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Calm Down, Grab Isn’t Trying to Become a Bank—Not in the Way You’re Thinking, at Least
Followers of this page are well aware that Grab, one of Singapore’s premier unicorns, has dabbled in many different areas of fintech-fuelled offerings in its drive to become what it self-describes as a “super app”. Most recently though, it seems
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15 New Philippine Fintech Startups to Watch out for in 2019
Financial technology continues to bring exciting times ahead in the Philippines with the ever-growing emergence of new fintech players that aim to cater to 69 per cent of its adult population that are still unbanked. A report released earlier this
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7 Blockchain Projects and Startups Leading the Way in Singapore
In recent years, Singapore has emerged as a hotbed for blockchain and crypto innovation, fuelled by the supportive stance from the government towards adopting cutting technologies. Sources say that there are over 634 companies have been incorporated in Singapore with a
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Youtrip, a Multi-Currency Travel Wallet, Closed US$25.5 Mil in a Pre-Series A Funding
YouTrip, a multi-currency mobile wallet with a prepaid Mastercard, has successfully raised US$25.5 million in a pre-Series A. Participating investors include major Asian family offices and venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners, founded by ex-Sequoia Partner Yinglan Tan. With the
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10 of the Top Fintech Startups in Indonesia for 2019
Fintech has entered a new age in Indonesia, most ostensibly represented when the wild wild west of the peer-to-peer lending scene in Indonesia is finally regulated by the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), the country’s financial services authority. Standing as a nation
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EZ-Link Joined Forces with Malaysia’s Touch ‘N Go to Issue a Multi-Currency Joint Card
Due to a variety of reasons, Singapore’s EZ-Link and Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go cards are synonymous with travel in their respective countries. With travel across the causeway so common among residents of both, it is about time for a new
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New Partnership Enables Filipinos to Get Salaries in Their Gcash Wallet
Singapore-based payroll services provider Excelity Global has partnered with Philippine mobile money wallet GCash to allow disbursement of salaries and reimbursements in an employee’s GCash account. This feature is directly integrated with Excelity’s payroll clients through the GCash App and
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Singaporean AI for Banks Silot Closes SG$10.85 Mil With SBI Investment
Silot, an AI platform for intelligent financial decisions, recently completed its Series A Round with US$8 million (SG$10.85 million) with SBI Investment being the lead investor, followed by Sumitomo Corporation, MUFG’s subsidiary Krungsri Finnovate, and the previous investor Arbor Ventures.
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13 Hottest Fintech Startups in Vietnam
Fintech continues its momentum in Vietnam with local startups gaining significant traction from foreign investors. These raised a record of US$117 million in 2018, the maximum funding in Vietnamese startups for that year. Vietnam’s rapidly evolving fintech sector has been largely
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Digital Debit Group Releases Retail-Grade QR App Powered by PayPal
Ready to use upon download, without card swipers or terminal hardware, the Digital Debit app make its way to a ready marketplace. Newly-released in the Apple App Store, merchants and freelancers can now accept in-person payments for services rendered from
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