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VIISA: Vietnam (Fintech) Accelerator launched to Build Global Startups from Vietnam
The Vietnam Innovative Startup Accelerator (VIISA) announced that it is launching the call for applications into its inaugural batch in Nov 2016. VIISA is an open ended fund that is a partnership of major corporations, BIDV, Dragon Capital, FPT and
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Presenting The 20 Participating Teams of The Global FinTech Hackcelerator
20 teams were selected to participate the Global FinTech Hackcelerator. The teams were evaluated by leaders from the financial industry from a pool of 655 global submissions from about 50 countries. They are each making deep inroads into transforming the financial services across
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Digital Village Singapore: Interview With KPMG’s Lyon Poh And Jan Reinmueller
Launched earlier this year, Digital Village is an initiative of KPMG aimed at stimulating collaboration between corporates and the startup community. KPMG Digital Village works as a platform connecting firms that are looking to innovate as well as potential investors,
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Hong Kong To Host Fintech Week 2016
Hong Kong is the number one business city in Asia. It is the perfect base for companies that want to do business in Mainland China and across the region. Hong Kong will host its first Fintech Week in early November
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New Fintech Report Highlights Indonesia’s Untapped Digital Finance Opportunity
With a population of over 255 million people – among which 60% are digital native – and growing mobile phone and Internet penetration rates, Indonesia has been perceived as an untapped market opportunity, according to a new report by Fintechnews.
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Fintech Singapore Startup of The Month: Bento, Asia’s First Bionic Advisor
Bento, a company of Mesitis Capital, is a bionic investment advisor that merges algorithm-powered asset allocation models with a human touch that promises better portfolio performance, productivity and user experience for a fraction of the cost of a traditional human-only
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MAS and Local Polytechnics sign MOU to Promote Skills Development in FinTech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the five local polytechnics (Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic) have agreed on a framework to review and enhance the polytechnics’ curricula in the next three years
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6 Creative Suggestions for Webcasts Your Clients Will Love
It’s cheaper to create an old customer than it is to get a new one, they say. But how do you pull off something your customers or clients will love? Here are six creative suggestions you might want to try
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Top Fintech Vietnam News – September 2016
Fintech Vietnam Meetup is back with another newsletter, September 2016 edition. With the fast pace of the recent development in Fintech, there are a lot of local and international news that we would like to share with you today. Make sure
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3 Innovative Fraud Prevention Solutions
In a previous article, we introduced the fact that card fraud is a massive $35billion problem. It has the potential to de-rail the growing trend of online payments and undermine the trust of consumers worldwide. Lexis Nexis found that it
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