Aug 3, 2026 | Mastercard Names Operator as CFO, Splits Asia Pacific Along Competing Rail Lines | By Collin Mercer
Published: Aug 03 2026, 11:20 PM EDT
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| Jun 18, 2026 | Calais Becomes 1st Quantitative Hedge Fund to Deploy UBS uMINT as OES Collateral via Bybit, ByCustody & DigiFT | Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 18th, 2026, Chainwire
Calais (Calais Digital Assets), a Singapore-headquartered multi-strategy quantitative investment fund, has become the first institutional client to deploy UBS uMINT as off-exchange set... |
| May 18, 2026 | Three Tech Startup Acquisitions, Three Foreign Companies, Zero Local Founders: Bangladesh's Exit Problem | When the announcement of Jiji acquiring Bikroy came out last week, the coverage framed it as a global operator buying Bangladesh’s largest classified marketplace startup. While the news is accurate, that framing leaves out more important de... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Choco Up Introduces AI-Powered Credit Assessment Engine to Drive SME Growth | Through holistic AI adoption, Choco Up now reduces funding timelines from days to hours, giving SMEs rapid access to capital.
SINGAPORE, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Choco Up, Asia's leading growth financing platform, has unveiled a new Ar... |
| May 15, 2025 | The E-commerce Surge and Startup Struggles in Southeast Asia | Southeast Asia is a land of contrasts. On one side, you have the roaring success of e-commerce giants like Sea Ltd, while on the other, startups struggle to find their footing outside major urban centers. This dichotomy paints a vivid pictu... |
| May 11, 2025 | No capital, no cushion: Startups struggle outside Jakarta | Premium Content
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Glenn Kaonang · 11 May 2025 · 6 min readNo capital, no cushion: Startups struggle o... |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Hyderabad Metro Expansion: A Leap Towards Urban Mobility | The bustling city of Hyderabad is on the brink of a significant transformation. The Phase-II expansion of the Hyderabad Metro is set to add 76.4 kilometers of track and 54 new stations, a project that promises to reshape urban transit in th... |
| Dec 3, 2024 | KPay Secures Record USD55 Million, Marking 2024’s Largest Series A Fundraise Globally in the Payments Sector | KPay strengthens its position as the leading regional platform for merchants to simplify financial management and streamline business operations. The investment by Apis Growth Markets Fund III and Apis Global Growth Fund III will accelerate... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Sony Reportedly Acquires Amber Japan in Strategic Move into Crypto | Sony Group, one of Japan’s largest corporations, has reportedly acquired Amber Japan, marking its official entry into the cryptocurrency exchange market.
This was revealed in an exclusive report by Chinese crypto journalist and market analy... |
| May 6, 2024 | Unearthing a Digital Solution: Doxa’s Quest to Transform Business Financing | In the heart of Southeast Asia’s bustling business landscape, Edmund Ng embarked on a journey to redefine how companies access crucial financing for growth. When he was a regional technical director at Nufin Data, a Singapore-based fintech ... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Deep Diving into The Virtual Banking Scene in Hong Kong | Imagine a world where you can access all your banking needs at your fingertips without ever having to step into a physical branch. That’s the promise of virtual banks in Hong Kong – a new breed of digital-only financial institutions redefin... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Global Efforts Curb Crypto Hacks and Fraud, But Challenges Remain in Hong Kong | In 2023, the cryptocurrency ecosystem saw a significant decline in illicit activity, according to data from TRM Labs.
Despite the overall proportion of total illicit funds shrinking by 9 percent year-on-year, criminals still handled over US... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | SG fintech firm DCS secures $75m funding in asset-backed notes | FintechInvestmentsNews
Jofie Yordan · 12 Mar 2024 · 2 min readSG fintech firm DCS secures $75m funding in asset-backed notes
DCS Card Centre CEO Karen Low / Photo credit: DCS Card Centre
DCS Card Centre, one of the oldest players in Singapo... |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Bybit Among 14 Firms Aiming for Crypto License in Hong Kong | Bybit has applied to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to operate as a “virtual asset trading platform,” according to a statement from the company.
The website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission indicates... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Investree confirms CEO’s exit | FintechNews
Putra Muskita · 31 Jan 2024 · 2 min readInvestree confirms CEO’s exit
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Budi Sutrisno contributed to this report.
