06/20/2019
Other major banks are likely to follow suit, say analysts, as they get ready to fend off competition from eight virtual banks due to launch this year
06/19/2019
In the FT’s 2018 1000 High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific index, (Reference – FT article, April 2018), FinTech companies from the APAC region topped rankings.
06/19/2019
The app offers discounts on services and retailers like Jenny Craig, The Iconic, Garmin, Allen Car's Easyway Quit Smoking program and DNAfit.
06/18/2019
Equipped with vast financial resources, banks have been expanding their payment services in South-east Asia.
06/18/2019
Further roll out into new markets in Asia will generate additional revenue for Identitii, as previously reported
06/17/2019
The bank’s “Blockchain Verification System” allows users to receive evidential documents on private enterprises.
06/17/2019
Each region has its own unique factors that dictate the evolution of the local startup scene.
06/15/2019
In Southeast Asia, only 27% of adults have formal bank accounts and only 33% of businesses have access to proper financing
06/14/2019
Citigroup has been building out its mobile app in the U.S.
06/14/2019
AIA became the first HK insurer to allow premium payments to be made via a QR code scan when it launched its FPS-based solution in 2018
06/13/2019
Vermeg’s established technology is highly beneficial to banks and financial institutions across APAC.”
06/13/2019
New ‘Star’ board aims to be like the tech-heavy Nasdaq in the US
06/12/2019
The GBA+ technology fund will provide senior debt financing to companies that are likely to have received funding from venture capital or private equity firms
06/12/2019
while cryptos and blockchain can be useful for settlement, they effectively allow users to sidestep the banking system.
06/12/2019
Using a hybrid off-chain on-chain approach, Sparrow offers transparent, automated settlement on Ethereum smart contracts deployed onto the Nidus proof of authority chain.
06/12/2019
Earlier iHodl reported that one of the oldest South Korea's financial institutions, Shinhan Bank, announced the launch of its blockchain-based verification system that can replace the verification process of certification documents required in Korea.
06/12/2019
Working closely with Asia's well-heeled, he noticed their appetite for venture investing in Israel's burgeoning startup scene, but that they lacked the connections for access to good deals.
06/12/2019
Client-facing digitalisation is slow to appear in the Philippines, where there is more back-office activity thus far.
06/11/2019
Similarly, in the Philippines, another cryptocurrency hub is being built in the Cagayan Special Economic Zone, striving to be "the Crypto Valley of Asia."
06/11/2019
CRM firm is part of 'second wave' of digital transformation, says Co-CEO