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Global Fintech Funding tops US$31B for 2017 – fueled by US$8.7B in Q4
Strong investment of US$8.7B in Q4’17 propelled global fintech funding over the US$31B mark for 2017, sustaining the high level of investment seen in 2016, according to the KPMG Pulse of Fintech report. This brings the total global investment in
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Pajak Pay Aims To Solve Indonesia’s Tax Woes, May Soon Be Available on Go-Jek
Indonesian companies aren’t very diligent when it comes to paying taxes. Instead of filling the state’s accounts, profits go unreported or are stashed in tax havens offshore. In 2016, the government implemented a tax amnesty program, attempting to lure money
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The Finlab Introduces The First Accelerator Programme For traditional SMEs
The FinLab, a joint venture between United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) and SGInnovate , announced the launch of the third cycle of its acceleration programme. The programme is the first designed by a local accelerator for small and medium enterprises
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CopyCash Appoints Amir Eslampanah as CTO
CopyCash, a blockchain-based social travesting platform that disrupts and changes the way traders trade in the forex and cryptocurrency markets, announced the appointment of Amir Eslampanah as its Chief Technology Officer. Amir is also on the Board of Advisor for
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Hardware Wallets for Cryptocurrencies
It’s widely known that hardware wallets are amongst the safest ways to secure cryptocurrencies and now with the recently exposed Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, it has become critical for cryptocurrencies users to secure their holdings. A hardware wallet is a
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Asia-Pacific Fintech Market to reach US$72 billion by 2020
Active support and initiatives by financial regulators such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank Indonesia has enabled the Asia-Pacific Fintech ecosystem to grow significantly in 2017. New innovations are expected to radically transform the way consumers
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Blockchain Startups Growing in Philippines
A “new mode of collaboration” or “new business collaboration tool“. These are probably the most generic definitions given to blockchain, the technology behind the first decentralized cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Thanks to Harvard Business Review, and Computerworld for putting it into layman’s
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Introducing Bigpay – Asia’s Fintech Challenger Non Bank
BigPay recently soft-launched its new app in Malaysia with a mission to provide low-cost, fair and transparent financial services for everyone. The BigPay app is an everyday digital alternative to bank accounts with an accompanying card that gives users the
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Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 6)
Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week: Here we go: Cagayan mulls casino, cryptocurrency hub with Chinese The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) in the Philippines is proposing a new casino
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EZ-Link Expands EZ-Pay to Singapore Car Parks
EZ-Link Singapore, the largest issuer of CEPAS-compliant cards, has expanded the acceptance of EZ-Pay to car parks. Making it the first completely free post-paid card-less payment service for Electronic Parking System (EPS), in addition to Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), in
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