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Ascend Money Announces 50,000 Agent Networks Across Southeast Asia
Ascend Money, a Southeast Asian fintech business under Thailand’s Ascend Group, has reached 50,000 agents—local franchises and networks such as convenience stores, pharmacies, street vendors, and cafes, that conduct financial services for customers—across Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the
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Grab launches in Cambodia with Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand transportation platform, has launched in Phnom Penh today and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia (MPWT) to support the Kingdom’s infrastructure development. Grab provides safe
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Send Money Anytime, In No Time – Azimo Launches Cash Pick-Up In The Philippines Around The Clock
Azimo, a money transfer service, shakes up remittances to the Filipino market with 24/7 money transfers. In a huge step forward for Azimo’s Filipino customer base, the rapid service ensures that money sent from any of their 22 European send
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Private Equity Company Finstar enters APAC with USD150mm Fintech Commitment
International private equity firm Finstar announces its commitment to strengthen the Group’s position in the Asia- Pacific Region, adding to its fintech portfolio in line with its five-year plan to invest US$150 million in the financial technology space. As a
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WeWork unveiled its Singapore location / 2 Fintech Startups join
WeWork unveiled its inaugural Singapore location, WeWork Beach Centre. As the first Southeast Asia location, WeWork Beach Centre also signifies WeWork’s 200th location globally. WeWork Singapore will grow quickly as the company will launch its second location at 71 Robinson, slated
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Singapore Online Insurer announces 200% YoY Revenue Growth from Online Sales
Etiqa, an Online Insurer from Singapore, is helping accelerate Singapore’s smart nation transformation by launching new services and integrations. Etiqa is the first insurer to integrate with ‘MyInfo’, a digital data vault launched by Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and
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Blockchain Energo Labs to Establish Singapore Regional Hub
Energo Labs, a cleantech start-up that integrates blockchain into the energy sector in Asia and beyond, is set to strengthen their presence in Singapore. It will join research programmes and campus microgrids in universities as a testbed for smart energy
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UOB supports Shanghai Proptech Company to enter Singapore
United Overseas Bank (UOB) today announced its partnership with Shanghai-based start-up, Mamahome, in the property technology (PropTech) firm’s first move outside of China. With UOB’s payments solutions, the fast-growing online apartment rental portal will open its doors to providing end-to-end
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Is Your Bank Telling You Everything? 75% Of Singaporeans Don’t Know The True Cost Of International Payments
According to new research released today by online money transfer service TransferWise, a majority of Singaporeans who transfer money overseas use their bank but three in four people don’t know the true cost of sending money overseas – which includes
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Multi-Million Dollar Venture Capital Fund focused on Asian PropTech launched
Michelle Yong might be better known in the startup community as the co-founder of innovation-focused co-working space, Collision8. But wearing her other hat as Director of Aurum, a subsidiary of construction conglomerate Woh Hup, fourth-generation business leader Michelle has made
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