Asia

December 2, 2017 @ 12:37 pm By Xu Gao  |  

People’s Bank of China Official Shares Opinions About Fintech Sandbox During the third development forum held by Shanghai Payment & Clearing Association, Li Wei, head of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) science and technology division, highlighted the importance of setting up trial-and-error mechanisms for… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gifto, a new blockchain ‘virtual gifting’ protocol that claims it will allow content creators to monetize their content on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, has announced that Pantera and Block Asset have joined a group of initial investors in the company.  Gifto is being launched… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese blockchain startup Onchain announced on Thursday it has officially launched its Ontology platform in New York. The company held an event earlier this week, which attracted blockchain industry experts and investors. According to Onchain, the goal of the Ontology Network is to form an original… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after successfully securing $115 million during its Series A Funding Round, Alex Kong, chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-based TNG Fintech discusses the company’s digital wallet business and expansion plans on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” TNG Fintech Group describes itself as a… Read More

November 28, 2017 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tokyo-based bitFlyer announced on Tuesday the official launch of its bitcoin exchange in the U.S. The debut in the U.S., comes just after the company reported more than $100 billion in virtual currency has been traded year-to-date. While sharing more details about the U.S. expansion, bitFlyer… Read More

November 28, 2017 @ 1:01 am By JD Alois  |  

LATTICE80, a Singapore based Fintech hub that is the largest of its kind, has partnered with IOTA Foundation to open up a new innovation lab in Singapore. IOTA Foundation, based in Germany, holds a mission to support the development and standardization of distributed ledger technologies (DLT… Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service WorldRemit announced on Sunday it has expanded its remittance service to South Korea. WorldRemit stated that its mobile-first, digital model allows hard-working migrants to send money to South Korea in a few taps, directly from their phones or through the WorldRemit website without the need to visit… Read More

November 25, 2017 @ 11:23 am By Xu Gao  |  

Robo-advisors Now Required to Gain License to Operate in Mainland China On November 17th, top financial regulators in mainland China (including PBOC, CBRC, CSRC, CIRC and SAFE) released a new set of rules covering the country’s asset management market. It is the first time that… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese marketplace lending platform Yirendai (NYSE: YRD) announced on Friday it has received its ISO 27001 Certification from the British Standards Institution. According to the online lender, the ISO 27001 certification is an internationally recognized best practice framework for an information security management system (“ISMS”) and… Read More

November 21, 2017 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilliqa, a high speed blockchain technology, has reportedly lowered their funding cap from $30 million to $20 million even with heavy demand from investors.  Zilliqa’s tech is designed to address the shortcomings of current Blockchain technology that is not robust enough to handle global, institutional… Read More

November 21, 2017 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a second consultation on a payments regulatory framework, known as the Payment Services Bill. The Bill is designed to streamline the regulation of payment services under a single legislation, expand the scope of regulated payment activities to… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 10:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

NewStyle-Collinstar Capital, a leading company in the Blockchain infrastructure space and cryptocurrency investments, has announced a strategic development plan. Announced in Beijing, Collinstar says it will fuel the development of the Blockchain industry and ecosystem with a series of alliances and investments. Ryan Xu, Chairman… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 2:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jason Hsu is on a mission to turn Taiwan into a Fintech hub. This includes the development of a robust Initial Coin Offering market – in stark contrast to several Asian neighbors like China and South Korea,  two countries that banned all ICOs earlier this… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has posted an update on the Singapore Payments Council. According to MAS, the COuncil has endorsed the specification for a common Singapore Quick Response Code (SG QR) that can accept electronic payments by both domestic and international payment schemes, e-wallets,… Read More

November 18, 2017 @ 6:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Japan Blockchain Alliance (JBA) has published guidance for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) for sales to residents of Japan. The JBA said there was a misconception regarding ICOs sold to Japanese citizens as there are no existing regulations or, alternatively no Japanese laws apply if… Read More

November 18, 2017 @ 11:24 am By Xu Gao  |  

A Unified Credit Rating System is On the Way People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, has made plans to launch a united platform by the end of 2017 for collecting personal credit information and assessing people’s credit ratings. Setting up this platform means the… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jianpu, a unit of Chinese fintech company Rong360 Inc, announced on Thursday the launch of its initial public offering of 22,500,000 American depositary shares (“ADSs”) at a price to the public of US$8.00per ADS for a total offering size of US$180 million. According to Nasdaq, the company experienced a… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is reporting that up to USD $2 billion was made available to Fintech startups at the annual Singapore FinTech Festival Investor Summit.  MAS reports that 1000 attendees, including entrepreneurs and investors, participated in the “Deal Day” at the finale. … Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indorse, a Singapore-based decentralized social network for professionals, announced on Thursday it has formed a strategic collaboration with AppCoins, new cryptocurrency that all Aptoide App Store users can earn and spend inside app stores. According to the network, the new collaboration comes just before its MVP launch later… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Thursday they have signed a Fintech Co-operation Agreement (CA) to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets. The BSP-MAS CA was signed at the sidelines of the second… Read More