The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) jointly issued a paper on managing…
Year: 2021
HSBC announced that it has become the first financial institution to move software firm R3’s blockchain platform Corda Enterprise onto…
Australia is home to 733 active fintech companies, up from 629 in September 2019, reveals KPMG’s Fintech Landscape 2020 map.…
Interest in Thailand’s insurtech sector is picking up, with companies in the space closing million dollar funding rounds, incumbents ramping…
South East Asian online travel startup Traveloka announced plans to launch buy now, pay later services in Thailand and Vietnam to…
The last year has brought many changes, including the large and rapid shift towards digital which has also seen banks…
Digital banks are proliferating in Asia on the back of favorable regulatory changes, market liberalization pushes by governments, and enhanced…
‘Buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) adoption is set to grow exponentially in the coming years with Asia Pacific (APAC) being…
As part of its regional hiring efforts, Grab expects to create around 350 new jobs in Singapore this year to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organisations and individuals to embrace new practices and move to online channels, bringing with it…
Swiss fintech NetGuardians, known for its AI-based, enterprise risk platform for combating banking fraud, announced a partnership with PwC Singapore…
Episode Six, the global provider of modern payment processing and banking infrastructure, today announced that it has secured an additional…
While the world continues to contend with COVID-19, with various countries now taking extreme lockdown measures, there is no doubt…
Fenergo, provider of digital transformation, customer journey and client lifecycle management (CLM) solutions, announced the appointment of Gary Brookes as…
Indonesia is considered the crown jewel for many fintechs looking to expand to the ASEAN market. Over the past 15…
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform Afterpay will be offering its payment services to Stripe merchants through a seamless integration.…
Almost all countries increased regulation of the crypto finance industry in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a significant boost of…
MC Payment Limited announced that is now listed on the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) Catalist, claiming to be the first digital…
Pauline Sim, former United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Senior Vice President, has joined Singaporean fintech startup Sleek as its new Head…
DBS is using facial biometrics for online corporate account opening for SMEs to speed up information authentication and verification. This…