Search Results for: stored value facility

September 19, 2021 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dedicated prime property lender CapitalRise has reportedly provided a mezzanine facility for a £4 million luxury penthouse located in Hyde Park. The facility — “agreed at 73% LTV on a 12-month term” — has been paired up with a development exit loan offered by a… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 9:59 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released statistics for the second quarter of 2024 on stored value facility (SVF) schemes, showing continued growth in both usage and transaction value. By the end of Q2 2024, the total number of SVF accounts in use reached 75.36… Read More

September 4, 2024 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ziina, the UAE’s financial platform supporting consumers and businesses, announced that it has raised $22 million in a Series A round led by Altos Ventures. Other investors participating in this investment round reportedly “include Fintech Collective, Avenir Growth, Activant Capital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs, MEVP,… Read More

August 31, 2024 @ 6:09 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the conclusion of an investigation and subsequent disciplinary proceedings against WeChat Pay Hong Kong Limited (WPHK), resulting in a fine of HK$875,000 ($112,000). The penalty is imposed for violations under the Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading enterprise businesses, today announced its partnership with PayMe by HSBC in Hong Kong to become an acquirer for the mobile payment service. Through this partnership, Adyen’s merchants can now accept PayMe as “a payment… Read More

January 6, 2023 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayBy, a Fintech firm recently acquired by Astra Tech in August 2022, has been licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE “to conduct Stored Value Facility (SVF) and Retail Payment Services (RPS) operations.” The license “represents one of the country’s highest levels of financial… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cyberport recently confirmed that the application stage for Phase 2 of the Fintech Proof-of-Concept Subsidy Scheme, commissioned by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB), had been closed at the end of June 2021. As mentioned in a release, dated August 26, 2021: “Together… Read More

March 27, 2021 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Quinlan & Associates have published a report, titled Branching Off: The Outlook for Hong Kong’s Virtual Banks. The report, which has been authored by company CEO and Managing Partner Benjamin Quinlan and Consultant Eashan Trehan, notes that it’s been a year now since the… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the launch of iAM Smart (internet Access by Mobile in a Smart way), a digital identity service that enables users to leverage the biometrics in their smartphone to act as proof of identity for all types of… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By Milena Naitoh  |  

Digital lending platforms have made strong inroads in Southeast Asia over the past few years. In 2016 alone, peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending generated US$115.01 million—more than half of Southeast Asia’s total alternative financing market that year.  This growth can be attributed to a combination of… Read More

August 25, 2016 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a consultation paper on a payments regulatory approach. Simultaneously MAS has created a “National Payments Council” to help foster digital payments and the ascension of Fintech. Noting that presently there are multiple regulatory environments and legislation action,… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 7:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online capital formation or investment crowdfunding has created a new paradigm for all investors seeking access to private securities as well as novel assets that were previously challenging to purchase. Today, it is common for platforms to allow individuals to invest in early-stage private firms,… Read More

December 18, 2021 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Compute North, a company focused on economical, large-scale computing and cryptocurrency mining infrastructure, “demonstrated the value-add and positive impact of its ability to voluntarily throttle down operations at its Kearney, Nebraska data center to support the local grid during times of need.” As mentioned in… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is conducting research into various applications of cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technologies, they are under no pressure to quickly roll out solutions to address clear needs in the marketplace, a representative said earlier today. Speaking to the Australian… Read More