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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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Finastra Appoints Margaret Franco as Chief Marketing Officer
Finastra has appointed Margaret Franco as Chief Marketing Officer. Joining from Dell Technologies, she is based at Finastra’s London headquarters and takes responsibility for leadership of the global marketing organization, including corporate communications, brand, digital, solutions and field and partner
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The State of Finance App Marketing: Finance Apps on the Rise in Southeast Asia
AppsFlyer released its first edition of the State of Finance App Marketing report, which tracked 4.6 billion app installs across more than 3,000 different apps globally since H2 2017 to H2 2019, including the Southeast Asian markets of Indonesia, Philippines,
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Karsten Kemna Appointed New Managing Director of CREALOGIX Asia
Crealogix, announced the appointment of Karsten Kenma as the new Managing Director of Asia Pacific. In his new role Karsten Kemna is responsible for the strategic development of CREALOGIX in this growth market. In this key position, he will continue
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6 Smartphones for Fintech Geeks
Over the past couple of years, digital and mobile banking has revolutionized the way consumers spend, save and manage their finances. In 2020 and onward, the trend is expected to accelerate. The global digital payments market is projected to reach
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Digibank Contender Lists its Subsdiary AMTD International on SGX
On April 8, 2020, AMTD International Inc. (“AMTD International”) (NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB), a subsidiary of AMTD Group, a leading comprehensive financial services conglomerate in Asia, announced its secondary listing on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited
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5 Fast Growing Fintechs in Singapore According to IDC
IDC Financial Insights today released the 2020 update of its FinTech Fast 101 research which details a list of fast-growing FinTechs in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) from 11 key markets. IDC’s FinTech Fast 101 research refers to fast-growing fintech players
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Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2020’s Fintech Superstars
In keeping with annual tradition, Forbes has released its annual 30 Under 30 Asia list, which features 300 disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs from the region, all under the age of 30. This year list sees 25 fintech professionals in the
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13 Amazing Women in Fintech From South East Asia You Can Invite for a Webinar Panel
We recently stumbled across a great list by Arnaud Bonzon who’s an angel investor and the co-founder of Map of the Money, his list consisted of 250 women rocking the tech industry to invite to the panel instead of having
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Swiss Digital Solution Pioneer ti&m Expands to Asia Starting with Singapore
ti&m is a market leader in digitalization and security products, and for innovation projects in Switzerland and the EU’s financial centers. Now, ti&m has taken its first step outside Europe. For this, it has chosen Asian financial metropolis Singapore, which
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