With the existence of such a huge region with huge swaths of unbanked and uninsured populations, investors are waking up…
Year: 2018
SGX recently provided clarifications for public listed companies seeking to raise ICOs. An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is an offer…
There’s almost no better time to be a tech startup in South East Asia with VC and PE investment soaring…
Ping An, a well-known China-based insurance group officially launches OneConnect in Singapore this month, a SaaS platform providing higher-tier tech…
As we slowly but surely move towards a global village into a reality, the overall value of cross-border payments is…
The third edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival wrapped up its week-long event last Friday, which drew close to 45,000…
The 2018 Singapore Fintech Festival, which took place from November 12 to 16, 2018, brought together more than 40,000 participants…
Thailand has set out to become a major regional center for blockchain, thanks in large part to the government which…
The Finlab announced the launch of its Smart Business Transformation Programme to help Thailand-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) transform…
Standard Chartered is introducing new secure instant messaging and file-sharing features on mobile, tablet and laptop. Private and Priority Banking…
Singapore, which has set out to become one of the leading fintech hubs in the world, has witnessed the establishment…
Blockchain has the potential to radically transform trade finance by erasing current bottlenecks and streamlining international trade transactions. The technology…
It appears that Grab is not the only one that is honing in their focus on mobile cross-border remittances, incumbents…
Grab just announced its wallet-to-wallet remittance function slated for a 2019 launch, as part of its Grab Financial arm, and…
Following on the lead of other “super apps,” Zalo has been integrating new functions into its app, including a payment…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) today awarded 12 FinTech companies a…
China’s 4th largest bank, Bank of China has announced that Singapore will be home to its Bank of China Innovation…
CIMB Group and Ripple have entered into a strategic collaboration to enable instant cross border payments across its various markets.…
In keeping with their messaging of being open to experimentation the Monetary Authority of Singapore is exploring an “express version”…
While not often said in the same sentence, Singapore and Kazakshtan have inked a Cooperation Agreement for increased fintech collaborations in…