Vietnam
Winners of Vietnam Rice Bowl Startup Awards
On the night of August 13, the Vietnam Rice Bowl Startup Awards has revealed winners for 7 categories: Startup of the Year, Best Newcomer, Founder of the Year, Best Disruptor, Startup Journalist of The Year, Best Social Enterprise of The Year and Developer Hero.
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TransferWise Begins Money Transfer Service To Vietnam
TransferWise, one of the UK’s hottest fintech unicorns, has begun serving the Vietnamese market, only supporting inbound money transfers (for now?). Transfers to Vietnam have gone live yesterday and are being charged 1.5% per transaction, or 95,000 VND for transfers
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Bitcoin Remittance Startup Bitspark Expands Southeast Asia Coverage
Bitspark, a bitcoin remittance startup, has expanded its Southeast Asia coverage, announcing a new partnership with Malaysian Vitaxel Group. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Bitspark provides a bitcoin remittance solution and currently serves Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. By signing a
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3 Must-Have Fintech/Finance Apps for Expats in HCMC
Possibly the first thing you think about as an expat is money – how to manage it, where to store it, how to earn it, how to move it, etc. And as any expat in Ho Chi Minh will tell you, navigating the
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Crowdfunding in Vietnam – An Overview
Crowdfunding in Vietnam: Crowdfunding is a term that has just reached Vietnam within the last years and is therefore still a relatively new concept for the country. Crowdfunding is not only a source for raising funds from a larger community
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Vietnam’s Personal Finance App ‘Money Lover’
ZooStudio, the Vietnamese startup behind Money Lover, has added new features to its personal finance app, now allowing users to link accounts from 15 of the biggest banks in Vietnam as well as popular online services including Uber and PayPal.
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Top Fintech Vietnam News – June/July 2016
Fintech Vietnam Meetup is back with another newsletter, July 2016 edition. With the fast pace of the recent development in Fintech, there are a lot of local and international news that we would like to share with you today. Make
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Momo – The Rising Star of Vietnam Fintech in Online Payments
With one-quarter of the population aged under 25, Vietnam has a real potential for disruptive technology to gain mainstream attention. Launched in June 2014, MoMo, a service of M_Service, which works both as an e-wallet and a payment app, has
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GoBear Announces Philippines, HK and Vietnam Expansion Plans, Adds Personal Loans Comparison
GoBear, a Singaporean fintech company providing insurance and financial comparison services throughout Asia, has announced the addition of personal loans into its offerings as well as plans to further expand in the region, now eyeing Hong Kong, Vietnam and the
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Asian Financial Companies Turn to Fintech, But Headwinds Remain
Financial companies in Asia are looking to catch up with the west in using financial technology, but while adoption of fintech is expected to increase, the distrust for online banking systems and the lack of regulatory support may slow down
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