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Switzerland and Singapore work together in Fintech Regulation
Representatives of the State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) met in Bern to deepen their bilateral cooperation and exchange views on domestic and international financial market developments and policies. MAS and the Swiss Financial
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25 Fintech Enterprise Companies Serving Multiple Industries That Derive Less Than 1/3 of Their Revenues From Financial Institutions
IDC Financial Insights announced the 2016 IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings and Real Results, the 13th and 2nd annual respectively. The rankings and winners were announced at an invitation-only event on September 7, 2016, on the eve of Finovate Fall New
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Top 100 Fintech Vendors That Derive More Than 1/3 of Their Revenue From Financial Institutions
IDC Financial Insights announced the 2016 IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings and Real Results, the 13th and 2nd annual respectively. The rankings and winners were announced at an invitation-only event on September 7, 2016, on the eve of Finovate Fall New
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Collaboration between Fintech and Financial Services
Fintech and Banks There has been a strong growth in Fintech across the globe, sparking a digital revolution within the traditional financial service. Accenture has recently published a study – “The Future of Fintech and Banking: Digitally disrupted or reimagined?”.
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Fintech Regulation in Asia: How Singapore, HK, Korea, Japan, China, India Are Doing it
In 2015, Asia’s fintech startups attracted US$4.5 billion in venture capital funding through 130 deals, making the region the second biggest player in terms of venture capital following North America with US$7.7 billion through 378 deals. According to a report
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Fintech in Thailand: 4 Leading Startups and Apps
The announcement of the central bank and government of Thailand to impose tightened financial regulations towards startups and platforms in its fintech industry prompted serious concerns over the Thai fintech ecosystem from local investors and entrepreneurs. In contempt of the
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Is Returning Asian Talent Key to the Budding South-east Asian Economy?
South-east Asia’s rapid economic progression is bringing it further up the ladder in the global race to capitalist success, and with this boom in local potential comes a new drive for white-collared talent. There is now an ever-expanding number of
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A Look At The Asians Leading E-Payment Platforms
Southeast Asia continues to be a largely cash-in-hand economy, with 264 million unbanked adults across the region, concentrated largely in developing countries, such as Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Given the region’s huge potential for growth in financial inclusion and
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Cyber Security Issues – Asia Is The Most Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks
“Cyber Five” – consisting of Singapore, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea – is judged to be nine times more vulnerable to cyber attacks relative to their larger Asian counterparts China and India. Among the Cyber Five, South Korea topped the list
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Sophisticated Cyber Threats and Security Solutions Worldwide
The digital world is quickly infiltrating all aspects of our everyday lives, creating new technological threats that demand yet to be developed security solutions. The Internet of Things, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, medical devices, the smart home and wearable computing are
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