Indonesian online lender Investree announced that it has agreed to terminate CEO Adrian Guna... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Singapore's Tyme Group delivers the world's fastest profitable standalone digital bank; over $215m annualised revenue | SINGAPORE, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-based global digital banking group Tyme has achieved an annualised revenue run rate of SG $215 million in 2023, as its flagship South African operation TymeBank becomes the world's fastest ... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | All You Need to Know About the Proposed Stablecoin Regulation in Hong Kong | As digital finance continues to evolve; regulatory frameworks struggle to keep pace with the rapid advancements and inherent risks. |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Salarium halts operations amid salary disbursement trouble (Updated) | FintechNews
Samreen Ahmad · 9 Jan 2024 · 2 min readSalarium halts operations amid salary disbursement trouble (Updated)
Salarium founder Judah Z Hirsch / Photo credit: Salarium
Salarium, a Philippines-based payroll automation startup, has s... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | JCB and GLN Enable Korean Code Payments at Smart Code Merchants in Japan | Japanese international payments firm JCB has partnered with GLN to integrate Korean code payment services into Smart Code merchant locations across Japan by the end of the fiscal year 2023. |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Central Banks Balance Innovation with Stability in the Age of Digital Currency | Innovation has severely rattled monetary systems as emerging technologies rapidly transform how money and finance operate globally. The landscape of monetary systems is at a crucial crossroads, marked by the dual forces of technological pro... |
| Nov 23, 2023 | Insurlog Ties Up With OneDegree’s IXT to Enhance Logistics Insurance in Vietnam | Insurlog, a provider of last-mile delivery insurance for e-commerce enterprises in Vietnam, has joined forces with OneDegree Global‘s insurtech division IXT. |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Bank Saqu Launches in Indonesia as WeLab’s Second Digital Bank in Asia | Hong Kong’s WeLab, in collaboration with Astra Financial, has launched Bank Saqu in Indonesia, marking its second digital banking venture in Asia. |
| Nov 16, 2023 | SME financing firm Validus improves loss margin, doubles revenue | Premium Content
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Samreen Ahmad · 16 Nov 2023 · 3 min readSME financing firm Validus improves loss ma... |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Chinese Payments Firm Fuiou Pay Ties up With Visa Cross-Border Solutions | Shanghai-based global payment company Fuiou Pay has partnered with Visa Cross-Border Solutions to provide its China-based SME exporter clients with a comprehensive, secure cross-border funds collection and settlement solution. |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Nuvei Expands Presence in Asia Pacific with New China Hub | Nuvei, the Canadian fintech company, has established a new operational hub in China, reinforcing its presence in the Asia-Pacific (APAC). |
| Aug 31, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Toyota does indoor farming, Bayer & Pairwise ink deal, cultivated seafood gets big in Japan | Carmaker Toyota recently took a left turn into growing strawberries and cherry tomatoes at one of its production plants. Also in Japan, one of the country’s largest seafood companies has teamed up with a cultivated seafood startup. Meanwhil... |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Houston, We Have A Problem: Five Reasons Not To Launch A Neobank (And How To Avoid Them) | Max Bondar is the CEO and Founder of Trigger Neobank Engine. We help banks launch their own neobank in six months and at a fixed price. |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Payoneer wins major payment institution license in Singapore | FintechNews
Shadine Taufik · 17h ago · 1 min readPayoneer wins major payment institution license in Singapore
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Fintech firm Payoneer Singapore has obtained a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Mon... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | HKMA Steps Up Pressure for Banks to Accept Crypto Companies as Clients | Hong Kong’s financial regulators will be holding a second meeting with stakeholders from the banking and cryptocurrency industries to address the challenges crypto companies face in accessing banking services in the city, people familiar wi... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Lawmaker Invites Coinbase to Set Up in Hong Kong Amidst U.S. Crackdown | Lawmaker Dr Johnny Ng has extended an invitation to all global virtual asset trading operators including the likes of Coinbase to apply for a license and “further development plans” in Hong Kong. |
| May 9, 2023 | Japan’s SMBC, Incubate Fund Set up US$200 Million Fintech Fund in Singapore | Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and early-stage venture capital firm Incubate Fund has co-founded the US$200 million “SMBC Asia Rising Fund” in Singapore. |
