Asia

August 25, 2015 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Speaking at the annual FBIC Conference that is taking place this week in Mumbai, SS Mundra, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, called for more regulation in the burgeoning online finance space – including crowdfunding and peer to peer lending. “Crowdsourcing and peer… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 9:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dianrong, a Chinese peer to peer lending platform, has received a new funding round in the amount of $207 million led by Standard Chartered with  participation from China Fintech Fund and Bohai Leasing.  The Series C funding was declared the largest ever for the direct… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

China’s population lands somewhere around 1.4 billion. Within this group there are around 740 million mobile internet users.  In China, basically just about everything is happening on a mobile phone these days.  The internet moguls have quickly migrated from selling products to providing services and… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Developer of solar projects Kong Sun Holdings based in Hong Kong went to the banks to finance a project in Mongolia.  Banks said no thanks so Kong Sun went online and raised a $161 million loan from Solarbao.  This is according to a recent report… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 10:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a recent report, transaction volume from internet lending platforms, including peer to peer lending, has surged to a record 300.6 billion yuan (approximately $47 billion) in China.  This number tops a comparative total for all of 2014 that was tallied at 252.8 billion… Read More

August 18, 2015 @ 12:09 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Capital Match Holdings Pte. Ltd. today announced its S$1 million raise in its Series-A round of venture financing. The round was led by Innosight Ventures and included previous investors Crystal Horse Investments and CE-Tech Invest. The funds will be used for product development, marketing and… Read More

August 16, 2015 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dusan Stojanovic, a low profile early stage investor who founded True Global Ventures (TGV), recently held a competition to select top female entrepreneurs. Stojanovic funded the competition with his own money – including the cash awards. Stojanovic, originally from Sweden, won the Business Angel of the year award… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Chinese peer to peer lender Migang has formed a strategic partnership with Tianan Property Insurance to provide additional security to customers. According to a report in China News, Cao Xiaofeng, Chairman of Migang, said; “Risk control has been a challenge for P2P sector, and we… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 2:45 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  “Finding the right balance between financial reform and risk prevention will be one of the most important issues of our time,” writes Ruizhe Zhang of Dagong Global Credit Rating Co Ltd, in a recent China Daily op-ed on ECNS. Following the release of Internet finance guidelines… Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 11:54 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Indian P2P lending marketplace Faircent.com signed data and solutions initiatives with global risk and information solutions provider TransUnion, for real-time credit appraisal of borrowers, reported the Economic Times. According to the post, Faircent is the first P2P lending marketplace to leverage TransUnion’s capability in data, analytics… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 4:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The China Supreme Court released a judicial interpretation regarding liability for loans gone bad originated on peer to peer lending platforms. The court has stated that while borrowers receive funds via the platforms these intermediaries are not required to guarantee the loans and should not be held… Read More

August 9, 2015 @ 11:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Not so bad for a 5 year old. Renrendai, a leading peer to peer lender in China, may hit 15 billion yuan (about $2.4 billion) in loans by the end of the year. The direct lending platform had transactions worth $1.4 billion (9 billion yuan) in… Read More

August 9, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the fast changing world of equity crowdfunding Equitise, with offices in both New Zealand and Australia, is charting new territory with a “ground breaking” offer to partially crowdfund an initial public offering (IPO) on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).  This is another sign of the… Read More

August 7, 2015 @ 12:49 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

    Would a “Safe Room,” a storage facility filled with 80 tonnes of silver and a tonne of gold, worth about S$120 million total, increase your confidence about participating in a peer-to-peer loan platform? Silver Bullion, a Singapore-based bullion retailer, is counting on it. The company just launched… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Renren, a Chinese social media platform and significant investor in disruptive finance, is going through a period of turmoil.  On July 31st acting Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ashley Law Kwok Wai, resigned from his position at the company to “pursue another career opportunity”. Around the same time… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“China’s central bank has moved to defend draft rules that would force online payment processors to channel large payments through traditional bank accounts, a requirement that industry observers say will stifle innovation while protecting the interests of incumbent banks,” reported FT’s Gabriel Wildau. “The People’s Bank of China… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Scott Picken is based in South Africa but he clearly thinks big when considering the addressable market for his real estate crowdfunding platform Wealth Migrate. It is his opinion that banking, insurance, real estate – basically all aspects of finance –  will be revolutionized by… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Alibaba continues to expand its strategic push into financial services with the significant hire of Michael Evans as President of Alibaba Group. According to the company, Evans will direct international growth strategy for the fast growing internet conglomerate.  Evans was already a member of the… Read More

August 2, 2015 @ 7:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Woomentum.Fund, a Singapore based crowdfunding platform, launched this weekend seeking to empower, and help fund, Asian based women led startups. Founded by Mouna Aouri Langendorf, Woomentum.Fund seeks to provide personalized support, and social boost, along with capital for female entrepreneurs. “Women entrepreneurs often find it hard… Read More

July 30, 2015 @ 12:24 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has backed the UK FinTech 2020 manifesto created by FinTech trade body Innovate Finance, according to a release. The manifesto, which was released as Cameron leads a trade delegation of British FinTech leaders to South East Asia this week, aims… Read More