Posts From Fintech News Singapore
IOTA and Tenity’s Singapore Accelerator Offers $50,000 Grants to Blockchain Startups
Tenity, in collaboration with the IOTA Foundation, has announced the establishment of the IOTA Accelerator in Singapore. This 12-week initiative is designed to assist early-stage startups focused on developing Real World Assets (RWA) tokenisation products and infrastructure within the IOTA
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Money20/20 Asia 2024: Leading Fintech Show Makes Debut in Thailand
Money20/20, a prominent fintech show, will be holding its first Thai edition in Bangkok this year, coming to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from April 23 to 25, 2024 for a multiple event centered around the future of finance.
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Crypto Adoption in Southeast Asia is On the Rise
Crypto in Southeast Asia is increasingly popular among investors. The region is home to a complex financial landscape that’s characterized by a significant portion of the population being underbanked or unbanked, alongside a digitally-savvy youth demographic with high mobile Internet
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ADB to Support Finance Ministers with New ASEAN Climate Finance Platform
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to introduce an ASEAN Climate Finance Policy Platform, aimed at aiding finance ministers in Southeast Asia to collectively tackle climate change. This announcement was made by ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa, highlighting the urgent
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Indian Travellers Can Now Pay Using QR Codes via PhonePe at Singapore Merchants
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has entered into a two-year strategic partnership with Indian digital payments company PhonePe in a bid to boost the convenience of Indian travellers. This collaboration builds upon the existing Unified Payments Interface (UPI) linkage between
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Ripple Plans to Launch USD-Pegged Stablecoin
Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, plans to introduce a stablecoin tied directly to the US dollar (USD), pending regulatory approvals. This forthcoming stablecoin is set to be fully backed by a mix of US dollar deposits,
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Xoom Users Can Now Use PayPal’s Stablecoin for Cross-Border Transfers
Xoom, a subsidiary of PayPal specialising in cross-border money transfers, has enabled U.S. customers to utilise PayPal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, for international remittances. This addition enables users to convert PYUSD into U.S. dollars within
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Crypto Trading Firm GSR Granted Full License in Singapore
GSR, a global cryptocurrency trading firm and liquidity provider, has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This license allows its subsidiary, GSR Markets Pte. Ltd., located in Singapore, to provide digital
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TerraPay Gets MAS Green Light for Payment License
Payments infrastructure company TerraPay has been awarded a Major Payment Institution (MPI) License by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). With this new license, TerraPay now has 11 licenses and 19 approvals across 30 international markets. The MAS license enables
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SC Ventures and NEXT176-Backed Fintech Firms Set to Merge by Mid-2024
SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, and NEXT176, the venture arm of the Pan-African group Old Mutual, have announced the launch of a new wealth management platform. This collaboration aims to make financial planning
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