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IoT News of the week
Every week, we bring you the biggest IoT and Tech news from Asia and around the world. This week, people are debating whether AI could spark a new religious movement, and Google pledges $1B into training people for the future
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Hitachi Vantara Singapore Launches Its First Fintech Codeathon
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. announced its very first Fintech Codeathon, CodeSG, that will take place from 3 – 5 November, 2017, at The Hangar at NUS Enterprise. The 2.5-day codeathon is open to developers, designers, tertiary students and
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Ripple & the Gates Foundation Team Up to Level the Economic Playing Field for the Poor
Many of the world’s poor in developing countries — nearly 2 billion, according to the World Bank — struggle to lift themselves out of poverty simply because they don’t have a bank account or financial services. This is a missed opportunity for
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Lenddo and EFL Team Up to Lead Financial Inclusion Revolution
Lenddo and Entrepreneurial Finance Lab (EFL), leaders in credit decisioning for emerging markets, today announced they are joining forces. Lenders will use the combined company’s unique platform to provide individuals worldwide with unprecedented, affordable access to convenient financial products. United
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Malaysian Fintech Firm Soft Space Launches My FamiPay in Taiwan
Partnering with Cathay United Bank (CUB), Soft Space introduces an innovative way to make payments that is set to empower FamilyMart Taiwan called “My FamiPay”. The application integrates and binds debit/prepaid/credit cards and other various stored value cards for in-store
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Sunline Master International to Boost Digital Banking in Indonesia
Sunline Master International (SMI) has inaugurated its new office on 12 October 2017 following the signing of a joint venture agreement in July 2017 between Shenzhen Sunline Tech Co Ltd & PT Mastersystem Infotama. This new company, operating under the name of Sunline Master
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Malaysia Fintech Awards 2018 Opens for Nomination
Today marks the soft launch of the first Malaysia Fintech Awards 2018 which was officiated by Tan Sri Dr. Halim Shafie, Chairman, Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission and supported by Malaysia’s Prime Minister YB’ Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji
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10 Fast Growing FinTechs in Singapore
IDC Financial Insights unveiled a list of 101 fast growing fintechs in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) from 10 major markets – China, Australia and New Zealand, South Korea, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. “IDC’s FinTech Fast 101”
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BNM Approves Sarawak Pay: Sarawak to Roll Out Payments System
Approval from Bank Negara Malaysia for Sarawak Pay was obtained last week , further to the approval the Sarawak Government would see the system implemented at state government departments and agencies next year. The system would allow for payments for
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Maybank’s Mobile Banking Sees 91% Increase in Transaction
Maybank Berhad, Malaysia’s largest bank by assets has seen a 91% spike in transactions for its mobile banking during the first three quarters of 2017. The bank said in a statement that this trend illustrates the trend that consumers are
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