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Opening Shot For International Regulation For The Fintech Industry

There is a Chinese saying that roughly translates to ‘A Tall Tree Catches The Wind’ (树大招风) and this is an adept saying for the Fintech industry. The fintech industry had grown from its nascent stage in 2005 and it is

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Assurity Partners V-Key For New Mobile Software Authentication Solution

Assurity Trusted Solutions has inked a collaboration with V-Key, a global leader in digital mobile security and accredited by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), to deliver an innovative form of authentication via V-Key’s mobile soft token application called V-Tap.

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Temenos Buys Fintech Companies for APAC Growth

Swiss listed banking tech giant Temenos is making a big play for the APAC market after gaining massive ground on global software kingpins like Oracle in other regions, and has just signed an agreement to acquire ASX-listed fintech Rubik Financial

Blockchain/Bitcoin

KPMG and Microsoft Announce New “Blockchain Nodes”

KPMG International and Microsoft have announced the launch of joint Blockchain Nodes, which are designed to create and demonstrate use cases that apply blockchain technology to business propositions and processes. The first joint Blockchain Nodes are in Frankfurt and Singapore,

Personal Finance Mgt (PFM) Philippines

Two Online-Pawnshops: For Rich and for Poor

Pawnshops that moved online has also shown interesting business strategies. And it can be observed with two extremely different types of audiences. British Borro, who attracted £5,6M provides online secured loans through a customer’s luxury assets, targeting the top 10%

Vietnam

Top Fintech Vietnam News from January 2017

Read here all the important fintech news around Fintech in Vietnam from January. You can subscribe to the monthly Fintech Vietnam Newsletter here. Save The Date: Fintech Saigon Meetup, March 9th Save the Date: Fintech Startup Investments Firechat with Eddie Thai

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23 Fintech Events All Over The World in 2017 You Must Attend

In the recent times, we have seen a trend of new technologies in the Fintech. To keep up with these, various Fintech Events 2017 are organized across the globe from Asia to America and Europe to Australia and Africa. Let’s

Indonesia

Cermati Secured Series A Extension Funding from Orange Growth Capital

Indonesia’s financial e-commerce provider, Cermati, has raised seven-digit USD funding from Orange Growth Capital (“OGC”), one of the leading European and Asian FinTech VCs. Cermati will use the additional funding to expand the team, bolster its product offering and further

Remittance

Fintech Startup SingX Launches Cheaper, Faster Online Remittance Platform

Singapore financial technology start-up SingX Pte Ltd has launched a cheaper, faster and more convenient online remittance platform, which charges consumers a fraction of what they typically pay for overseas money transfers. Backed by some of the region’s most experienced

Myanmar

Mobile Money Banking Conference in Myanmar

The latest cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions for the mobile telecommunications and banking sectors will be showcased this month at the 8th Mobile Money & Agent Banking Summit 2017 to be held on February 21-22 at the Park Royal Hotel