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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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Top-5 Countries to Setup Fintech & Blockchain Startups
While the coherent regulation of blockchain and fintech industry is yet to be developed, fintech startups find themselves navigating through regulatory jungles of various dos and don’ts when formulating their business models. Recent actions and statements of most state regulators
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Thailand Strives to Become Top Fintech Hub with Government Help
In the past year, the fintech industry in Thailand has witnessed significant growth but the latest push from the government is set to position the country as one of the region’s top fintech hubs. The Thailand government is putting a
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UNIBRIGHT is the Bridge over Troubled Waters…
A little more than 3 months after their successful ICO, the German company Unibright is making headlines with high potential partnerships s and first customers for real use cases. Being a team of developers with 20+ years of experience in
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Sentinel Protocol Aims to Reduce Crypto Scams and Frauds
Sophisticated and intelligent threats have become the norm rather than the exception in the cryptocurrency space. Sentinel Protocol is conceived as a fundamental collective intelligence system, enabling the entire crypto community to support one another in reducing crypto scams and
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A Rewards Platform for SMEs Cinches Polytechnic Students Victory in MAS Hackathon
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, together with five local polytechnics and 12 industry partners came together to hold the inaugural PolyFinTech 100 API Hackathon. The hackathon which started on the 2nd of June drew in close to 130 participants, who
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Prudential’s PRU Fintegrate 2018 Taps Scale-Ups For Deeper Innovation
Prudential Singapore’s second edition of its digital innovation programme, the PRU Fintegrate Partnership (PRU Fintegrate) is this year inviting scale-ups from all over the world to join its innovation fray. The insurance provider is aiming to build synergistic partnerships with
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EY to Spend US$ 1 Billion in Disruptive Technologies
EY announced plans to invest US$1 billion in new technology solutions, client services, innovation and the EY ecosystem over the next two financial years, commencing from July. According to EY, this move is part of their ongoing strategy to provide
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Digital Banking Sees Prosperous Future in Vietnam
Like the rest of emerging countries in Asia, digital banking penetration in Vietnam is on the rise. According to a survey by IDG Vietnam, 81% of respondents said they used digital banking solutions in 2017 compared to 21% in 2015.
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