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Top Fintech Vietnam News from January 2018
Fintech Vietnam Meetup is back with the 2nd edition of 2018, with all you need to know about Fintech in Vietnam. Amidst the cryptocurrency buzz, we place a special focus on the new P2P Lending players in Vietnam. Can they hold
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Mobile Wallets, Acquirers and Payment Networks Collaborate to Enable QR Payments in Singapore
7 mobile wallets, acquirers and payment networks, including Diners Club, EZi Wallet, EZ-Link, Liquid Pay, Mastercard, UnionPay International and Wirecard, have formed a consortium to enable interoperable QR payments in Singapore for consumers and merchants. In line with SG QR,
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Top Fintech Vietnam News from December 2017
Fintech Vietnam Meetup is back with the first newsletter of 2018, with all you need to know about Fintech in Vietnam. Before diving into the latest news, why not take a look at Fintech Vietnam in Review 2017? This edition features progress in
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Mastercard Opens-Up Access To Blockchain API For Partner Banks And Merchants
Mastercard announced that it will be opening up access to its blockchain technology via its API published on Mastercard Developers. Mastercard’s blockchain solution provides a new way for consumers, businesses and banks to transact and is key to the company’s strategy to provide
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Singapore’s FinTech Answer To The $35 Billion Card Fraud Problem
We take card payment for granted in our daily life from the paying of meals to purchasing of concert tickets online. According to Nilson, the world purchased $28.8 trillion worth of goods and services in 2014 by credit, debit and
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Banks, Financial Services Firms and Insurers Open Innovation Labs in Singapore
Innovation takes a lot of time and resources. Large firms and corporations often rely on innovation labs to research, experiment and help them integrate emerging innovations into their businesses. Innovation labs are specific buildings or departments dedicated to working on
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Digital Wallets Increasing in Popularity in APAC, Singapore As Top 3 Adopters
Consumers in Asia Pacific (APAC) are embracing digital wallets as one in five users (19.5%) in the region say they are using these new mobile technologies, citing more convenience when shopping online. This represents an increase of 9.7% from two
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Asia Pacific to Become the Largest E-Commerce Market in the World
Asia Pacific’s e-commerce industry has been “explosive,” generating over US$567 billion in total transactions in 2014 with China contributing US$440 billion, surpassing the US with US$140 billion. In the next five years, the region will most likely set the agenda
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