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Citi Enters Partnership with one of the Hottest Fintechs in Vietnam

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions announced a strategic partnership with Vietnam-based intermediary payment service provider Payoo to facilitate consumer-to-business collections for corporate clients in the country. Under the partnership, Citi’s corporate clients in Vietnam will be able to receive real-time

Huawei Bets on Singapore’s Artificial Intelligence with New AI Innovation Lab

Huawei held its Cloud Summit 2019, in which the company announced the launch of its Cloud & AI Innovation Lab in Singapore. The lab aims to cultivate local AI talents and bridge Singapore with state-of-the-art AI technologies globally, and accelerate

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Minister Thinks Singapore Needs to Stop Snubbing Seniors for Fintech Talent

Technology isn’t just changing the way businesses work, it is also impacting careers across all fields and disciplines. This is especially true for the financial sector, as financial services institutions are investing heavily in new technological capabilities to enhance competitive

Philippines Remittance

The First Stablecoin Pegged to the Philippine Peso is Launched to Facilitate Money Transfers

Bitspark, a bankless money transfer platform, has just launched what it claims to be the first market-ready cryptocurrency pegged to the Philippine Peso (PHP)—named the peg.PHP Based in Hong Kong, the blockchain-enabled company made the revelation today, following its recent

AI Mobile Payments

Flywire Joins The Growing Number of Financial Services Deploying Machine Learning

Flywire a payments firm announced that they are deploying machine learning capabilities into its payments platform. The enhancements are geared towards improving payment to settlement time, increasing security, cost reduction and to streamline reconciliation of the growing number of international

InsurTech

3 Lessons Other Insurers Should Learn from Ping An

Insurance companies have been slow to adapt to a digital-first approach. In an increasingly digital world, many insurers are put in a tough spot as they struggle to keep up with the demands of a new generation of consumers. Taking

3 in 4 Banks in Asia Will Invest in Machine Learning This Year

The financial services industry is undergoing profound shifts facilitated by technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and the Internet of Things (IoT), but according to Refinitiv, AI will be the single greatest enabler of competitive advantage in the financial sector.

Blockchain

Know your Tokens: Busting Crypto Jargons and Acronyms

Since the early days of initial coin offerings (ICO), the world of cryptocurrencies have added myriad types of terminologies – IEO, IFO, IAO, STO, etc. – all of which seems to be designed to confuse anyone who isn’t in the

Mobile Payments

Singapore Airlines Onboards Adyen to Smoothen its Flight Booking App

Singapore Airlines has partnered with fintech unicorn Adyen, to help in creating a more frictionless payments experience for customers booking flights online or in-app. The airline while working with Adyen reportedly saw an increase in authorization rates, flexibility on fraud

Wealthtech

3 Startups From Singapore Selected For Fintech Global’s Top 100 Wealthtech List

Data and research provider Fintech Global has released its inaugural Wealthtech 100 list, which features the world’s top 100 companies transforming the wealth and asset management industry. Wealthtech is one of the fastest growing verticals of fintech, which has attracted