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OCBC Joins Singtel’s VIA Alliance
Singtel will expand its VIA mobile payment alliance to include OCBC Bank, the first Singapore bank to join the alliance and the second regionally, after Thailand’s KASIKORNBANK. By the first quarter of 2020, OCBC Bank customers will be able to
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Meet The 40 Innovative Solutions Shortlisted for 2019 FinTech Awards
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced today that 40 finalists have been shortlisted for the FinTech Awards to be presented at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation
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Revolut Snubs Mastercard for VISA for Global Expansion
European based fintech unicorn Revolut announced on Monday that they have reached a new agreement with Visa to expand its global acceptance footprint to 24 new markets for a total of 56 markets globally. Visa will power Revolut’s payments acceptance
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Revolut is Coming to Singapore Very Soon, Here’s a Sneak Peek at Its Pricing
UK-based fintech startup Revolut has unveiled pricing details for its digital offerings in Singapore and we expect the official going launch in Singapore very soon. The startup, which offers banking services including a prepaid debit card, currency exchange, cryptocurrency exchange
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The Most Well-Funded Fintech Startups in APAC by Country in 2019
Global fintech investment witnessed a massive surge in 2018 with most of that amount going towards companies in Asia Pacific (APAC). Out of the US$55.3 billion raised by fintech companies last year, 54% of that was raised by APAC companies,
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New Digital Banks Unlikely To Threaten DBS, OCBC and UOB, Fitch Ratings Says
Singapore’s granting of up to five new digital bank licenses is unlikely to threaten the dominance of the country’s three largest banks, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and UOB, Fitch Ratings says. The ratings agency believes that DBS, OCBC, and UOB
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State-Owned Overseas Filipino Bank to Become a Fully Digital Bank by 2020
The Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank), a state-owned bank and a subsidiary of Land Bank of the Philippines, is planning to become a fully branchless, digital lender by mid-2020. Currently pending approval from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the country’s
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MAS Invites Applications for New Digital Bank Licences Starting Today
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it will begin accepting applications for new digital bank licences. Interested parties have until 31 December 2019 to submit their applications. This follows the announcement in June 2019 by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior
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Asia-Pacific Banks Don’t See Digital-Only Banks As Their Top Threat
The race is on to digitize banking throughout the Asia-Pacific region, according to an EIU report. It found that competition is intensifying between established retail banks and the technology and e-commerce disruptors that threaten to carve up the payment solutions market.
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SoCash Sees Participation from Vertex Ventures in its US$ 6 Million Series B Round
SoCash, a Singapore based fintech announced today that it has raised US$ 6 Million in its Series B funding round led by Japan based cashed automation player Glory Ltd and participated by Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures alongside Vertex Ventures. SoCash’s
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