Asia

March 15, 2020 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this month, the AMTD Group, a financial services group established by CK Hutchison (a Cayman Islands–registered global conglomerate based in Hong Kong that focuses on ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, energy, and telecommunications, and operates in more than 50 countries), revealed that it’s… Read More

March 15, 2020 @ 10:45 am By Xu Gao  |  

The PBC, NDRC and Four Other Authorities Jointly Release the Work Plan for Coordinated Regulation of Financial Infrastructures In order to strengthen the construction of financial infrastructure, coordinate the regulation of important financial infrastructures and improve the capability of the financial sector to serve the… Read More

March 14, 2020 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered DBS Bank, a multinational banking and financial services corporation with over $330 billion in total assets, has reportedly facilitated a trade financing settlement through vCargo Cloud’s CamelONE trade finance portal (TFP). The SGD 4.8 million (appr. $3.4 million) letter of credit transaction was carried… Read More

March 14, 2020 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PropertyGuru, an online property marketplace, revealed on March 12, 2020, that it will be  expanding into home finance with the launch of PropertyGuru Finance. According to a release, the proptech company’s management noted that it aims to help Singapore’s residents save money and have a… Read More

March 14, 2020 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Two Fintech companies are teaming up to develop a new banking service for young people living in Saudi Arabia, who may prefer to make cashless payments from their mobile devices. Digital Bank challenger Moven, which was established by Brett King in 2010, will be partnering… Read More

March 13, 2020 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (CEFIF) announced on Friday it is participating in a $36 Million Series B+ financing round in Fenbeitong, a corporate expense management startup based in China, alongside Eight Roads, Glade Brook Capital, Ribbit Capital, IDG Capital, and China Growth Capital. Founded in 2016,… Read More

March 12, 2020 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has reportedly acquired 32.35 million RMB (appr. $4.7 million) in special funding in order to finance the ongoing development of its blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT)-enabled trade finance platform. The funding, which will be gradually injected during a… Read More

March 12, 2020 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orange is launching Orange Money in Morocco. The solution will allow mobile customers, regardless of which telecom operator they use, to perform transactions through a digital wallet linked with their cell phone number.  Orange Money will allow smartphone users to perform everyday financial transactions, pay… Read More

March 12, 2020 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equity crowdfunding continues to fill the gap for startups looking to raise capital. Malaysia-based LuxTag, an anti-counterfeit, track and trace, and anti-theft solution provider, recently secured $360,000 in funding, with 51% of the capital denominated in Bitcoin (BTC) and NEM blockchain project’s native token, XEM. … Read More

March 12, 2020 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cathay Financial has reportedly decided to join Plug and Play Singapore’s insurance technology  (Insurtech) program.  Both parties are planning to extend their partnership by working cooperatively with promising startups that are developing products and services for the financial services and health industry.  Cathay Financial and… Read More

March 12, 2020 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, one of India’s largest crypto-asset exchanges and liquidity aggregators, has revealed that it will allocate $1.3 million towards increasing awareness and adoption of cryptocurrencies in India, a country with a population of over 1.5 billion. According to a press release shared with Crowdfund Insider,… Read More

March 12, 2020 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Luxembourg based Fintech Tokeny Solutions has partnered with Cynopsis to provide a streamlined compliance solution to its customers. Cynopsis Solutions was established in Singapore in 2014 and offers services designed to automate KYC processes. It has operations in Singapore, UK, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Cynopsis Solutions… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 11:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Phemex, a crypto derivatives trading platform led by former Morgan Stanley executives, has raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by NGC Ventures. In a release, Phemex said it will utilize the additional capital for global expansion into Japan, Korea and Russie as well… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple of weeks after Securing more than $800 million from Japanese investors, Southeastern Asian ride-hailing services Grab has formed a new partnership with Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard. The companies revealed that through the partnership, they will see Wirecard… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Easypaisa, a widely-used digital payments app, is partnering with Seed Out, a Pakistani crowdfunding platform, in order to digitize the payments collection process. Seed Out aims to assist the underprivileged in Pakistan learn the entrepreneurial or business skills required to successfully launch their own company… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India-based Fintech industry participant U GRO Capital aims to assist women business owners by offering them convenient access to working capital. U GRO Capital is an online lending platform that focuses on small and medium-sized (SME) businesses. The firm has introduced an unsecured lending product,… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 7:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered, a British multinational banking and financial services company with over $700 billion in total assets, has revealed the new brand name, brand identity, and official website for Mox, the institution’s newly developed digital bank. Digital bank Mox’s brand name aims to reflect a… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 12:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial sector in Dubai will be expanding at a gradual pace and only if there is enough demand for new platforms and services, according to the local financial district’s governor. The state-owned Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) began expanding its operations in 2019. It’s… Read More

March 9, 2020 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) has reportedly suspended new applications being submitted by local Fintech companies in order to focus on guiding and regulating firms that have already been issued an operational license. The OJK confirmed that it has temporarily halted registrations of all new… Read More

March 9, 2020 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U Microfinance Bank Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) – Etisalat Company, has reportedly signed a grant agreement with Karandaaz Pakistan, a company that aims to promote improved access to finance for small business owners via an investment platform, and financial… Read More