| May 9, 2023 | Futureproofing Fintech: Navigating AML Compliance in a Rapidly Evolving Sector | The fintech space is experiencing unprecedented challenges when it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. |
| May 3, 2023 | Hong Kong VC firm Launches $100 Million Blockchain Fund | CMCC Global, a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm, announced the launch of a new US$100 million fund focused solely on blockchain opportunities. The move demonstrates the firm’s confidence in the island’s potential to become a hub for vir... |
| Apr 25, 2023 | How Hong Kong’s New Crypto Rules Could Renew Its Status As a Financial Hub | Hong Kong has been a key financial centre in Asia and around the world, but it faces fierce competition from Singapore. In recent years, Singapore has emerged as a major fintech hub and has attracted multinational and Chinese companies, as ... |
| Apr 17, 2023 | HashKey Group Names Huobi’s Former CEO as Group COO | HashKey Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset management and blockchain solutions provider, announced that it has appointed Livio Weng as its Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). He was the CEO of crypto exchange Huobi Global from 2018 to ... |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Hong Kong SFC Grants HashKey Approval for Off-Platform Virtual Asset Trading | HashKey Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset management and blockchain solutions provider, has secured approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for its subsidiary Hash Blockchain Limited (HBL) to conduct off-platform virt... |
| Feb 14, 2023 | DBS Plans to Apply for Crypto License in Hong Kong | DBS Group Holdings plans to apply for a license to that will allow it to expand its crypto trading services to its Hong Kong customers in the future. |
| Feb 2, 2023 | 5 Notable Fintech Investments in Asia By Japan’s SoftBank | Since its inception, SoftBank Group Corp. has made a name for itself as a significant player in the tech startup industry. But it has been a tough year for the Japanese conglomerate and its CEO Masayoshi Son, as valuations for its new start... |
| Jan 18, 2023 | 5 Hong Kong Fintech Startups Making Inroads in Web3 | It has been a tumultuous couple of years for the bustling fintech scene as well as Web3 startups in Hong Kong. As the world grappled with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, US-China tensions, and Hong Kong itself came to terms with stree... |
| Nov 29, 2022 | LINE’s Crypto Exchange BITFRONT Shutters Operations, to Suspend Trading End of 2022 | Japanese social-media company LINE will shut down its US-based crypto exchange BITFRONT claiming that its decision has nothing to do with “certain exchanges that have been accused of misconduct”. |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Hex Trust Gets MVP License to Offer Virtual Asset Custodial Services in Dubai | Hex Trust, a digital asset custodian licensed in Hong Kong and Singapore, has received a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Hong Kong’s Game Plan to Win Back Role as Digital Asset Hub | Hong Kong’s digital asset industry has been dealt a blow in recent years, with the city losing its luster as a global hub for digital assets. |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Singapore: NETS Launches Prepaid Card with Daily Spending Limits of SGD 1000 | Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) has announced the launch of the NETS Prepaid Card, which is described as its first “smart” stored-value card for retail and transit.
There is reportedly no minimum age, income requirement, annual subs... |
| Sep 13, 2022 | 3 investors explain why earned wage access startups are set to cash more checks | It always feels good to get paid, so it’s no surprise that a payroll model like earned wage access (EWA), which lets employees withdraw their accrued wages at any time, has exploded in popularity.
The pandemic certainly played a big role in... |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Is earned wage access ushering in a new era of payroll management? | Payroll is one area of business that’s been ripe for innovation and disruption for a while now. On the surface, it may not look like something that really requires any major changes. After all, it’s worked well enough so far: You work your ... |
| Aug 18, 2022 | The who’s who at Shopee | EcommerceNewsletters
Samreen Ahmad · 1d ago · 5 min readThe who’s who at Shopee
Welcome to The Checkout! Delivered every Thursday, this free newsletter breaks down the biggest stories and trends in ecommerce. View past issues here or sign u... |
| Jul 27, 2022 | MAS Join Hands With Google to Drive Climate Fintech Innovation in Asia | The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Google Cloud have jointly launched the Point Carbon Zero Programme to drive the innovation, incubation and scaling of climate fintech solutions in Asia over the next three years.
