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Fundaztic to fill the RM80 Billion Funding Gap to SMEs: Malaysian P2P Lending Platform
Fundaztic.com made its debut on the peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform with a low entry barrier investment of RM50 (12USD), and is now expecting to draw investors to fund more than 500 micro and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and startups within
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Get an Advantedj in making Investments with Financial Influencers
Advantedj, a P2P online platform for investment insights specifically for PMETs launched this week. Unlike B2B startups, B2C robo-advisors, banks, online forums, and personal financial advisors, Advantedj levels the playing field with financial influencers for the disadvantaged amateur investors. Through
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Insurtech Set to Change Asia’s Insurance Market
UBS says that Asia’s underinsured market presents ripe opportunities for insurtech startups. In a UBS report titled Shifting Asia, it noted that Asia is one of the most underpenetrated insurance markets in the world. Emerging Asia held 43 per cent
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Top Fintech Vietnam News from August 2017
Fintech Vietnam Meetup is back with another newsletter, September 2017 edition. With the fast pace of the recent developments in Fintech, there are a lot of local and international news that we would like to share with you today. For the daily update, you
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TransferFriend Aims to Build The World’s Most Trusted Fintech Brand
Out of 600 million people in ASEAN, around 73% are unbanked. Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is taking over the Financial Service industry. Singapore has been supporting this initiative for some time now through high investments in order to promote building a
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10 Fast Growing Fintech for Malaysia
IDC Financial Insights unveiled a list of 10 fast growing fintech in Malaysia, part of the broader FinTech 101 list for Asia/Pacific, at the FinTech Innovation Summit 2017 held at InterContinental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “IDC’s FinTech Fast 101” refers to the
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Adyen Expands Direct Credit Card Acquiring Capabilities to Include Singapore
Adyen announced an expansion of its current payment processing offerings in Singapore via a direct credit card acquiring license for Visa and MasterCard. This extends Adyen’s full stack solution to Singapore, enabling businesses to process transactions and increase opportunities for improved
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Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 36)
Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week: Here we go: FINTECH Gains Traction as Businesses Embrace Alternative Banking and Financial Solutions Financial technology, or FINTECH, has established new platforms for many businesses
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Mobile Payments Rise in Popularity, Reaching Tipping Point in Some Countries, Global Report
On the eve of the third anniversary of the launch of Apple Pay, mobile wallet adoption is on the rise globally and consumers in the U.S. and Europe are catching up with those in fast-growing economies in Asia and Latin
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The Action Community for Entrepreneurship Launches the ACE International Centre to Support Startups
The Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE), a national private-led organization with the mission to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in Singapore, today announced the official launch of the ACE International Centre (“ACEIC” or the “Centre”). As part of the Government’s efforts
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