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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Women are the most active fintech users in the Philippines
Actively managing family budgets in one of the most gender-equal backgrounds, women are the largest users of fintech in the Philippines. Read more…
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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…