The programme i... |
| Jul 25, 2022 | SG crypto firm allows debit, credit payments for token purchases | CryptoNewsStartups
Shadine Taufik · 1h ago · 1 min readSG crypto firm allows debit, credit payments for token purchases
London-headquartered crypto firm Luno has partnered with US-based fintech company FIS to expand its in-app payment metho... |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Singapore BNPL player Pace matches 2021 earnings in one quarter | FintechNewsStartups
Shadine Taufik · 15 Jul 2022 · 1 min readSingapore BNPL player Pace matches 2021 earnings in one quarter
Singapore-based fintech firm Pace Enterprise has matched its 2021 earnings within the first quarter of 2022, said t... |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Singapore based Insurance Software Firm Ancileo Secures $3M via Seed Round | Ancileo, a Singapore-headquartered software as a service (SaaS) solution provider for the insurance sector, recently revealed that it acquired $3 million in seed funding from Fermion.
As noted by Ancileo’s management, it will be able to gai... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Бизнес в Юго-Восточной Азии: на какие отрасли обратить внимание стартапу из России? | Во-первых, экономика стран Юго-Восточной Азии сейчас находится на подъеме: по данным центра экономических исследований Nikkei Asia, ВВП Индонезии, Малайзии, Филиппин, Сингапура и Таиланда в 2022 году вырастет на 5,1%. Во-вторых, 80% населен... |
| Jun 7, 2022 | livi Launches Futuristic Rabbit-Themed NFT “Mochi” to Mark Its 2-Year Anniversary | Hong Kong’s virtual bank livi is marking its second anniversary with the launch of NFT artwork collectibles “Mochi” that will be its new icon. |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Fintech unicorn Revolut gets MAS nod for crypto trading | FintechNewsStartups
Samreen Ahmad · 2d ago · 1 min readFintech unicorn Revolut gets MAS nod for crypto trading
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has greenlit Revolut, a UK-based fintech unicorn, to operate a fully regulated cryptocu... |
| Mar 29, 2022 | A look at all 35 international fintech startups at YC’s winter 2022 Demo Day | As more banking, e-commerce and insurance startups work to improve the way business is done in emerging countries, it should come as no surprise that this winter’s Y Combinator batch is rife with related efforts. There are 35 companies this... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Indonesia’s innovative startups are the catalyst for increasing investment | In recent years, the explosive growth of Indonesia’s startup scene has grabbed global headlines. Its capital city, Jakarta, ranks third on Startup Genome’s 2021 “Emerging Ecosystems” with a combined startup valuation of USD 34 billion. Much... |
| Jan 7, 2022 | TurnKey Lender names Marc Pickren CEO of the Americas | TurnKey Lender, a global enterprise fintech with 180 customers in over 50 countries, announced Friday that Marc Pickren is joining the company as Chief Executive Officer for North America. Pickren is expected to build upon the 350% growth T... |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Brankas secured Insignia Ventures Partners led US $20 M Series B funding | Insignia Ventures Partners led a $20 million Series B fundraising round for Brankas, an open financial technology business established in Indonesia that works regionally. Visa, AFG Partners, and Treasury International are among the co-inves... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Airwallex Raises US$100 Million in Series E Extension, Now Valued at US$5.5 Billion | Cross border payments firm Airwallex announced it has secured an additional US$100 million in a Series E1 financing round, raising its valuation to US$5.5 billion. |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Digital Wallets to Become Preferred Payment Method in Hong Kong by 2023 | In Asia-Pacific (APAC), digital wallets are gradually booming in popularity. By 2023, these apps and digital platforms are expected to become the preferred payment method for consumers in Hong Kong and India, a new whitepaper by payment sol... |
| Oct 25, 2021 | How Will Hong Kong’s Digital Currency E-HKD Work? | The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has released a technical whitepaper on a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), proposing an architecture that would follow the key principles of safety, efficiency, and openness. |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Hong Kong’s Digital Asset Custodian Hex Trust Raises US$10 Million | Hong Kong-based digital asset custody service provider Hex Trust has raised US$10 million in an investment round led by Animoca Brands. |
| Sep 30, 2021 | BC Technology : Monthly Investor Update | Dear Investors,
September has ushered in Autumn, and with it a month full of digital asset news and updates from BC Group and OSL.
