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FundedHere Raises Capital for F&B Mobile Ordering and Payments App Waitrr
Local crowdfunding platform FundedHere has raised a significant amount of capital for homegrown Waitrr – a first-of-its-kind ‘mobile waiter’ app which automates food orders to eliminate users’ wait times when dining in restaurants or ordering takeaway food – in an
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Australian Regtech Starts Global Rollout in Singapore
Australian-based Regtech firm GCS Agile has signed its first international agreement in Singapore for the use of FACS, their FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) And CRS (Common Reporting Standard) Service. FACS is a world leading software program built specifically
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Video Sharing Platform Verasity Prepares for Crowdsale with Record Growth Momentum
Verasity, the video-sharing platform enhanced with blockchain technology that rewards viewers for watching and sharing videos, has benefitted from pre-sale growth in both membership and community traction. The company’s momentum reflects the growing need for direct and transparent relationship between
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Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 20)
Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week: Follow the Fintech Philippines Facebook or Twitter channel to stay updated. Also, you can subscribe to our monthly Fintech PH Newsletter here. Here we go: Traxion to make mini-banks of
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What Is Wealthtech? An Introduction
Wealthtech, a segment of fintech that focuses on enhancing wealth management and the retail investment process, is on the rise around the world with companies in the space raising over US$2.5 billion in 2017, according to Fintech Global. These are
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FE Credit and Mastercard Launch the First Digital Credit Card Solution for Vietnam
FE CREDIT launches MPlus+, a unique digital credit card delivery solution which allows card holders to commence their cashless journey before the physical card is delivered Vietnams VPBank Finance Company Limited (FE CREDIT) starts with the MPlus+ Card, a unique digital credit
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Validus And Lighthouse Canton Launch a S$ 20 Million SME Singapore Financing Fund
Validus Capital and Lighthouse Canton Group today launched the LCV Trade Finance Fund of initial asset size S$20 million (to scale up to S$200 million) dedicated towards financing SMEs in Singapore. Validus is a Singapore-based MAS-licensed entity focused on bridging
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The Future Of Remittance
What does the future in Remittance look like? Transferwise asked more than 1,000 Singaporeans and they said … 55% believe sending money abroad will one day be instant. 46% believe sending money abroad will one day be free. 52% believe a product will exist to allow
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Alpha JWC Ventures and PayPal Provide Up to US$5 Million Funding to FinTech Startups
Southeast Asia’s venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures announced its collaboration with global technology platform and digital payments gigant PayPal and its commitment to invest up to US$5M in 2018 participants of PayPal Incubator, a FinTech tartup incubation program in Southeast Asia. “At Alpha JWC
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One Lucky Traveler Will Go Cash-Free Around the World
Are you a travel enthusiast who has what it takes to explore exotic destinations cash-free? Visa is searching for one travel enthusiast to send on an international adventure with the help of top social media travel pros to highlight the
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