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Hotels Near These 7 Must-Attend Upcoming Fintech Events In Singapore
We’ve told you which fintech events you should consider attending in the upcoming months, but if you don’t exactly live nearby, you’ll have accomodations to contend with. So we have compiled a list of hotels near the events that are
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Korea Opens First Blockchain Cafe
Korea is the land of coffee shops. Just walk down any street in Seoul and you’ll find a huge selection of cafes- racoon cafes, book cafes and nap cafes, to name but a few. However, the newest and most innovative
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Korean Government to Invest in Blockchain Technology
The world has been eagerly awaiting news of the Korean government regulating their blockchain technology and cryptocurrency guidelines. Experts have now stated that it should only be a matter of time before this happens. For onlookers, there has been a
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Fintech Singapore Map 2018 – Singapore’s Fintech Scene
Singapore’s position as an international fintech hub has always been bolstered with strong regulatory support from its central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Fintech is key for Singapore’s future as a global financial hub, which contemplates a
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IoT Events in Asia to Attend until End of 2018
IoT is a space that goes through rapid development from the latest cutting edge breakthrough, to the latest frightening vulnerabilities and all the way to the silliest of inventions. It is a space that becoming blurry and difficult for the
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What Are Asian ICOs Doing With Their ETH?
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have become a popular way for cryptocurrency and blockchain startups to raise funds. During an ICO, the company sells a certain amount of crypto-tokens at a set cost prior to listing the token on an exchange.
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Cambodia Sees Growing Mobile Payment Industry
While cash remains the undisputed king in Cambodia, the growth of digital transactions and mobile payments is providing tremendous opportunities for fintech ventures and solutions to serve the unbanked and transform the country’s financial landscape. High mobile phone usage and
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10 Ways To Accelerate IoT Adoption Across Asia
The benefits of IoT span three particular categories, namely the Industrial 4.0 Revolution, smart cities and consumer IoT. Excluding Japan, the IoT market in Asia Pacific is expected to grow from US$250 bil to US$583 bil by 2019. Meanwhile global
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Meet 15 Fintech Influencers in the Philippines
Perhaps the usual impression of an influencer would mean a person that you can tap into or refer to for marketing purposes either to improve sales or help in educating and convincing target consumers or investors for your business. Indeed
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Ant Financial Makes up 83.3% of 2018’s Total Fintech Funding in Asia So Far
In 2017, a grand total of US$38.1B had been poured into the fintech industry according to KPMG Pulse of Fintech report and of their 2017 figures, KPMG noted that both insurtech and blockchain saw record-setting levels of venture capitalist (VC) investment,
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