Southeast Asia continues to be a largely cash-in-hand economy, with 264 million unbanked adults across the region, concentrated largely in…
Month: August 2016
MicroGroup Lending Corporation, a leading lending institution, has embarked on a joint venture with Incubix Technologies in order to provide…
Gemalto, a digital security provider, is supplying the Bank of the Philippines Islands with EMV prepaid banking and transport cards that support…
In partnership with Asosiasi Fintech Indonesia, Deloitte launched its findings: FinTech Indonesia Survey 2016, on fintech industry landscape in Indonesia,…
Although still nascent, Vietnam’s fintech sector is growing steadily. A report released in May by Global Information, highlighted the sector’s…
“Cyber Five” – consisting of Singapore, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea – is judged to be nine times more vulnerable to…
The digital world is quickly infiltrating all aspects of our everyday lives, creating new technological threats that demand yet to…
Business Insider Singapore, CBInsights, Funderbeam, and Crunchbase together have created the world’s fintech unicorns – fintech start-ups valued at over $1 billion. …
E-wallets are becoming a key staple for expats, travelers and digital nomads all over the world. But what is the…
Organised by Terrapinn, The IoT Show Asia 2016 will look at new business possibilities and deployment challenges of IoT in new industrial…
With their increasing popularity and affordability in civil industries, UAVs or drones are increasingly taking off for commercial missions. How…
Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has made several announcements this week, launching a…
Asia-Pacific nearly doubles 2015 fintech financing in first half of 2016 reaching almost $10 billion; growth driven by China Investments…
SBI Holdings and its subsidiary SBI Ripple Asia have decided to launch a consortium. SBI Ripple Asia is a provider…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a consultation paper on proposed changes to the payments regulatory framework and establishment…
Funds To Drive Product Development of Key Offerings – Xaavan, MatchCab, ffastpay and MC Payment MC Payment, a financial technology…
New Office in Singapore Adyen today announced its continued commitment to businesses in the region with the expansion and move…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the opening of its FinTech Innovation Lab. The purpose-built facility, known as…
With a little over 30 players, Vietnam’s fintech startup scene is still quite small and yet, industry experts and observers…
In Asia, interest in insurtech grows as industry experts and observers perceive the region’s fast-growing economies and underinsured population as…