Crypto
Wirex Partners Visa to Expand Crypto Card Offering to Over 40 Countries
Crypto payments platform Wirex has partnered with Visa to directly issue its crypto-enabled debit and prepaid cards to over 40 countries. Wirex will also become a member of Visa in APAC and the UK. The partnership will support further collaboration
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2022’s Devastating Crypto Breaches: Multi-Million Dollar Hacks Shake the Industry
Several high-profile cryptocurrency hacks occurred in 2022, causing significant financial losses for businesses and individuals who held digital assets. According to a recent analysis, the estimated loss from these attacks was a staggering US$3.8 billion, making it the biggest year
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Vietnam Retail Investors Embrace Digital Assets with 1 in 5 Owning Cryptocurrency
Vietnam is making waves in the cryptocurrency world as it has become one of the largest markets for digital currencies. With a population of 99.607 million, the country is the 13th largest by population. In ASEAN, Vietnam is second only
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Fintonia Secures Capital Markets License From MAS
Singaporean crypto fund manager Fintonia Group has secured a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This will enable Fintonia to continue expanding and providing innovative investment solutions and products to its clients. The CMS
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Lasanka Perera Now Independent Reserve’s Singapore CEO and Group COO
Independent Reserve, a cryptocurrency exchange licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has appointed Lasanka Perera as CEO for Singapore. As the CEO, Perera will be focused on developing Independent Reserve’s growth strategy in Asia while retaining his role
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Crypto Lessons From 2022 The Industry Should Avoid in 2023
As any crypto industry observer surely knows, 2022 was one of the most turbulent years since Bitcoin hit mainstream notoriety and digital asset markets became a sphere of interest for fintech companies and private investors alike. The early part of
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Crypto as Part of the Future of Payment Cards
The payment card industry has been evolving over the past few decades. And although traditional payment card was designed long before the internet and crypto, it has a place in the emerging financial ecosystem. In this article, we’ll look at
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Global Crypto Funding Slumps 42.5% Amidst Crypto Winter
Funding to cryptocurrency companies plummeted 42.5% in 2022, plunging from an all-time high (ATH) of US$37.08 billion secured in 2021 to US$21.26 billion last year, a new report by crypto data aggregator CoinGecko shows. While the drop may appear significant,
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Thailand to Issue 3 Digital Banking Licenses Next Year – All You Need to Know
With the rise of fintech, traditional banks are being disrupted by nimbler, more customer-centric digital banks; it seems that the future of banking lies in the digital world. The traditional brick-and-mortar banking model’s role has been reduced in the digital
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Licensed Crypto Payment Gateway TripleA Appoints Elodie Trichet as New COO
TripleA, a crypto payment gateway licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has appointed Elodie Trichet as its Chief Operating Officer. A payments veteran, Elodie brings over 18 years of international online payments experience globally. Elodie was Head of
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