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Mambu Announces Global Partnership With Google Cloud
Mambu, a cloud banking platform, announced its partnership with Google Cloud today. Mambu customers can now launch and extend banking and lending operations in more countries on its cloud-agnostic platform. The partnership allows Mambu to operate end-to-end on Google Cloud
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CardUp Allows You to Pay Your Rent, Tax, Insurance and More With Your Credit Card – and Earn Additional Rewards
COVID-19 continues to spread in Singapore with 257 new reported cases, bringing the national total to 41,473, including 26 deaths, according to latest data from the Ministry of Health, dated June 18. As a result of the pandemic and ensuing
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Thailand’s Central Bank Announces Digital Currency Prototype
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced the project to develop the prototype of the payment system for businesses using Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which will build upon knowledge from Project Inthanon. The project scope will include conducting a
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Visa Shares Key Findings on How COVID-19 Reshaped Consumer Payments
Visa today announced key findings on how the spending habits and behaviours of Singaporean consumers are changing as operating in the ‘new normal’ takes shape across the globe. These findings come from a Visa survey of consumers from across 40
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AMTD & Xiaomi Finance Pours S$ 5M in Fintech Programme with Singaporean Universities
AMTD Group, Xiaomi Finance, Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Institute of Systems Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS-ISS), jointly launched the ‘AMTD-Xiaomi-SMU-ISS Digital Finance Leadership Programme’ (“AXSI Programme”) today at a virtual signing ceremony. This programme is
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14 Out Of 21 Digital Bank Applicants Eligible for Next Stage of Assessment
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that 14 of the 21 digital bank applications have met the eligibility criteria required for the application to be considered. These eligible applicants, comprising five digital full bank (DFB) applicants and nine
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Huawei Ascends Technology in an Intelligent Era: Winning with an Ecosystem
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a catch phrase, but is slowly becoming a new type of general computing technology. Inevitable it is one of the key drivers of technological innovation and thus social and economic revolution. Huawei never
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ABC Technology Recognised as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
ABC Technology today announced its recognition as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It is one of just 15 Asian companies to receive this prestigious award. Selected from hundreds of candidates, they said they have set itself
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Cross Border Payments Startup Wallex Technologies Receives Funding Ant Financial Backed Fund
Wallex Technologies, a fintech startup headquartered in Singapore focused on serving FX and cross border payment needs of SMEs, announced that it closed its Series A funding led by BAce Capital, SMDV and Skystar Capital. Existing investors also participated in
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AMTD Group Acquires Majority Stake in Blockchain-Powered Securities Exchange Capbridge
AMTD Digital, the integrated digital platform arm of AMTD Group announced that it will soon be a majority shareholder of Capbridge via a “fusion-in program” that “aligns the interest of shareholders on both sides”. The exercise also includes a share
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