Mobile commerce services will see a serious boost in sales once merchants integrate technologies such as bots and natural language interfaces into their services. According to new findings from Juniper Research, purchases of goods via Read more…
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors gearing up for the initial public offering of Ant Financial, the $60 billion online finance arm spun off by e-commerce giant Alibaba, will have to wait until at least late Read more…
The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) and Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bangkok to strategically collaborate on FinTech R&D projects to support Read more…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ant Financial Services Group, the online and mobile financial services affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Saturday shuffled top leadership positions, announcing the appointment of Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Blockchain, the technology behind the controversial bitcoin electronic currency, could lead to sweeping improvements in how financial transactions are carried out worldwide, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said on Friday. But only Read more…
Singapore’s lucrative fintech sector looks poised for growth as rivals around the world struggle with regulatory challenges and political upheaval, according to a new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). The report, Read more…
LONDON (Reuters) – Banks and other financial institutions are adopting blockchain technology “dramatically faster” than initially expected, with 15 percent of top global banks intending to roll out full-scale, commercial blockchain products in 2017, IBM Read more…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – IBM said on Friday it completed a pilot project with Chinese credit card company China UnionPay that will facilitate the sharing of loyalty bonus points among banks using block chain technology. Read more…
PayPal Australia has launched the PayPal mCommerce Index, a biannual barometer on the state of mobile commerce in Australia. First findings: there’s a massive gulf between Australian consumers who want to pay by mobile and Read more…
The ITU aims to facilitate interoperability for digital financial services, and has issued two reports on the issue that focus on two distinct areas: access to payment infrastructure, and the development of national payment systems Read more…
Singapore is rushing to reinvent itself as Asia’s financial technology, or fintech, hub to fend off a regulatory threat to its wealth management industry and revive a sluggish economy. Read more…
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