“The Deed of the Dying” Many ‘digital wallet” companies in Asia (ex. China) are finding it hard to demonstrate any meaningful…
Month: June 2017
In Asia, online alternative finance is developing rapidly, notably in China but also in the overall Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. China…
Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) recently concluded study on digital finance in the region found that addressing digital finance in the…
Singapore-based Cheers Now and its Global Wallet is tapping into a greenfield opportunity in Fintech through a rich mobile money ecosystem that…
Vietnam’s fintech ecosystem is on the rise fueled by a surge in foreign investor interest and a desire from the…
It’s probably not the first social media platform you would think of when it comes to FinTech startups, but Instagram…
Are you a retail investor? Are you aware of all the investment options available to you in Singapore? What do…
Jachin Capital Pte Ltd, a home-grown independent fund manager, announced last month that it has received a Capital Markets Services…
An initial coin offering (ICOs) is a method through which a cryptocurrency or blockchain-based project or startup raises funding by…
MyCash Online, a fintech startup that is providing online services to the unbanked has raised RM1.3M (300k USD) in 24…
Regtech is earning regulatory endorsement all around the world, including in Asia-Pacific, where initiatives in locations such as Hong Kong,…
Blockchain has become a buzzword in the financial services industry, attracting billions in venture capital investment from some of the…
A report by the Global Transaction Banking (GTB) department of Deutsche Bank named Reimagining ASEAN: The digital journey to 2025,…
Globally, almost 50% of adults have no access to banking-type services of any description. The lack of access to basic…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state’s financial watchdog and central bank, has proposed several regulatory changes aimed at…
Fintech development in Singapore has been largely driven by the government’s efforts to push adoption and growth. On the regulatory…
A classic insurance product has two main problems: it’s boring, and it doesn’t have an obvious value for a customer…
It all started with a bit of curiosity, a taste for adventure and a well known perpetual need for challenges…
Currently based in Switzerland at the Institute of Financial Services of Zug, I write this article in two sections in…
Did you ever try to log into one of your accounts using the few variations of passwords you generally use,…