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GrabPay’s Next Stop is Philippines—Here’s Why
When Grab announced that they wanted to take a stake in e-payments, many made the comparisons to Tencent’s Alibaba. That was no coincidence. After acquiring Uber (and a potential monopoly) in the Southeast Asian region, Grab has come out with
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Hong Kong Fintech Week 2018: All You Have to Know
Hong Kong will be hosting its third annual Hong Kong Fintech Week from October 29 to November 02, 2018. Hong Kong Fintech Week 2018 is set to be the world’s first cross-border fintech event that spotlights the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater
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Brokers Can Now Trade Assets over WhatsApp With Help From This UK-Based Regtech Firm
If you live in Singapore, it’s an open secret that a lot of business happens over social media like WhatsApp or WeChat, rather than through official channels. They are often a more casual channel where one can more easily build
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Roger Federer Featured in CS Digital Private Banking , Canopy Partnership Promo
Credit Suisse is using the face of its global ambassador and tennis superstar Roger Federer to promote its Digital Private Banking, including the partnership with Singapore fintech company Canopy. Federer signed a 10-year deal with Credit Suisse in 2009 to be
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Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Increased 86% in Q2 / Blockchain Security Threats
McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: September 2018, examining the growth and trends of new cyber threats in Q2 2018. In the second quarter, McAfee Labs saw the surge in cryptomining malware growth that began in Q4 2017 continue
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BlockShow Returns To Celebrate Blockchain In Asia With Asia Blockchain Week In November
Asia is the world’s growth factory. Two of the fastest growing economies in the world at the moment China and India are in Asia. It has been nearly 50 years since the Bangkok declaration that created ASEAN, which has emerged
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15 Fintech Influencers in Vietnam You Have to Know
In the last five years, Vietnam has witnessed the establishment of over 40 new fintech companies, such as online payment platforms Moca or MoMo, as well as the country’s first digital banking platform Timo, highlighting Vietnam’s nascent yet rapidly growing
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Singapore and Russia Strengthens Ties to Create Start-Up Ecosystems
Marking our country’s 50 years of diplomatic relationship with Russia, two MOU were signed at the Russian Singapore Business Forum. The forum was attended by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and MAS Chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam alongside Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Maxim
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The Potential of Blockchain for Trade and Value Chains
Distributed ledger technologies (DLT) are set to play a critical role in reducing the worldwide trade finance gap, lowering barriers and improving processes, according to a new study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Bain & Company titled Trade
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Two of Asia’s Biggest Fintech Hubs will Deepen Relationship in 2019
Singapore has shown massive support for the Belt and Silk Road initiative by the more recently economically open Chinese government, which has impacted many industries in Singapore including fintech. And Singapore has been quite cosy with the Chinese government in making
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