India’s fintech ecosystem has evolved significantly with considerable efforts from financial institutions, startups, the government, venture capitalists and regulators to…
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…
Artificial intelligence (AI), an umbrella term for a host of different technologies including machine learning and natural language, holds many…
Singapore’s fintech hub together with the emerging financial centers in China are a powerplay to become the world’s digital frontier…
This month Coinone Transfer, a payments business and a subsidiary of Coinone, introduced South Korea’s first blockchain-powered remittance mobile app…
A pilot project seeking to show transparency in the flow of money via public blockchain was formally launched last week…
As one of the most highly banked populations in Southeast Asia (Standing at 96.4% of banked adults at 2014), Singapore…
Remittances to low and middle income countries grew rapidly and are projected to reach a new record in 2018, says…
Following its entry into Cambodia in 2017, Grab seems likely to bring its e-payment app, GrabPay into Cambodia sometime in 2019…
Cashless payments are booming in Vietnam, more than doubling in value over the first three quarters of 2018. In particular,…
After Grab’s launch into Myanmar in 2017, the ride-hailing giant intends to follow-up with the expansion of their e-wallet GrabPay,…
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has granted the first accelerated patent under its FinTech Fast Track initiative to…
Siam Commercial Bank has introduced the Garmin Pay contactless payment solution. This has been done in collaboration with CDG Group,…
Those not in the know often underestimate the number of hats that a startup founder has to wear when they…
As predicted by Fintechnews the Philippines is the next stop in GrabPay’s expansion in South East Asia. Grab and Philippine-based…
CIMB Bank unveiled its first Digital Lounge in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and launched its OCTO by CIMB mobile…
“A way to carry your money inside your cellphone”. This is perhaps the simplest meaning of an e-wallet as defined…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city state’s central bank and financial regulator, has released an update to its…
2019 is right around the corner, which means we are near the end of an eventful year of fintech in…
Go-Jek just announced the launch of its beta app in Singapore, which means that Singaporeans will be able to download…