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April 20, 2018 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain asset private bank BitUN announced on Friday it has formed a partnership with Ping An Blockchain Research Institute to promote the development of the blockchain market. The duo reported that they have joined forces to conduct research in blockchain market analysis, project rating, blockchain innovative… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 11:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bithumb recently had its audit report published in the Korean Financial Supervisory Services disclosure system and the information provided is enlightening. Bithumb was said to be holding just shy of $6 billion in crypto at the end of 2017. Sure, prices have fluctuated since that… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 10:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab), a fintech accelerator funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,  announced on Thursday it will invest $200,000 in four separate startups that are building financial service products for low-income and unbanked consumers in developing markets. Cherehani Africa (Kenya), NALA (US), Nobuntu (South… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), announced on Thursday it has teamed up with AMTD Group Company and AMTD Foundation to launch a new university-industry collaborated fintech center. According to PolyU, the AMTD Fintech Center of PolyU Faculty of Business aims to enhance Hong Kong’s capabilities to… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is one of the largest chip manufacturers in the world. This week, TSMC reported quarterly results providing insight into the health of its operations. The company produces silicon for companies like Apple and other computer and mobile manufcgturers. For… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China-based consumer finance platform LexinFintech announced on Thursday it is planning to invest a total of ¥1 billion in partner cooperations over the next three years in order to better save its customers and expand its credit services. According to LexinFintech, Jay Wenjie Xiao, the company’s… Read More

April 18, 2018 @ 8:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) has announced the creation of a Marketplace Lending committee and website. This is in response to the rapid growth in the sector, according to the SFA. The subcommittee will be dedicated to ensuring the local online lending industry is a trusted,… Read More

April 18, 2018 @ 8:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The crypto firm Basis, formerly known as Basecoin, has raised $133 million in a private placement from big money, according to the company. The private placement received the backing of Bain Capital Ventures, GV, Stanley Druckenmiller, Kevin Warsh, Lightspeed, Foundation Capital, a16z, Wing VC, NFX Ventures,… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 11:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Funding Societies has closed a USD $25 million Series B funding round. The peer to peer lending platform said the oversubscribed offer was led by Softbank Ventures Korea. Additionally, Funding Societies said it has received expanded credit facilities from banks and other financial… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 7:48 pm By Cali Haan  |  

According to 8btc, Gao Xiaosong, host of the #1 talk show in China and Chairman of Alibaba Music, defended cryptocurrencies in an episode of “Morning Call” aired last Friday. “I cannot figure out why so many people are mean to virtual currency. (After all) currencies… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pundi X (CURRENCY: PXS), a multi-cryptocurrency point-of-sale (POS) solutions provider for retail stores,  announce, on Monday it has launched a new buy-back program for company holdings in NPXS tokens following a reported unanticipated demand for its technology. Pundi X CEO and co-founder, Zac Cheah, claimed that the… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Standard Chartered announced on Monday it has opened its latest innovation lab, the eXellerator, in Hong Kong. The new lab will be located in the bank’s building in Kwun Tong and is designed and created by WeWork. While sharing more details about the lab, Mary… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) and Chinese fintech Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (PINTEC) announced on Monday they have teamed up to launch a new joint venture, Avatec.ai (S) Pte Ltd (Avatec), which aims to help banks and finance companies to be more efficient and accurate… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Traditional banks can be pretty horrible. Slow to embrace technology and tending towards a fee rich platform instead of a service that looks out for consumers, it is a truism that “people do not need banks, they need banking services” (as Bill Gates once said)…. Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Silot, a Singapore-based fintech startup, announced on Monday it secured $2.8 million through its Pre-Series A funding round, which was led by Arbors Ventures and Eight Roads Ventures. The company reported that the latest funding round comes nine months after it received its initial seed… Read More

April 14, 2018 @ 8:35 am By Xu Gao  |  

Educational Installment Platform Xiaoniujh.com Secures Millions in A-round Financing On April 10th, Chinese leading installment financing platform for quality education Xiaoniujh.com announced that it had secured millions in an A-round financing. The investment was led by HG Capital and followed by Sina and Aplus Capital. Xiaoniujh.com… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

A subsidiary of Yahoo Japan is getting into the cryptocurrency space with an investment in the parent company of BitArg Exchange, CMD Lab. A post on the Tokyo based exchange home page stated; “Today, the Company decided to accept capital participation from Z Corporation, a… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 PT.Erajaya Swasembada Tbk, PT ITC Auto Multi Finance, a division of ITOCHU, and PayJoy announced on Thursday they have teamed to launch their smartphone financing in Indonesia. It was revealed that  ITOCHU will use PayJoy’s proprietary Checkout software platform to qualify and approve Indonesian customers for… Read More

April 11, 2018 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Frank Fu, Managing Director at Chinese tech firm Meitu, has invested $2 million in MyDFS. The blockchain based company wants to change how fans play online daily fantasy sports with smart contracts. MyDFS has also brought Fu on board as an advisor to the company. “The… Read More

April 11, 2018 @ 11:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

Members of the luxury set fond of cryptocurrencies are now able to purchase, log and transact a number of their favorite items using decentralized digital money and ledgers. Japanese luxury car reseller L’Operaio announced at the the end of March that they’ll accept Bitcoin at… Read More