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Know your Tokens: Busting Crypto Jargons and Acronyms
Since the early days of initial coin offerings (ICO), the world of cryptocurrencies have added myriad types of terminologies – IEO, IFO, IAO, STO, etc. – all of which seems to be designed to confuse anyone who isn’t in the
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Singapore Airlines Onboards Adyen to Smoothen its Flight Booking App
Singapore Airlines has partnered with fintech unicorn Adyen, to help in creating a more frictionless payments experience for customers booking flights online or in-app. The airline while working with Adyen reportedly saw an increase in authorization rates, flexibility on fraud
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3 Startups From Singapore Selected For Fintech Global’s Top 100 Wealthtech List
Data and research provider Fintech Global has released its inaugural Wealthtech 100 list, which features the world’s top 100 companies transforming the wealth and asset management industry. Wealthtech is one of the fastest growing verticals of fintech, which has attracted
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3 in 4 APAC Banks Believe Fraud Will Increase This Year
Almost three in four banks in Asia Pacific anticipate that fraud in their country will increase in 2019, according to a recent poll by FICO. Two of the main areas of concern are card-not-present fraud and application fraud. Card-not-present payments
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There Are 41 Crypto Businesses Licensed in Philippines Right Now
Philippines has been taking active steps recently to reform its regulation in efforts to position itself a crypto friendly regime . The country’s central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), released its rules for domestic exchange in February 2017, seeking
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OCBC Introduces a More Seamless Checkout for Instant Mobile Payments
Rapyd a payments focused fintech, announced a partnership with OCBC Bank to enable real-time bank payments for Singapore consumers and online retailers. The partnership leverages PayNow, Singapore’s national peer-to-peer funds transfer service, enabling OCBC Bank customers to make digital payments using the
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AI Driven Fintech AIDA Gets Funding Boost from Mastercard
AIDA an artificial intelligence focused fintech recently announced that they have raised an undisclosed sum in their Series A round, which includes investors like Mastercard, Kuok Ventures and SGInnovate. The startup develops machine learning solutions for the banking and insurance
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10 of the Top Fintech Startups in Indonesia for 2019
Fintech has entered a new age in Indonesia, most ostensibly represented when the wild wild west of the peer-to-peer lending scene in Indonesia is finally regulated by the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), the country’s financial services authority. Standing as a nation
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5 Central Bank Backed Blockchain Projects That Could Make the World a Better Place
Central banks across the globe are no stranger to the concept of blockchain. In fact, according to a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report, at least 40 central banks across the globe are working in some capacity with blockchain and
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9 Online Forums To Discuss Personal Finance and Trading in Asia
The web is full of resources when it comes to personal finance and investing but what exactly are the most relevant, popular forums on the topic available out there? We look today at nine of the best personal finance and
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