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Payments

Finch Capital’s Nomu Pay Acquires Wirecard’s Asian Assets

Finch Capital, a UK and Amsterdam-focused venture firm, has reached an agreement to acquire Wirecard Payment’s entities in Hong Kong,

Blockchain/Bitcoin

DBS Report Looks at Digital Assets’ Buoyant 2021 First Quarter

Digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), are having an exciting year 2021, with

Podcast

New Fintech Podcasts and Webinar Series to Follow in 2021

Podcasts and webinars have been around for decades but it’s only in the last few years that they became big

Regtech Wealthtech

Julius Baer Rolls Out Digital Advisory Platform for Regtech Compliance in Asia

Julius Baer has rolled out its Digital Advisory Suite (DiAS) in Asia that aims to simplify the complexity of regulations for

InsurTech

Insurtech Firm 360F Appoints Former Temenos APAC MD

Singapore-based insurtech 360F announced that it has appointed Martin Frick as a member of its advisory board, where he will

Lending

Hoolah Selects Perx for Personalised, Gamification-Based BNPL Platform

Perx Technologies, a SaaS lifestyle marketing platform provider, announced its partnership with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform hoolah to

Online Wealth Mgt

Robo Advisors in Singapore: Which One is Right For You?

Robo advisors in Singapore are seeing rapid growth. Robo advisors first emerged in 2008 as a result of the financial

Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

Standard Chartered Rolls Out Financial Planning Tool With BetterTradeOff

Standard Chartered Bank announced the launch of its online financial planning solution named SC Goals Planner that was developed in

Wealthtech

DBS Rolls Out AI-Powered Digital Investment Advisory Feature

All DBS/POSB retail customers can now access a new feature on DBS’ AI-powered financial and retirement planning tool NAV Planner,

Virtual Banking

ZA Tech Opens New Asia Fintech Center In Singapore

ZA Tech Global Limited (“ZA Tech”), the technology venture founded by ZA International and backed by Softbank’s Vision Fund 1,

Funding

SPAC Frenzy Takes Hold of Asia

After explosive growth in the US, the craze surrounding special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, is now heading to Asia.

Funding

Top 10 Fintech Funding Mega Rounds in Asia Pacific in 2021 so Far

Fintech funding significantly picked up this year and is estimated to have reached US$15 billion in Q1’21, data from CB

Australia Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

GoBear Finds Buyer in Australian Based Financial Marketplace Finder

Finder, a fintech firm company founded in Australia in 2006, has acquired the GoBear brand as it accelerates its global

Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

BizBank Launches Its Corporate Expense Card in Singapore

Atlantis, a Singapore-based fintech company has announced the launch of its digital platform for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) –

Payments

CurrencyFair and Assembly Payments to Merge After Investment from Standard Chartered

CurrencyFair, a global cross-border payments platform and Assembly Payments, whose platform automates complex payment workflows, today announced their merger as

Various

Meet the 5 Startups Selected for Visa’s Accelerator Program

Visa announced today that they have selected five startups to be part of their first Visa Accelerator Program in Asia

Fintech Security Leader

Bad Bots Keep Their Eyes on the Money

If you could look like a million people, what kinds of crimes could you commit? Today’s fraudsters have access to

Funding Virtual Banking

Singapore-Based Neobank StashFin Raises US$ 40 Million in Series B Extension

StashFin, a Singapore-based neo-banking startup, announced the successful completion of the extension of its Series B equity financing of US$

Indonesia Open Banking

State of Open Banking 2021: Indonesia

In this current era of digitalization and personalization, the concept of Open Banking has been rapidly disclosed among experts, and

Various

NUS Offers Singapore’s First Masters and PhD Programmes in Fintech

The National University of Singapore (NUS) will offer two new graduate programmes in fintech in the new academic year, to

Indonesia Lending

Atome Financial Acquires Indonesian Financing Firm

Atome Financial, the parent company of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Atome, has completed its acquisition of local financing

Digital Transformation Security

Enhancing Remote Working and Cybersecurity a Top Priority of Asia Pacific

Across Asia-Pacific (APAC), firms are ramping up their digital transformation efforts, focusing primarily on adopting cloud computing, improving cybersecurity and

Funding

Wealthtech Endowus Raises S$23 Million to Fuel Its Expansion Plans in Asia

Singapore-based digital wealth advisor Endowus announced that it has completed a S$23 million first close of its Series A funding

Virtual Banking

In APAC, Southeast Asia Consumers are Most Receptive to Challenger Banks

Two out of three banking customers in Asia Pacific (APAC) are either relatively open or inclined to consider fintechs and

Lending Vietnam

BNPL Platform Fundiin Secures Funding for Vietnamese Market Expansion

Fundiin, a Vietnamese Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, has raised an undisclosed sum during its venture funding round led

Blockchain/Bitcoin Lending

STACS Teams up With Bluecell for Blockchain-Powered Green Loans

Bluecell and Hashstacs (STACS) announced a new collaboration to offer green and sustainability-linked loans though GreenSTACS, which runs on top

Various

Digibank Solution Provider Meniga Partners Visa to Accelerate Its APAC Expansion

Digital banking solution provider Meniga has announced a new partnership with Visa to accelerate its expansion within the Asia Pacific region.

Wealthtech

CGS-CIMB Securities Launches Digital Investment Service for Singapore’s Millennials

CGS-CIMB Securities International, an integrated financial service provider in Asia, has launched a digital investment service in Singapore called ProsperUs.