Within Southeast Asia, 85 per cent of consumers adopt some form of cashless payment solution, a study by Visa has…
Year: 2021
Standard Chartered announced the appointment of Roel Louwhoff as its new Group Chief Digital, Technology and Innovation Officer effective from…
Hugo, a Singapore-based digital wealth and savings app, announced that it has raised US$2 million in a seed funding round…
Central bank digital currency (CBDC) is arguably one of the biggest developments in recent times that has the potential to…
Though “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) still accounts for just a small portion of the industry, the pandemic-fueled e-commerce boom…
Brankas, an Indonesian open banking solution provider, announced that it has recently surpassed 10 million monthly API calls with over…
UOB has tapped Marketnode’s digital asset issuance, depository and servicing platform to issue its latest bond offering of S$600 million,…
Finantier, an Indonesian open finance API platform, has raised an undisclosed 7-figure sum in a seed funding round led by…
The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) has partnered with R3, an enterprise blockchain software provider, to enable banks and fintechs…
As digitalization blurs the physical borders between countries, it is estimated that the total global cross-border payment flow can surpass…
Google announced that it has selected Thales to support enhanced privacy and confidentiality capabilities for Google Workspace. Thales said that…
Singapore-based digital wealth advisor Endowus has announced the appointment of Wei Mei Tan as Chief Advisory Officer. In her new…
The transformation of consumer expectations and incumbent banks’ slowness to meet evolving consumer needs are creating significant opportunities for Southeast…
Tiktok. The short-form video platform has taken the world by storm since its launch in 2017, with more than 18…
LINE Financial Asia, an affiliate of LINE Corporation, announced the launch of its digital banking platform in Indonesia, in a…
Nomura has chosen global provider of financial market data and infrastructure Refinitiv’s wealth management platform across Singapore and Hong Kong.…
Singapore-based fintech BondEvalue has raised US$6 million in its Series A round of fund raising, bringing the total funding raised…
UOB pilots the use of Government Technology Agency’s (GovTech) ‘Sign with Singpass’ where a customer’s digital signature to confirm transactions…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be allocating US$1.8 billion into climate-related investment opportunities which was announced during the…
IT services provider Nityo Infotech has invested US$ 100 million in Singaporean fintech MatchMove Pay in return for a significant…