Tag "Funding Societies"
5 Fast Growing Fintechs in Singapore 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. IDC’s FinTech Fast 101 research refers to fast-growing fintech players
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P2P Lending Platform Funding Societies Surpasses SGD 1 Billion in SME Lending
Funding Societies, a SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia, is ending an eventful year by crossing the SGD 1 billion mark in SME loans. In line with the platform’s goal of responsible growth, Funding Societies expanded its loan volume
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10 of The Top Funded Fintechs in Singapore
Depending on whether you count Grab (and that can be a contentious argument), Singapore has yet to produce a homegrown unicorn operating in fintech: but all signs point to one emerging in the future. Singapore only has Hong Kong as
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5 of Indonesia Fintech’s Biggest Funding Rounds of 2018
DailySocial Indonesia recently released a report about their findings on the Indonesian fintech scene, recently notable with the rise of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending. Between December 2017 to November 2018, DailySocial observed at least 14 disclosed funding for fintech startups, noting
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P2P Lending and Digital Lending Fintechs Active in Southeast Asia
The size of the Southeast Asian alternative financing market grew from US$46.65 million in 2015 to a whopping US$215.9 million the following year. That’s almost a fivefold leap in market value in just the span of a year, according to a study
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6 Proudly Singaporean Companies in KPMG’s Fintech100 This Year
The 5th iteration of KPMG’s annual Fintech 100 list has come out recently, in a bid to highlight dynamic fintechs from around the world that are doing something right in the financial services industry, be it digital payments, lending, insurtech,
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15 Inspiring Fintech Founders from South East Asia to Follow
Southeast Asia’s financial services industry is rapidly evolving as a result of disruption from new-age fintech companies and the rapid adoption of fintech solutions. The rise of fintech in the region has been fueled by Southeast Asia’s expanding economies, young-urban-digitally-savvy
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Top 15 Most Well-Funded Southeast Asian Fintech Companies
The financial services industry in Southeast Asia is rapidly evolving as a result of disruption from new-age fintech companies. The rapid adoption of fintech innovation in the region has been fueled by the rapidly expanding expanding economies, young-urban-digitally-savvy population, increasing
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New Singapore Lending Player: Helicap Funded by Former Minister of State
Helicap, a FinTech start-up operating in the fast-growing alternative lending space in South-East Asia and Australia, announced that it has successfully closed US$1.5 million in seed money. The round is led by Singapore’s former Minister of State and the Chairman
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Singapore Fintech Association Unifies Crowdlending Platforms
The Singapore Fintech Associationannounces the launch of the Marketplace Lending committee in response to the rapid growth in the sector. The SFA subcommittee is dedicated to ensuring the local crowdlending industry is a trusted, credible and viable mode of financing for
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