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5 Early-Stage Fintech Startups from Vietnam to Follow in 2022
2021 was a fruitful year for Vietnam’s fintech sector which saw rising consumer adoption of digital financial solutions amid COVID-19 restrictions and continued investor interest in the growth prospect of the sector. Vietnamese fintech companies raised a total of US$375
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Fintech Funding in APAC Has Doubled This Year to over US$ 5 Billion
In H1 2021, fintech funding in Asia-Pacific surged to US$5.56 billion, more than double the same period last year. The figure puts the year 2021 well on track to surpass pre-COVID-19 levels during which fintechs in APAC raised a total
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Top 15 Fintech Funding Rounds in H1 2021 Exceed US$ 11 Billion
Fintech companies are having a record year 2021. In Q1’21, venture capital (VC)-backed fintech companies raised US$22.8 billion, making it the largest funding quarter since 2018, according to CB Insights. Fintech funding growth was global with nearly every continent recording
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NFT Craze and Institutional Participation Fuel the Crypto World
The cryptocurrency rally continued in Q1 2021 fueled by the craze surrounding non-fungible token (NFT) and rising participation from institutional investors, according to CoinGecko’s latest crypto report. The CoinGecko Q1 2021 Quarterly Cryptocurrency Report, released earlier this month, looks at
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SPAC Frenzy Takes Hold of Asia
After explosive growth in the US, the craze surrounding special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, is now heading to Asia. Analysts believe that Southeast Asia, where the tech startup scene has thrived on economic growth and a need to boost
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15 Upcoming Fintech Webinars and Virtual Events to Watch Live in APAC Time Zones
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of webinars and virtual events are being hosted to provide industry participants with networking opportunities all the while ensuring people’s health and safety. For those stuck at home but who still want
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Top 10 Upcoming Fintech Webinars for Those Located in Asia to Attend
With COVID-19 continuing to put a toll on the global economy and disrupt the live event business, webinars and virtual meetups have surged in number over the past months to provide professional and industry participants with the opportunity to connect
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Top 10 Fintech Webinars to Attend if You are in Asia
With half of the world’s population under lockdown and governments around the world urging people to limit contact, some of the world’s biggest fintech events and conferences are being postponed or moved online. At the same time, an increasing number
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How DeFi is Building a New Financial System
DeFi made its debut in 2019 and achieved huge user growth in blockchain industry. Yet DeFi is still far from being widely accepted and therefore has great development potential. This article intends to help readers get acquainted with DeFi by
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Here Are The Contenders to Singapore’s Digital Banking Race
Singapore’s digital banking license was perhaps one of the most widely discussed topic in 2019 within fintech circles and we suspect 2020 will not be too different with MAS anticipated to issue licenses by mid-2020. There were many speculations as
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