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Ripple Strengthens Singapore Presence with New Regulatory Approval
The company said the decision will allow it to widen its regulated payment services and provide additional support to customers in Singapore.
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Capital C Corporation Secures Singapore $74 Million
The funds will be utilized towards expanding Capital C's core team and tech capabilities to empower underserved individuals and companies in Singapore, and also to expand its ecosystem of financial services
By Teena Jose
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Does New Technology For Sharing Data Cause Greater Security Risk?
New technologies like APIs are widely recognised as offering the smartest and most secure way of sharing data
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Bazaar Raises $70 Million In Series B Led By Dragoneer And Tiger Global
Funds will be utilized to expand into more cities across Pakistan, launch new marketplace categories, scale lending offerings and accelerate new product development
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‘Possible Inflation Rise, But It Will Not Be a Catastrophe’
Gabriele Blei, CEO of Azimut Holding, shares his insights about Michael Burry's predictions
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Fintech Startup Northstar Raises $10.7 Mn Led By M13
The startup which offers employers to offer financial wellness currently boasts of Zoom, ServiceTitan and Thumbtack as its clients
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This Founder is Simplifying Bill Payments in Indonesia for Both Users and Billers
Jakob Rost, CEO and founder, Ayoconnect said his organization has a holistic landscape where it works with billers and regulates customer behaviour simultaneously
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This is How Fintech Ensures Equal Access to Finance
Proliferation of cryptocurrencies has led to development of a whole plethora of projects and full-fledged ecosystems, whose goal is to ensure easy access to financial products
By James Ryan
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The Bridge Between Fiat and Cryptocurrencies Is the Future Of Fintech
While developments in the industry have been happening over the past ten years, the new reality of life in isolation could not but affect the development of financial technologies further
By Alex Belov
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Fintech Startup Fincy Secures $11 Mn From Parent Company GBCI Ventures
The fintech will utilize the fund to expand its customer base in Singapore and accelerate its growth, first across southeast Asia followed by the rest of Asia
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Singapore-Based Fintech Lender Validus Raises US$20 Million
The series B+ round was led by Vertex Growth Fund and Kuok Group's Orion Fund managed by K3 Venture Partners.
By Debroop Roy
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Enabling Financial Inclusion in Asia
How Smartphones are Revamping the Traditional Credit Scoring Model
By Peter Barcak
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How Electroneum Can Help Empower the Unbanked And Those Living In Poverty Across Developing Countries
Many of the crypto and blockchain projects very loosely speak of banking the unbanked and spurring mass adoption, but when analyzed, very few are genuinely doing anything to add value to the end user.
By Emma Cassel
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Transforming Wealth Management: Preparing for the Era of Digital Assets
The creation of a novel, global capital market powered by digital assets is underway, and as this landscape matures, it is providing for the creation of entirely new tradable assets
By Floyd DCosta
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4 Things to Know About the Middle East Fintech Industry
The fintech industry in the United Arab Emirates is still quite nascent, but steadily growing
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Building the Next Stage of Fintech
By leveraging technology and blockchain, Shareable Asset plans to continue the evolution of the financial services space
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How Startup Challenges are Helping Fintech and Agri Sectors
Before the industry became as big as it is now, fintech and agri startups' main arena to attract investments were startup competitions
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Two-thirds Asians Used Fintech Services in 2019 – Study
A Robocash study recently revealed that more than 60 per cent Asians used online credit, while 67 per cent used fintech services for payments
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Asia 2020: 5 Things to Watch Out for in the Tech Sector
Tech in 2020 will be an exciting space to watch, especially as 5G makes its debut
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Grab, Singtel to Launch Digital Bank in Singapore
Grab and Singtel's partnership would solve a very pertinent problem that Southeast Asians face
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Grab Is Looking To Boost e-Wallet Adoption In Malaysia Through e-Tunai Rakyat Initiative
GrabPay has been selected to participate as an official partner in the Federal Government's RM450 million e-Tunai Rakyat initiative aimed at amplifying the use of e-Wallets
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How Southeast Asia is Playing a Crucial Role in Driving Payment Flexibility
Asia's digital payments are expected to reach over $1 trillion by 2025, according to a Google-led study
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There’s No Better Time for Fintechs to Invest in the Philippines Than Now
Philippines is home to the world's most social-media-savvy population
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Grab Launches Numberless Cards for Payments
The GrabPay card comes without any numbers on the physical card - a feature that supposedly offers users "exceptional security"
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Ant Financial to Set Up $1 billion Investment Fund – Reports
The company's Vice President, Ji Gang, at a conference in Beijing earlier this week confirmed it was setting up a fund to provide late-stage funding to startups
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Anti-money Laundering Software Startup Tookitaki Raises $11.7 Million in Series A Funding
The company is planning its next fundraising in early 2021, its CEO told Entrepreneur Asia Pacific
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Infographic: 5 Asian Countries Primed for Online Microlending Right Now
Our infograph, based on Robocash's study, outlines countries in South and Southeast Asia that offer the best prospects for online consumer microlending at the moment