Malaysia
Malaysia: 6 Liscences for Peer-to-Peer Financing Operators
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) introduced six registered Peer-to-Peer (P2P) financing platform operators in Malaysia to widen funding avenues for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The six registered operators are B2B FinPAL, Ethis Kapital, FundedByMe Malaysia, ManagePay Services, Modalku Ventures and
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EthisKapital.com – World’s First Licensed Islamic P2P/Crowdfunding Platform
Securities Commission Malaysia has awarded 6 P2P licenses, one of which is the world’s first license for Shari’ah-compliant P2P. This license was awarded to EthisKapital.com, which will be focused on funding small businesses, and real estate development projects. The team
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Industry Stakeholders Team Up To Boost Malaysia’s Fintech Sector
A new association has been formed earlier this month in Malaysia to represent the fintech scene and push the country into becoming a leading hub. This followed a set of initiatives that have been launched in Malaysia in recent months
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Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Framework for Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia today issued details of Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Framework following a one month consultation on the proposed Framework which was released on 29 July 2016. The regulatory sandbox will enable the experimentation of fintech solution in a live environment,
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The First FinTech And IoT Focused Accelerator in Malaysia
Finnext Capital, an innovation ecosystem enabler announced a partnership with Cyberview, to develop Finnext Accelerator, which is a collaborative effort between government, corporates, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to accelerate and nurture Fintech and IoT focused tech startups. Selected startups will
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The Emergence of Fintech: Where Does Malaysia Stand?
Fintech is a space that we’ve been operating in for the past eight years and a space we have observed for an even longer time. It is truly an exciting space to be in at this day and age. Years
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The Most Anticipated Fintech Events in Asia – Second Half of 2016
Fintech News will update you once again about the most anticipated Fintech events in Asia in the second half of 2016. These events vary from Fintech in general, Lending, Digital Finance, Customer Experience, Mobile Payments, or IOT, which gather top industry
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CurrenSeek Enables Travellers to Compare and Locate the Best FOREX Exchange Providers
Malaysian startup CurrenSeek is a location-based currency exchange app that helps travellers compare and locate the moneychangers with the best rates. The company claims that travellers can save up to 200% of their travel money using the service. Created by
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