Remittances to low and middle income countries grew rapidly and are projected to reach a new record in 2018, says…
Year: 2018
Following its entry into Cambodia in 2017, Grab seems likely to bring its e-payment app, GrabPay into Cambodia sometime in 2019…
Cashless payments are booming in Vietnam, more than doubling in value over the first three quarters of 2018. In particular,…
After Grab’s launch into Myanmar in 2017, the ride-hailing giant intends to follow-up with the expansion of their e-wallet GrabPay,…
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has granted the first accelerated patent under its FinTech Fast Track initiative to…
Siam Commercial Bank has introduced the Garmin Pay contactless payment solution. This has been done in collaboration with CDG Group,…
Those not in the know often underestimate the number of hats that a startup founder has to wear when they…
As predicted by Fintechnews the Philippines is the next stop in GrabPay’s expansion in South East Asia. Grab and Philippine-based…
CIMB Bank unveiled its first Digital Lounge in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and launched its OCTO by CIMB mobile…
“A way to carry your money inside your cellphone”. This is perhaps the simplest meaning of an e-wallet as defined…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city state’s central bank and financial regulator, has released an update to its…
2019 is right around the corner, which means we are near the end of an eventful year of fintech in…
Go-Jek just announced the launch of its beta app in Singapore, which means that Singaporeans will be able to download…
Revolut, a London-based fintech unicorn was just granted a license for operations in Singapore and Japan. The company has therefore…
Voyager Innovations, the fintech arm of the Philippines’ top digital telecommunications firm PLDT Inc, has sealed a US$40 million investment…
Fintech has become one of the key drivers of innovation in the financial services industry. In Singapore, the Monetary Authority…
SGInnovate just announced that they have invested into three deep tech startups: Horizon Quantum Computing, Involt and Portcast. The announcement…
On November 20th the WFPL announced in Seoul 9 finalists for the World Innovative Contribution Awards (WIC) which will be…
InstaReM, a digital cross-border payments company headquartered in Singapore, secured a first close of more than US$ 20 million led…
Switzerland, which enjoys an international reputation as a reliable and innovative financial center, has emerged as a hotbed for fintech…