The Ayala Corporation, Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, is raising a new venture capital fund worth US$150 million, dedicated towards investing into…
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Bitspark, a bankless money transfer platform, has just launched what it claims to be the first market-ready cryptocurrency pegged to…
Forbes has released its fourth annual 30 Under 30 Asia list, which features 300 disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs from the…
Blockchain-based financial services company Coins.ph and Western Union have teamed up to allow the fintech startup’s five million customers receive…
Manila-based insurtech startup Saphron has raised SGD1.35 million seed fund coming from fintech-focused VC fund Sage, and Talino Labs, a…
If properly regulated, technology-enabled financial services such as mobile payments, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, alternative credit scoring, and new forms of…
Line Corp., the Japanese mobile applications and Internet firm operating Japan’s most popular messaging app Line, has invested US$182 million…
SendFriend, a Philippine-focused remittance market startup, has raised up to US$1.7 million capital in a venture round backed by blockchain…
The Philippines’ “fintech city ” Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) has crafted a new set of rules in the acquisition…
Earlier this month, bankers and fintech experts gathered in Vietnam to discuss the future of banking, the evolving payments landscape,…
Nearly 75% of limited partners (LPs), or organizations and individuals investing into funds and non-direct investment entities such as family…
As predicted by Fintechnews the Philippines is the next stop in GrabPay’s expansion in South East Asia. Grab and Philippine-based…
Singapore, which has set out to become one of the leading fintech hubs in the world, has witnessed the establishment…
Here are selected Fintech and Blockchain Events in the Philippines for November to December 2018. If an important event is…
Cambodia’s startup ecosystem is experiencing growth, with tech investment on the rise. By Q2 2018, Cambodia had seen at least…
On September 26, 2018, the National Economics University in Hanoi officially held a launch ceremony for the new International Bachelor…
Global investment firm KKR, and China-based internet services provider Tencent Holdings Ltd separately acquired a substantial minority stake worth $175…
It’s been a year now since Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued the guidelines for cryptocurrency exchanges in the Philippines,…
Fintech startups have been popping up in the Philippines these past few years and many of them have attracted angel…
In 2017, a grand total of US$38.1B had been poured into the fintech industry according to KPMG Pulse of Fintech report…