Tag "Fintech Malaysia"
WorldKoins-Air Asia Partnership: Aims To Get Rid of Leftover Foreign Currency
WorldKoins is a mobile app operated by Appykoins Sdn. Bhd, which allows leftover currency to be converted to eGift cards and vouchers, which can be used to shop online from mobile phones. WorldKoins is working in collaboration with AirAsia to
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Malaysian Based Fintech Firm Jirnexu Raises US$2 Million in Pre-Series B Round
Malaysian based fintech company Jirnexu – has raised US$2 million in a pre-Series B round. Japan-based SBI Group led the latest round, joined by existing investors Celebes and Cento Ventures. This brings Jirnexu’s total funding to US$8 million. Bringing over
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12 Hottest Fintech Startups in Malaysia
Often in conversation with industry players in Malaysia, the sentiment is that Malaysia is lacking in activity within the fintech space and the the fintech startups in Malaysia are still pretty nascent. The general impression from the market is
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Malaysian Fintech Firm Soft Space Launches My FamiPay in Taiwan
Partnering with Cathay United Bank (CUB), Soft Space introduces an innovative way to make payments that is set to empower FamilyMart Taiwan called “My FamiPay”. The application integrates and binds debit/prepaid/credit cards and other various stored value cards for in-store
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Fintech Malaysia Report 2017
Note: We’ve update this report, the 2018 edition of the Fintech Report can be found here In the context of conversations surrounding fintech opportunities in South East Asia, Malaysia is often overlooked in lieu of Singapore. While it is true
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TransferFriend Aims to Build The World’s Most Trusted Fintech Brand
Out of 600 million people in ASEAN, around 73% are unbanked. Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is taking over the Financial Service industry. Singapore has been supporting this initiative for some time now through high investments in order to promote building a
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10 Fast Growing Fintech for Malaysia
IDC Financial Insights unveiled a list of 10 fast growing fintech in Malaysia, part of the broader FinTech 101 list for Asia/Pacific, at the FinTech Innovation Summit 2017 held at InterContinental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “IDC’s FinTech Fast 101” refers to the
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