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5 Cool Upcoming Unconferences and BarCamps in Asia
An unconference is a participant-driven meeting, structured and led by the people attending it. Instead of passive listening, attendees and organizers are encouraged to present or facilitate a session or otherwise contribute to the event, becoming active participants. At an
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CX Leaders Maximising their Customer Experience ROI at Asia’s Largest CX Event
Asia’s competitive landscape is growing, and organisations across the region are using the latest technological advancements to enhance their customer experience strategy and differentiate themselves from the crowd. AI-powered CX, personalised experiences and innovative journeys are the three areas senior
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CoinDeal Sponsors an English Football Team in the Premier League
There is hot news about the first cooperation of it’s kind – the crypto-based CoinDeal exchange, founded by Adam Bicz, Kajetan Maćkowiak and Filip Dzierżak from Wroclaw, became the official sponsor of the Wolverhampton Wanderers team, which this year, after
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Fintech in Singapore: H1 2018 in Review
Singapore, the hub for fintech in Southeast Asia, has witnessed considerable development in the space in recent years, fueled by regulatory support from the government, a large pool of major banks looking to partner with fintechs, and a myriad of
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soCash Expands Cardless Withdrawal Service
Local fintech company soCash is tying up with grocery retailer HAO Mart to provide cardless cash withdrawals at HAO Mart’s 40 stores within the city state. This follows soCash’s series of tie ups with the likes DBS, POSB, and Standard
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Oracle Starts European Fintech Innovation Program with B-Hive Europe
Oracle has chosen Brussels as a European gateway to roll out its Fintech Innovation Program to Europe. Oracle plans to dedicate additional European staff and resources to set up mutually monetizable relationships with fintechs and digital banking innovators. Oracle plans
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6 Upcoming Fintech Hackathons in Singapore and Hong Kong
Hackathons, design sprint-like events in which programmers and others collaborate intensively on software projects, are surging in popularity in the fintech and blockchain spaces as banks and firms are looking for bright minds to help them build innovative products and
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CrowdStrike Announces $200 Million Series E Financing Round
CrowdStrike, a cloud-delivered endpoint protection, announced that the company has executed a financing round of over $200 million, led by General Atlantic, Accel and IVP, with participation from March Capital and CapitalG. Following this round, the company has achieved a
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8 Reasons Why Fintech Startups Fail
Fintech startups are multiplying and as we hear a lot about the successful ones, we often forget that it is not an easy task to turn a project or idea into a successful venture, and that, no matter how disruptive
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Asia Dips in Digital Competitiveness Ranking US, Canada and Europe in Top 10
Singapore loses its #1 place to the US this year but is the only Asian country in top 10 despite dropping a place from last year. This year the majority (29) of countries in the study (63) experienced an
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