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DBS Among Top 10 Business Transformations Of The Decade Alongside Netflix and Amazon
In a 2019 study of companies around the world that have made the most successful strategic transformations in the last decade, DBS Bank ranks among the top 10, according to Harvard Business Review. In this achievement, DBS joins the likes
Read MoreSouth East Asia Largest Online Travel Startup Aims To Issue 5 Million Payment Cards by 2025
Traveloka and Indonesia’s Bank BRI entered into a partnership to launch PayLater Card. The card can be used in Indonesia and around the world for both online and offline transactions by leveraging the network of Visa. Henry Hendrawan, President, Traveloka
Read MoreRevolut is Coming to Singapore Very Soon, Here’s a Sneak Peek at Its Pricing
UK-based fintech startup Revolut has unveiled pricing details for its digital offerings in Singapore and we expect the official going launch in Singapore very soon. The startup, which offers banking services including a prepaid debit card, currency exchange, cryptocurrency exchange
Read MoreSwiss Research Firm Lists Singapore’s Best and Worst Crypto Exchanges
Cryptogenes, a market research firm operating out of Switzerland through the legal entity HeyDays Services, has released a report detailing the results of an audit of Singapore’s 20 centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. The audit evaluates the overall quality of all of
Read MoreEstonian Investment Marketplace Secures License in Singapore
Estonian fintech startup Funderbeam announced today that it has secured the Capital Market Services License and Recognise Market Operator license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, marking the startup’s entrance into the Singaporean market. Funderbeam’s marketplace enables investors to buy
Read MoreDBS Eyeing More Features to Double Their User Base to 3.5 Million in 2023
DBS announced that it aims to double its existing user base of 1.6 million to 3.5 million by 2023 for its mobile wallet DBS PayLah!. To achieve this, the bank will over the course of 2020 integrate its DBS Lifestyle
Read MoreA Look at South East Asia’s Thriving Fintech Cities
A historically unbanked region, South East Asia’s fintech cities surge in growth have been fueled by the region’s young and digitally-savvy population, high mobile penetration and growing middle class. From small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking for financing, to young, active
Read MoreWhat are Stablecoins and Why Is it Growing in Asia?
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to minimize price volatility, it is often praised for offering the advantages of cryptocurrencies, including transparency, efficiency and low transaction fees, while overcoming the wild price swings inherent to the likes of bitcoin and ether. Proponents
Read MoreMore Than Half of Financial Services Industry in APAC Have Started on Their AI Journey
Today, Microsoft Asia and IDC Asia Pacific released findings on AI in financial services from the study Future Ready Business: Assessing Asia-Pacific’s Growth with AI, which found that organizations with AI expect to see 41% improvement in competitiveness in three
Read More94% Fintech Firms Thinks That Singapore Faces Acute Talent Shortage
According to the Fintech Employment 2019 report published by professional recruitment services firm, Michael Page Singapore, 94% of fintech companies surveyed agreed that we are facing a major shortage of fintech talent. The sample size of the study was not
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