Tag "Vietnam"
Fintech and Blockchain Struggle to Take Off in Vietnam
Next week, BlockFin Asia in collaboration with Viet Youth Entrepreneurs, will bring together regulators, bankers, investors and fintech experts to discuss the future of finance. The event, which will occur in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on June 15 and
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Fintech Vietnam Startup Report Update Explores Vietnams Massive Fintech Opportunities
With a population of over 90 million people, mostly composed of Millennials who are increasingly plugged in, Vietnam’s Internet economy has got great potential, and yet, fintech still remains a relatively untapped opportunity. In an updated Fintech Vietnam Startup report, Fintech
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Digital Bank Timo Targeting Vietnam’s Millennials, The “Simple” for Vietnam
Vietnam’s first digital bank Timo – which stands for “time is money” – has on-boarded 4,000 customers since launching earlier this year, highlighting the appetite of Vietnam’s millennial generation for all things mobile. Their story reminds of successful US digital only banks such
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Fintech in Vietnam: Mobile Payment Space Ripe for Rapid Growth
The mobile payment space in Vietnam is ripe for exponential growth and there are three main factors supporting the trend: the relatively young population (42.1% are under 25 years old), the rate of smartphone penetration surpassing 50%, and the majority
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Fintech Vietnam Boom Starts: Vietnamese Fintech Startup Raises US$28M From Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) and Goldman Sachs have respectively invested US$25 million and US$3 million in M_Service, a Vietnamese fintech startup and the operator of mobile digital wallet MoMo. The deal marks the second publicly disclosed investment in M_Service by
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Vietnam’s Startup Scene In the Spotlight, Gets International Boost
Vietnam’s startup scene is in the limelight as the public and private sectors are multiplying initiatives to promote Vietnamese startups, entrepreneurship and innovation. 2015 was a fruitful year for the young and yet promising Vietnamese startup scene. Last year, the
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Saigonese GetSpaces Lets You Easily Find Where to Host Your Next Event
Inspired by Airbnb’s success story – and > US$25 billion valuation -, a growing number of entrepreneurs around the world are applying the winning model to other types of services and markets. MeetingsBooker, Zipcube, PivotDesk and ShareDesk, are just a
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Fintech Money Transfer Startups Eye Vietnamese Remittance Market
Vietnam currently stands as one of the top ten remittance recipient countries in the world. In 2014, more than US$12 billion have been remitted to the country, making it the 9th largest remittance recipient, according to a World Bank report.
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8 “Top” Mobile Payment Providers in Vietnam
Mobile Payment in Vietnam: Boosted by the rising of Internet and smartphone penetrations, online commerce and m-commerce are expanding their reach in Vietnam. According the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, m-commerce, led by social
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Fintech Vietnam: 6 Vietnamese Fintech Startups to Watch
Vietnam Fintech Startups: We talk a lot about how London and New York are leading the fintech race. But to be fair, fintech is hot just about everywhere. Today, we take a closer look at what Vietnam has got to
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