Brunei is the latest country in Southeast Asia to join the fintech race. Like most of its neighbors, the Southeast…
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Singapore is the undeniable fintech leader in Southeast Asia, supported by the government and fueled by favorable regulations, a strong…
Foreign fintech companies and investors are looking at the Thai market as many plan to ride on Thailand’s startup boom…
Bangkok Bank InnoHub, a 12-week acceleration program by Bangkok Bank and Bualuang Ventures powered by Hong Kong-based venture capital firm…
Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week: Here we go: Fintech…
Texcent, a Singapore-headquartered fintech startup, is looking to launch its digital payment platform, Paycent, this August in Singapore and the…
Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) recently concluded study on digital finance in the region found that addressing digital finance in the…
Globally, almost 50% of adults have no access to banking-type services of any description. The lack of access to basic…
According a 19 May report by Bain & Company, the number of digital consumers in the region has increased by…
In 2016, deals to venture-backed Southeast Asian fintech startups rose 29% from 55 in 2015 to 71 in 2016. Meanwhile,…
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has become a global phenomenon. In Asia in particular, alternative financing has experienced an explosive growth. Asia’s…
Southeast Asia is quickly becoming a hotspot for startups and digital nomads, thanks to the region’s low cost of living…
In 2016, Southeast Asia saw the greatest number of fintech deals, a trend driven largely by seed and angel stage…
Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, has been appointed as Malaysia’s digital economy advisor as the…
With an estimated 2 billion adults and 200 million micro, small and midsize businesses (MSMEs) worldwide considered as unbanked or…
With a population of over 255 million people – among which 60% are digital native – and growing mobile phone…
Smartphones have changed the way Filipinos communicate. There’s no doubt that communication technologies are making Filipinos more social, making sure…
Bitspark, a bitcoin remittance startup, has expanded its Southeast Asia coverage, announcing a new partnership with Malaysian Vitaxel Group. Headquartered…
Ten startups have graduated from the startup acceleration program, Startupbootcamp Fintech Singapore, with some of them already managing to secure…
Singapore’s vibrant startup ecosystem, supportive government, stable financial system and business-friendly tax regime, have helped turn the city-state into an…