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Top 10 Most Well-Funded Fintechs in Indonesia in 2022
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, has emerged over the past couple of years as one of the region’s biggest fintech hubs. Home to 785 fintech companies, as of late 2021, Indonesia is currently Southeast Asia’s second largest fintech startup community.
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Here Are The 5 Key Focus of Singapore’s New Financial Services Transformation Plan
Enhancing payments connectivity, digitalizing the financial infrastructure and promoting green finance will be among the main areas of focus for Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator in the years to come. These priorities were unveiled in the refreshed Financial Services
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Top Online Trading & Investing Platforms in South East Asia That You Should Consider
If you’re looking for a new online trading or investing platform, South East Asia is a great place to start your search. There are many excellent platforms available in this region, and each has its own unique set of features
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ChainUp Welcomes Singapore’s Former Prime Minister as Special Advisor to Its Board
ChainUp, a Singapore-based blockchain technology service provider, welcomes Singapore’s former Prime Minister, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong as a special advisor to its board. Joining him on the newly appointed board are OCBC’s Chairman Ooi Sang Kuang; Huobi Group’s
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IMDA and MAS Seeks Feedback to Bolster the SGQR’s Interoperability
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are seeking feedback on making the Singapore Quick Response Code (SGQR) more interoperable. The consultation paper seeks views on IMDA’s and MAS’ proposals to introduce a set
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Migrating to a Cloud-Native Core Helps Banks Reduce Core Spend by 76% Over 5 Years
Across the globe, financial institutions are under increasing pressure to remain competitive in a rapidly changing financial services landscape. Challenger banks and fintechs are leveraging modern technology stacks and agile operating models to innovate at speed and build modern, customer-centric
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IDC Fintech Rankings 2022: The Most Valuable and Impactful Fintech Companies
Market intelligence firm IDC has published the 2022 IDC Fintech Rankings, a listing of technology providers based on calendar year revenues from financial institutions for hardware, software, and/or services. The providers featured supply the technological backbone of the financial services industry, an industry
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Vietnam’s Buy2Sell Ties up With Mastercard for Cross-Border Payments
Vietnamese e-commerce platform Buy2Sell announced a new strategic partnership with Mastercard to enable multiple payment types to a variety of delivery channels via a single connection through Mastercard Cross-Border Services. Mastercard Cross-Border Services enable financial institutions and partners to build
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Australia to Explore Potential for Retail and Wholesale CBDCs
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is collaborating with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The (DFCRC) is a 10-year, A$180 million research programme funded by industry partners,
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Indian Fintech Signzy Secures US$26 Million in Funding Round Led by Gaja Capital
India-based digital banking infrastructure enabler Signzy announced that it had raised US$26 million in a funding round led by private equity firm Gaja Capital. The round was also joined by its existing investors Vertex Ventures and Arkam Ventures. According to
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