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OCBC Bank Is First To Enable P2P Transfers on Google Pay In Singapore
OCBC Bank has become the first financial institution to bring Google Pay’s peer-to-peer (P2P) funds transfer service to Singapore. Singapore thereby is the third country aside from the United States and India where this service is available. With the integration
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Payments Firm 2C2P Launches a Venture Capital Arm
2C2P announced today that it has established an investment arm, 2C2P.VC, the formation of the investment arm is to make strategic investments in payments and related sectors, to further accelerate the growth of its omni-channel payments platform in Southeast Asia
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Vizor Software and Wolters Kluwer Announces Regtech Partnership in Singapore
Vizor Software and Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting (FRR) business today announced a partnership for the Singapore market that will increase the quality of regulatory reporting while reducing the time and effort required in regulatory compliance. Using the Vizor
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Coronavirus: Unlocking Healthcare Potential with Blockchain
Healthcare sectors across the globe are in tremendous pressure today as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) upended world economies and everyday lifestyle. While leaders are probing for measures to contain the spread, the pandemic continues to highlight the shortcomings of the
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Singtel’s NCS Partners NETS to Develop New e-Payment Platform for Central Banks in Asia Pacific
NCS today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) Group to develop a new real-time Electronic Payment and Securities Settlement Platform for central banks. The collaboration brings together NCS’ capabilities in building highly secure,
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CIMB Singapore Partners With iSTOX to Expand Private Capital Markets Access Through DLT
CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch (“CIMB”) signed an agreement to partner with ICHX Tech Pte Ltd (“ICHX”), operator of the next generation capital markets platform iSTOX (“iSTOX”) today. The partnership will allow CIMB clients in the ASEAN region access to
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COVID-19 Crisis Likely to Impact Negatively Early-Stage Startup Funding, Investors Say
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on early-state investing activity in 2020, investors say. This is according to a survey conducted by 500 Startups which found that more than 80% of investors believe the current health crisis is
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Razer Commits US$50 Million To Support Business Partners During The Fight Against Covid-19
Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today pledges to support business partners, both current and future, through the economic downturn brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Razer will deploy up to US$50 million within 2020 through
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6 Smartphones for Fintech Geeks
Over the past couple of years, digital and mobile banking has revolutionized the way consumers spend, save and manage their finances. In 2020 and onward, the trend is expected to accelerate. The global digital payments market is projected to reach
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Open Banking Platform Railsbank Sees Strategic Investments from Visa
After raising US$ 10 million and expanding to Singapore, the open banking platform Railsbank announced today that it has received yet another round of investments from Visa and Global Brain, a Tokyo-based VC firm. The sum of the investment was
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