Perhaps the most notable development during the month occurred on 24 September when China's central bank issu... |
| Sep 21, 2021 | ByteDance’s Fintech Ambitions in Tatters Amid China Clampdown on Bigtechs | TikTok’s owner ByteDance said on September 01, 2021 that it plans to scale back its fintech business and sell its securities brokerage operations amid regulatory pressure on fintech companies. |
| Sep 14, 2021 | COVID-19 Outbreak Results in International Rise of Digital Commerce and Online Fraud: Report | The Coronavirus crisis has led to an international surge in digital commerce sales and online or all-digital businesses, as nationwide lockdowns have forced customers to engage with e-commerce platforms.
As consumers continue to use digital... |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Cloud-Based Regtech Is Gaining Focus In Hong Kong | Hong Kong capital market firms are investing in cloud-based regtech solutions to enhance their risk and compliance management capabilities amidst new challenges triggered by the pandemic, a new survey by FIS has found. Short for regulatory ... |
| May 31, 2021 | Line is next in line for digital banking in Indonesia | Line Bank is entering Indonesia to offer digital banking services. Officially called Line Bank by Hana Bank, the service is built upon a 2018 acquisition—a 20% stake in Bank KEB Hana Indonesia that was acquired by Line subsidiary Line Finan... |
| May 10, 2021 | Livi Bank Hops on the BNPL Bandwagon With the Launch of Livi PayLater | livi bank, one of Hong Kong’s eight virtual banks, has introduced a new Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution with the launch of livi PayLater that offers an instant instalment service with a virtual Mastercard debit card. |
| May 3, 2021 | Fintech Finastra’s Fusion Cloud Core Banking Helps Firms Quickly Deploy Digital-First Banks, Company Exec Explains | The Coronavirus crisis has accelerated digital transformation across the world, including the APAC region, which has resulted in many bank branch closures.
There’s also been a significant increase in retail banking activities that’s support... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Asia Leads the Way with Central Bank Backed Digital Currencies (CBDCs) | Central banks in Asian countries including Cambodia, Thailand, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore, have more advanced central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects than their global counterparts, outperforming those of Canada, the UK a... |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Plaid scoops up mega-round months after failed acquisition | The US-based open banking startup raised a $425 million Series D funding round led by Altimeter Capital, per a company blog post. The fresh capital raise comes three months after a $5.3 billion acquisition from Visa announced in January 202... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Fintech in Africa will Boom in 2022: Fintech News Network Launches Its 8th Publication | ADDIS ABABA/SINGAPORE/ZURICH – Media OutReach – 31 March 2021 – The Fintech News Network is pleased to announce the launch of our eighth publication: Fintech News Africa.
Screenshot of Fintech News Africa website
The Fintech News Network is... |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Meet the Woman Behind Cambodia's Moonshot Blockchain Project | As a little girl, Her Excellency Serey Chea was obsessed with "The X-Files" television program and the idea that we are not alone in this universe. Fascinated by the extraterrestrial and outer space, she dreamed of becoming an ast... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | From Insurance Firm to Tech Ecosystem: Ping An’s Rise to Becoming a Tech Giant | China’s Ping An started out as a property and casualty insurance company but rapidly grew into becoming what we know today as one of the world’s biggest tech giants. |
| Feb 19, 2021 | CompareAsiaGroup Rebrands as Hyphen Group | CompareAsiaGroup, a Southeast Asian financial marketplace, announced it has completed its rebranding to Hyphen Group. |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Hong Kong’s Next Phases of Open Banking Presents Exciting Opportunities | Two years into the implementation of open banking and Hong Kong is now heading into Phase III and Phase IV of its strategy, which will see account information and customers’ transactions being made available to third-party providers. |
| Feb 5, 2021 | LINE Bank Set to Launch Virtual Bank Soon to Its 21 Million Users in Taiwan | LINE Bank announced that it has been granted an operational license by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission to launch a virtual bank. |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Taiwan Furthers Open Banking Ambitions | Taiwan is moving forward with its plan to embrace open banking. The country’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) recently granted approval to seven banks to enter the second stage of open banking, Regulation Asia reported earlier. |
| Jan 6, 2021 | EMQ Expands Cross Border Payments Service to South Korea | EMQ, a Hong Kong-based financial settlement network, announced that it has expanded its operations into the South Korean market, offering cross-border payment capabilities worldwide. |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Is The Cryptocurrency Trust Gap Shrinking? | At DIFY, we seek to drive impactful and lasting two-sided communications for brands worldwide through PR and creative content creations. |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Singlife Philippines Launches Life Insurance Products on HK Blockchain Platform Galileo | Galileo Platforms, a Hong Kong-based blockchain technology platform for the insurance industry, collaborated with Singlife Philippines, a mobile-first life insurer from Singapore, and GCash, an e-wallet in the Philippines, to launch a platf... |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Rapyd Expands Payment Capabilities to South Korea | Rapyd, a Fintech-as-a-Service company, has expanded its all-in-one payment capabilities in South Korea, its sixth global market. |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Open Banking Developments in Singapore May lead to More Transformative Fintech Changes that those Offered by Digital Banking | Open Banking developments in Singapore could lead to more changes in traditional banking processes than those that involve digital banking and related infrastructure upgrades.
