Asia

November 15, 2016 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform, China Rapid Finance, announced on Tuesday it has formed partnerships with two financial institutions, China United SME Guarantee Corp. (Sino Guarantee) and Bank of Shanghai. The lender stated Sino Guarantee would provide ongoing lending capital for loans that will originate on its platform, with… Read More

November 14, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based creative technology and visual content agency, Happy Finish, announced on Monday it is expanding its virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) operations in Asia. The company revealed it intends to maximize the growth development of the… Read More

November 14, 2016 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The very first Singapore Fintech Festival kicked off today with important support from the Singapore government. Both the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) partnered on launching the inaugural event.  The week long Fintech gathering expects to have… Read More

November 12, 2016 @ 12:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Privately held investment firm Senjō Group announced on Friday it is set to support and co-sponsor Next Money’s Fintech Finals 2017 (FF17). The company revealed it will also be organizing partner alongside InvestHK and Startmeup.HK. Next Money is described as a global fintech community that fosters the… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toast, a Singapore fintech startup, has reportedly secured $1.5 million during a pre-Series A funding round, which was led by Aetius Capital with participation from 1776 and Pepper Group. Toast is described as a peer-to-peer money transform application that allows Filipino users in Hong Kong… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 9:20 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Fintech is emerging as the next big transformation in India India and the UK held a joint Tech Summit on November 7-9 in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India emphasized close collaboration between the two nations during his remarks because it was “vital that India… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

MoolahSense , a P2P lender, has received a full Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).  The CMS license, issued today, was for “dealing in securities”.  MoolahSense reports that is is the “first marketplace lending platform in Singapore to be granted… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 6:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Hub LATTICE80 Officially Opens for Business in Singapore At the launch of LATTICE80, the “worlds largest Fintech hub with over 30,000 square feet of work and shared space, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, delivered a speech on the importance… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender, China Rapid Finance, announced on Wednesday its platform has exceeded one million borrowers and it facilitated 8.8 million loans in total as of October 31st. Sharing details about the new milestone, Dr. Zane Wang, CEO of China Rapid Finance, stated: “Serving more than one million borrowers is… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 9:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

A group of fintech companies demonstrated their products and services during the third annual FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific Investor Day. Launched by Accenture (NYSE:ACN) in June 2014, the FinTech Innovation Lab is a 12-week mentoring program to enhance fintech innovation and drive high-tech job growth in Asia-Pacific… Read More

November 9, 2016 @ 8:07 am By Xu Gao  |  

Bank of China and HSBC launched blockchain-based housing-mortgage service in Hong Kong It has been reported that Bank of China and HSBC will launch a blockchain-based housing mortgage service in Hong Kong. The new technology will certify and share the real-estate valuation information in seconds,… Read More

November 8, 2016 @ 4:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, financial innovation firm R3 announced it is teaming up with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to launch its dedicated distributed ledge technology (DLT) Center of Excellence in Asia. This is part of the company’s region expansion plans. The new R3 Asia Lab… Read More

November 7, 2016 @ 10:02 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

BondIT  has received a strategic investment from China based Wind Information. According to BondIT, the two companies have partnered to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to wealth management. Specific terms of the deal were not revealed. The two companies intend to start in mature… Read More

November 7, 2016 @ 1:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

SuperCharger Fintech Accelerator 2.0 has kicked off Hong Kong Fintech Week with the announcement of 8 finalists for their program. For a second year in a row, SuperCharger, which aims to help the most promising Fintech start-ups and scale-ups grow in Asia, states it has surpassed… Read More

November 7, 2016 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

First P2B Online Lending Platform Approved by Regulators in Singapore & Malaysia Funding Societies, a peer-to-business online lender, has received an “in-principle approval” of a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license in Singapore, and has been selected as one of the six registered operators in Malaysia… Read More

November 6, 2016 @ 3:59 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Singapore is not far from surpassing London to claim the title of top fintech hub of the world.  The ACCA’s September report noted that the world should “keep an eye on Asia” as red tape and Brexit weigh on… Read More

November 6, 2016 @ 2:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Eureeca has become the first equity crowdfunding platform to be officially licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).  Eureeca is a multi-regulated platform, having already received regulatory approval from from the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK and the Securities Commission Malaysia in 2015…. Read More

November 5, 2016 @ 3:50 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), an independent arm of the Australian government that aims to regulate competition in the market and uphold national consumer law, has been closely eyeing four big banks to prevent attempts of monopolizing the blockchain industry in fintech. The banks… Read More

November 4, 2016 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Korea Fintech Center has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOUs) with two Silicon Valley organizations, 500 Startups and Silicon Valley Forum.  500 Startups is described as a global venture capital company and startup accelerator. It has supported 1,700 startups in over 50 countries. Silicon Valley… Read More

November 4, 2016 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese online insurer, ZhongAn Online Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. (ZhongAn) announced on Friday the launch of its new fintech incubator, ZhongAn Information and Technology Services Co., Ltd. (ZhongAn Technology). According to the insurer, the new brand will explore technology innovation for ZhongAn along with… Read More