The national government, spearheaded by the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK), announced this…
Month: June 2020
Mastercard and EedenBull have extended their strategic partnership from Europe to the Asia Pacific region to support the fintech company’s…
Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) collaborates with UnionPay to launch the Huawei Pay in Thailand. Huawei Pay is a mobile payment…
MatchMove, the Singapore based ‘Banking-as-a-Service’ platform and JustLogin, a Singapore based Human Resource cloud platform provider, will launch the JustLogin…
Insurtech is evolving rapidly in Asia with players taking big steps forward and deal counts multiplying as the growing wealth…
Picture Wealth, an Australian-based wealthtech, announced the close of its AUD$12m late-seed funding round, comprising of private equity and debt,…
In 2017/18, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrency markets reached all-time highs. At the same time, certain projects like BitConnect…
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) announced that it has extended its free Instapay transfers or instant transfers between accounts…
Building Cities Beyond (BCB) Blockchain has announced the launch of its BCB Innovation Grant. The Singapore-based blockchain developers for smart…
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing consumers to turn to digital channels. Now more than ever, banks must accelerate their digital…
Sparrow, a Singapore based options trading platform for Bitcoin and Ethererum announced that they have secured US$ 3.5 Million in…
According to the April update of the IDC Worldwide Blockchain Spending Guide Worldwide and Asia Pacific blockchain spend will decline…
With COVID-19 forcing governments to close borders and restrict contact, event organizers and companies have turned to webinars and virtual…
The FinLab, United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) innovation accelerator, today launched The FinLab Online, a digital platform to help small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…
Thailand-based fintech company SYNQA, formerly Omise Holdings, announced that it has raised $80 Million in Series C funding led by…
TikTok’s owner ByteDance is making inroads into fintech as the Chinese tech company is said to be negotiating a tie-up…
UnionBank recently rolled out more cash-out options for customers via 11,000 remittance counters across the Philippines, including in rural areas…
Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) announced today that Lawrence Chan has been appointed Group Chief Executive Officer, with effect from…
Investments into Singapore headquartered fintechs rose sharply in the months of April and May 2020, reversing a quiet first quarter…
The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) was recognized yesterday as the “Best Digital Bank in the Philippines” by a Hong…