Singapore’s addressable loan market for digital banks is valued ... |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Fintech startup Fvndit notches USD 30 million for its Vietnamese P2P lending firm | US- and Vietnam-based fintech startup Fvndit has snagged USD 30 million debt financing led by private debt investor Accial Capital and alternative income investment firm Variant Investments, for its Vietnamese peer-to-peer (P2P) lending fir... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Nobody Wants An Online Bank (And Other Wisdom From Investing $100 Billion In Fintech) | A euro currency symbol sits on a digital banking exhibition at the Huawei Technologies Co. stand at ... [+] the CeBIT 2018 tech fair in Hanover, Germany.© 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP |
| Aug 7, 2020 | The Cyndi Lauper Plan For Putting America Back To Work | In simpler times, all it took to solve a crisis was a gathering of celebrities. In 1985, as a devastating famine in East Africa was attracting worldwide attention – in no small measure due to the efforts of Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats a... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | WeLab Bank Launches Numberless Debit Card with Mastercard | WeLab Bank, a homegrown virtual bank licensed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), will launch a numberless bank card that is powered by MasterCard |
| May 28, 2020 | APAC Banks Are Backing Open Banking, but What Does ‘Open’ Really Mean? | A survey launched this week by Finastra revealed that close to 100% of financial institutions in Singapore and Hong Kong think Open Banking is important, with two thirds in Singapore calling it a “must have”. Open Banking has not only taken... |
| May 22, 2020 | How Past Lessons in Digital Payments Can Help Banks Navigate in the New Normal | The past couple of decades have seen a complete upheaval in where we buy things and how we pay for them. New technologies have led to huge shifts in consumer behavior and expectation, while businesses have benefitted from faster and more ef... |
| May 14, 2020 | Unlocking the Value in Payments Data With Technology and Partnerships | Over the years, banks have been creating exponentially growing mountains of data – much of it with huge potential value. However, despite their ability to create it, banks have not always been good at making the best use of it. Now, as pres... |
| May 8, 2020 | Riding the Cloud to the Bank of the Future | Shifts in consumer behaviour towards digital services are resulting in monumental changes for the banking industry. Highly anticipated digital banking licenses will be awarded in Singapore and Malaysia this year, while the first of the winn... |
| Apr 28, 2020 | WeLab Bank Takes Flight in a Pilot Trial with Interest Rates up to 4.5% P.A | WeLab Bank Limited has commenced a pilot trial under the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (“HKMA”) Fintech Supervisory Sandbox (“FSS”). During the FSS phase, WeLab Bank will be offering banking services to selected individual users prior to a... |
| Apr 13, 2020 | 41 Fastest Growing Fintechs in China According to IDC | IDC Financial Insights released the 2020 update of its FinTech Fast 101 research which details a list of fast-growing FinTechs in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) from 11 key markets. |
| Apr 8, 2020 | 5 Fast Growing FinTechs in South Korea According to IDC | IDC Financial Insights today released the 2020 update of its FinTech Fast 101 research which details a list of fast-growing FinTechs in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) from 11 key markets. |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Vietnam fintech startup Finhay raises funding from Acorns co-founder, others | Vietnam fintech startup Finhay has raised a seven-digit investment from Jeffrey Cruttenden, co-founder of the popular US savings app Acorns, local company Thien Viet Securities and other investors. Further details were not disclosed.
Founde... |
