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E-payments, fund transfers pip card transactions in South-east Asia

Grab has rolled out a micro-investment service and e-commerce installment plans, and could offer personal loans from bank partners through its app.

Fidelity ups stake in Hong Kong cryptocurrency company

Bitcoin's price reached to a record $42,000 last Friday, more than doubling since early December, though the volatile asset dropped by as much as 19% on Monday.

HSBC Becomes First Foreign Fintech in China

The new entity will initially provide centralized technology and data services to the bank’s mobile financial planning offering in the mainland – «HSBC Pinnacle Venture» – to target customers outside the branch network.

NZ central bank says it was not specific target of cyberattack

"We have been advised by the third party provider that this wasn't a specific attack on the Reserve Bank, and other users of the file-sharing application were also compromised,"

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Cognizant Acquires Australian Data and Analytics Consulting Firm

Acquisition Will Enhance Cognizant's Digital Portfolio and Market Presence in Australia and New Zealand

Digital lender Wlth goes live in Australia

The company enters the market with its flagship ‘Lending Loop’ platform

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The tokenization of assets is expanding rapidly.

Edmund Koh: Virtual Bank Mergers Coming Soon

The interesting thing about these two economies is that their local banks are by far the most regionalized, Koh said.

FNZ appeals merger block as CMA admits ‘errors’

The deal was first announced in July of the same year and was set to bolster FNZ’s position in Australia and the UK.

Cloud Banking Platform Doubles Down on Southeast Asia

The company, whose customers include ABN AMRO, N26, OakNorth, Orange and Santander, experienced approximately 100 percent year-on-year growth over the past year as digital banking picked up pace amid the global pandemic.

South Korea to introduce a 20% tax on crypto trading profits in 2023

After several delays, the South Korean government is going ahead with a plan to tax cryptocurrency holders.

Becoming a bank would shrink but not squash Ant

That looks manageable for Ant, which had net assets of 215 billion yuan as of June.

New Zealand central bank’s data system hacked

The system has been secured and taken offline until the bank completes its initial investigations.

[Tuning In] King Leung about ‘humanizing’ fintech in Hong Kong

Leung, Head of Fintech at InvestHK, discusses the evolution of Hong Kong’s fintech space.

Xi’s push against Jack Ma sparks new threat for China tech

U.S. authorities are now debating whether to ban investments in Alibaba and Tencent, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a dramatic blow to two of the companies whose shares are most widely held by global investors.

Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund Backs Chinese Apple Supplier

The issuance price is determined to be 25.44 yuan per share, the number of shares issued is 589,622,641 shares, and the total amount of funds raised 14,999,999,987.04 yuan.

UOB to expand wealth management services on mobile app

The bank aims to raise this figure to between 45 per cent and 65 per cent by offering new services

Senior IT professional falls for tech support scam, nearly losing $180,000

The man, who gave his name as "Alex Murphy", told Mr KK over the phone that his router had been hacked and anyone could connect to his network.

DBS launches digital training institute to groom tech talent

The trainees will go through skills certification programmes offered by the DBS Future Tech Academy and will also be given free access to the digital learning platforms.

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