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Google Cloud Partners French Telco Orange For Data, AI and Edge Computing
Orange, a telecommunications operator, and Google Cloud has partnered to build the former’s IT infrastructure and the development of future cloud services, in particular edge computing. The agreement is part of Orange’s Engage 2025 plan, to drive its internal transformation
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20/20 Hindsight Will Help Financial Institutions Around the World Fast-Track Digital Success
Just like in almost every other industry, financial institutions have been planning and implementing increased digitalisation for some years. However, the coronavirus crisis and resulting nationwide restrictions have undoubtedly accelerated the rate at which new tech and processes have been
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MatchMove Introduces Cross-Border Remittance Platform for Businesses
MatchMove, a Singapore-based ‘Banking-as-a-Service’ platform, announced the launch of its new remittance platform called RemitSend to enable cost-efficient, cross-border Business to Business (B2B) remittances. By offering a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based subscription pricing model, MatchMove said it is able to help
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Singapore-Based Thunes Launches Cash Pickup Service With Ethiopian Bank
Singapore-based Thunes, a cross-border payment provider, has partnered with Lion International Bank (LIB) to launch a cash pickup service in Ethiopia. Presently, Thunes facilitates the transfer of remittances to Ethiopia via Hello Cash wallets and bank accounts. Through the partnership,
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Aspire and Osome Partners For Same-Day Incorporation and Account Opening Services
Osome announced a partnership with fintech startup Aspire to enable a same-day service of incorporating a company and opening a business account in Singapore fully online from anywhere in the world. Singapore-based Osome uses artificial intelligence to take care of
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Cambodian Fintech Startup Clik Raises US$3.7 Million In Seed Funding
Clik, a Cambodian fintech startup, has completed the final close of its US$3.7 million seed round led by Openway and Poems Pte Ltd along with several global angel investors, a third of which are Cambodia-based. This round of financing, which
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Huawei Aims to Help Banks Unlock Data-Driven Intelligent Finance at Its Virtual Summit
Huawei announced that it will be hosting its APAC Financial Industry Storage Summit 2020 on the 13th August 2020. The high-level summit is targeted at keeping the C-level from banks informed on the latest trends, developments and challenges in data
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MAS, NUS and NRF Jointly Launches the Asian Institute of Digital Finance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) will be jointly setting up a research institute that will develop deep capabilities to support the needs of digital financial services in
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Grab Expands Suite of Financial Product to Include Micro-Investment Platform
Grab Financial Group (GFG), the fintech arm of Grab today announced the launch of a suite of financial products. The three main products GFG is launching under their new strategy dubbed as ‘Thrive with Grab’ are a micro-investment platform named
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Singapore’s EDBI Makes Strategic Investment in Vesta to Fuel Its APAC Expansion
Vesta, a fintech firm focused on fraud protection, has secured a strategic investment from EDBI, a corporate investment arm of the Singaporean Economic Development Board. This investment, along with a strategic alignment with EDBI, will accelerate the company’s momentum and
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