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The World Bank’s Blockchain-Based Bonds Can Now Be Traded on a Secondary Market
The World Bank and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) have banded together to enable secondary market trading on blockchain for its block-i bond—and apparently it will be the first of its kind. The function was developed by CBA in conjunction with World Bank
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Youtrip, a Multi-Currency Travel Wallet, Closed US$25.5 Mil in a Pre-Series A Funding
YouTrip, a multi-currency mobile wallet with a prepaid Mastercard, has successfully raised US$25.5 million in a pre-Series A. Participating investors include major Asian family offices and venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners, founded by ex-Sequoia Partner Yinglan Tan. With the
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Is Singapore Gunning to Be an Islamic Fintech Hub?
Singapore recently declared its intention to develop the ‘most advanced’ halal hub in Southeast Asia within the next two years. While the announcement primarily looked Singapore as a halal hub within the food industry, given Singapore’s status a fintech hub
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Tryb Group Invests into Filipino Insurance Marketplace Maria Health
Maria Health, a Filipino aggregator for health insurance, has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding from the tryb group, with participation from Gobi Ventures, Wavemaker, Hustle Fund and Grand Metro Holdings. Maria Health will use the additional funding to
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A Look Back on Some of the Most Devastating Crypto Hacks
Another day, another cryptocurrency exchange hack. Recently the crypto world has been shaken by the Binance hack, that vanished approximately US$40 million worth of bitcoin through patient methods to avoid detection. It’s just the latest in a slew of hacks
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R3 and Wipro to Power Thailand’s Digital Currency, Project Inthathon
In what seems to be a streak of nations embracing central bank backed digital currencies (CDBC) and Wholesale CDBCs, Wipro announced today that in partnership with R3 they have developed a blockchain-based solution prototype for a consortium consisting of the
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Here’s How Insurtech is Tackling Singapore’s Ageing Problem
Let’s suppose you accidentally tore your ligament in the knee while exercising in the gym tomorrow. Do you know how much you’d need to pay for medical fees? Before we reveal the answer, there’s a saying amongst Singaporeans: it’s cheaper
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Singapore is Now Considering Virtual Banking Licenses Too—Here’s Why
The now famous Hong Kong virtual banking licenses have been a bit of a mixed bag for the region, but nevertheless, it’s gotten a lot of attention. To date, four licensees will be ready to go to market before the year
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India’s Now the Top Fintech Funding Hub in Asia, but It’s Too Soon to Celebrate
India, often considered Asia’s underdog tech advancements in Asia, is finally now the top fintech funding hub in the first quarter of 2019, beating longtime rival China. At Q1’s close, India’s fintechs raised US256.8 billion to China’s US$192.1 billion. It
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5 Ways Banks in Singapore are Using Big Data
Pop quiz: What is big data? Actually, don’t answer that. Everyone can easily recite the same quote: “It’s the process of analysing huge amounts of data to draw actionable insights that are beneficial to your business.” In practice, this
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