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The fintech turf wars in Southeast Asia are just hotting up
Part of the reason that banks are finding it hard to keep up with fintech innovators and disruptors in Southeast Asia is that they are offering a unique service Read more…
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Visa, Mastercard, others having second thoughts about Libra
Visa, Mastercard and other key financial partners may reconsider their involvement in Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra, the Wall Street Journal reports. Read more…
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Hong Kong is facing an acute fintech talent shortage
According to the Fintech Employment 2019 report, 95% of fintech companies in Hong Kong say that they are facing a major shortage of fintech talent. Read more…
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Fintech firm Revolut in massive global push with Visa
British-based digital banking app Revolut to hire around 3500 staff as it expands into 24 new markets thanks to a new global deal with payments giant Visa. Read more…
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Juvo reveals financial ID platform for underbanked mobile users
Juvo unveils its ‘Financial Identity as a Service’ (FiDaaS) platform, which builds financial IDs using alternative data such as mobile phone usage histories. Read more…
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SWIFT publishes new standard for pre-authorisation of funds
SWIFT has published a new API standard for the Pre-authorisation of funds, allowing further innovation in financial services enabled by Open Banking. Read more…
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Identity verification central to any fintech startup portfolio
We approached one of our regular guest writers, Jonathan Jensen, to find out what role identity verification is playing in the fintech sector in Europe and what role it may play in Asia as deregulation Read more…
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30 innovative Swiss fintechs to converge on Singapore festival
30 innovative Swiss fintechs will showcase the best of their ecosystems and expertise at the Swiss Pavilion in the upcoming Singapore FinTech Festival. Read more…
Singapore FinTech Festival 2019, Singapore 11-15 November
The Singapore FinTech Festival is back for its fourth year. It continues to be the biggest FinTech event in the world providing a global platform for the FinTech community to connect, collaborate and co-create. Get inspired from visionaries and thought leadership executives from financial institutions, fintechs, venture capital firms, central banks and regulators and academia. (more…)
Venue: Singapore EXPO
Venue Website: www.singaporeexpo.com.sg
Address:1 Expo Drive, Singapore, 486150, Singapore
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Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre is Singapore’s largest convention and exhibition facility, and offers over 123,000 sqm of indoor and outdoor space. Together with more…
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Hong Kong banks gear up to be cool, cheap and fight off challengers
Hong Kong’s biggest banks are set to cut fees, boost digital services and jazz up branches with features such as touch-screen display panels. Read more…