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New Peer-To-Peer Lending Players In Vietnam
A new company called Lendbiz was recently set up in Hanoi. The company offers a peer-to-peer lending platform targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. Lendbiz joins other peer-to-peer lending platforms in Vietnam such as Timma, Vaymuon and
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What Does This Renowned Urban Strategist Think of Smart Cities?
Smart Cities have been gaining a lot of traction of late, though not an entirely new concept, much of smart cities initiatives have been driven by an explosion of technological innovations. We’ll spare you the whole spiel of how over
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Powerray, World’s First Underwater Drone Launched in Singapore
Powervision Launches The World’s First Consumer Underwater Drone, Powerray In Singapore. PowerVision, a world leader in AI robotics and technology unveils the PowerRay, an innovative underwater robot with groundbreaking features to revolutionize recreational fishing enthusiasts and marine photography. Going beyond
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World’s First Underwater Drone Launched in Singapore
Powervision Launches The World’s First Consumer Underwater Drone, Powerray In Singapore PowerVision, a world leader in AI robotics and technology unveils the PowerRay, an innovative underwater robot with groundbreaking features to revolutionize recreational fishing enthusiasts and marine photography. Going beyond
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Behind The Noise: Indonesia’s Real Stance on Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies
The Central Bank of Indonesia (BI) caused a brief panic when it sent out a press release on Indonesia’s bitcoin ban earlier this month, reminding the Indonesian public to not buy and sell Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Many media
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EY: Big Risks in the ICO Market
A lack of fundamental valuation and the due diligence process by potential investors is leading to extreme volatility of the initial coin offering (ICO) market, according to new research published by EY. The research also found that in some cases
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Space Exploration Participation Community Has Lift Off
A ground-breaking way to fund international space projects, which makes space exploration available to the public, is launching today (January 24) during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A community-led crowdfunding platform run by Spacebit, under the watchful eye of
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Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 4)
Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week: Here we go: SM Store, PayMaya to Transform Retail Industry with Cashless Payments The SM Store and PayMaya Philippines are once again redefining the
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Alipay partners Global Tax Free to roll out tax refund service in Singapore, a first in Southeast Asia
Alipay, the world’s largest mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, along with Global Tax-Free today announced that Chinese travelers visiting Singapore can now have tax refunds deposited directly into their Alipay accounts after completing all procedures at
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Worldwide Spending on Robotics and Drones Forecast to Reach $103 Billion in 2018
A new update to the International Data Corporation Worldwide Semiannual Robotics and Drones Spending Guide forecasts worldwide spending on robotics and drones solutions will total $103.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 22.1% over 2017. By 2021, IDC expects this spending
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