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Thailand based fintech company DeeMoney partners with Ripple
DeeMoney, a fintech company based in Thailand specialising in digital cross-border money transfers has partnered with Ripple. Read more…
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Mastercard invests in Indonesian fintech company Digiasia
Mastercard has announced that it will be the leading investor for the Indonesian fintech holding company Digiasia’s Series B funding round Read more…
News
Fintech startups tap Indonesia growth by aligning with Islam
Questions about compliance with Islamic law are a significant hurdle for the adoption of digital payments and other fintech services in Indonesia. Read more…
Views
Railsbank – supporting disruption in fintech with infrastructure
Fintech is an arena that is suffering (or benefitting) from disruption. We spoke to Railsbank, that has a different approach and one that is intriguing. Read more…
News
Gen X and Baby Boomers in Asia rapidly catching up with fintech
Report notes the steadily growing use of fintech tools by Gen X and Baby Boomers in Asian countries with Philippines taking first place. Read more…
Features
Half of all fintech customers in Asia are married and have kids
Married people with one or two kids comprise the highest share of customers of fintech lending services in Asia. Read more…
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Fintech player taps Malaysia’s inclusivity drive for 2020
Malaysian fintech company TFP Solutions will serve the unbanked in line with Malaysia ensuring the inclusivity theme of its digital transformation. Read more…
News
China’s Bitcoin miners account for 66% of global hashrate
China’s Bitcoin miners now control two-thirds of the cryptocurrency network’s processing power, which is likely to benefit the country’s miners. Read more…
News
Financial IDs for unbanked could boost APAC GDP by $75 billion
Establishing financial identities for the unbanked across the Asia Pacific would add an extra $75 billion to annual GDP for the region, says a new report. Read more…
Views
Getting from fintech to techfin – a slow evolution
Fintech development is still more like an evolution for launching new services and we won’t see real disruption until we move from fintech to techfin. Read more…