As part of a pilot by the Ministry of Law, a Singaporean fintech startup Credit Culture has just launched its…
Month: March 2019
Despite the cold sting of the crypto winter ICOs and STOs remain popular method of fundraising, a report by PWC…
Malware, cryptocurrency mining, ransomware and drive-by download attacks are the top four cyberthreats in Asia Pacific (APAC), according to a…
A report recent released by Visa looks at Southeast Asia’s journey towards cashlessness. In it, 43% of Southeast Asia’s respondents…
ClauseMatch a London based regtech firm announced that it will be expanding its operations into Asia Pacific with Singapore as…
Philippines is described by some as a hidden gem in the South East Asian fintech scene, our previous Fintech Philippines…
Just a few years ago, everyone and their mothers in tech wanted to brand themselves as “the Uber of [insert…
Alibaba-backed Akulaku is the top funded fintech startups in Indonesia, and now a shareholder of a local bank as reported…
Visa announced Finaxar as the winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) 2019 during the Singapore finals. Finaxar is perhaps…
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue announced during a ministerial meeting recently that the Vietnamese government will soon issue a…
Co-founded by former Expedia employees, Singapore-based Travelstop is a modern, artificial intelligence (AI) powered SaaS platform that simplifies business travel,…
During Money 20/20 today, Grab made a few announcements along the fintech vertical, focusing particularly on areas that have historically…
SC Ventures, the investment arm of Standard Chartered Bank, has created a platform to connect community builders such as startups,…
Thailand’s securities watchdog has approved the first initial coin offering (ICO) portal and is reportedly seeking to issue application norms…
Singapore-based InstaReM, a digital cross-border payments company, announced the close of a US$41 million Series C funding round. The company…
IBM World Wire is the Big Blue’s foray into real-time global payments network for financial institutions using blockhain — a…
Strong fundamentals, a supportive regulator and a comprehensive cell phone coverage, are some of favorable attributes of the Philippine market…
In a presentation shared with the attendees of the International Scientific Conference (#ISC2019) organized by The British Blockchain Association in…
Manila-based insurtech startup Saphron has raised SGD1.35 million seed fund coming from fintech-focused VC fund Sage, and Talino Labs, a…
CXA Group, a one-stop, predictive and data intelligence platform for better health, wealth and wellness choices, announced today that it…