Asia

March 2, 2022 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA), DBS Bank (SGX:D05) and Pine Labs have teamed up to introduce ‘Mastercard Installments with Pine Labs’ – which is a new program that enables DBS/POSB credit cardholders to pay via interest-free installments at merchants “with the ‘Pay Later’ identifier, simply by presenting… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jiye Technologies, which claims to be the fastest growing Agri-Tech platform in Pakistan has announced a business-to-business (B2B) Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) feature through a digital financing product for farmers and businesses across the country, under its program called “Jiye Khushhaal Karobar.” The digital… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysia’s CIMB has reported a credit loss of around $67 million because of a processing error that led to some clients receiving duplicate credits to their accounts. CIMB‘s management discovered the glitch, which was related to a third-party financial remittance service, in January 2022. The… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On February 25, 2022, within the official visit of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Singapore, HDBank signed a cooperation agreement with Thought Machine group – a core banking solution provider. In Vietnam, HDBank will be working with Thought Machine to “develop the latest version… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-founder of CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset exchanges. As covered in August 2021, CoinDCX turned into India’s first crypto unicorn following a $90 million investment round led by Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin and B Capital Group… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 6:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) recently announced that it has “made a minority investment of JPY 360 million in Digital Asset Markets, Inc. as of February 25, 2022.” Through this investment, JPX aims to “strengthen its relationship with Digital Asset Markets, Inc., which enables trading… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since the start of the Coronavirus crisis, both digital-service use and the digital market have grown significantly in Southeast Asia. According to the e-Conomy SEA 2021 Report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company, there are now around 350 million digital consumers in the region… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) notes that they have made enhancements to the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme. The Financial Secretary confirmed in the 2022-23 Budget today (23 February) that the application period for the 80% Guarantee Product, the 90% Guarantee Product and the Special… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 6:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan’s NayaPay Pvt. has reportedly acquired $13 million in early-stage capital as it aims to onboard consumers who an underbanked or financially underserved. The Karachi-headquartered Fintech firm’s seed round has been led by Zayn Capital, MSA Novo and Silicon Valley’s early-stage investor Graph Ventures, CEO… Read More

February 26, 2022 @ 11:26 am By Xu Gao  |  

PBC, SAMR, CBIRC and CSRC Issue the Plan for Financial Standardization during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period At the start of February, the People’s Bank of China (PBC), the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) and the… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deputy Governor of Bank Negara, Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour,  notes that he would like to express his gratitude to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for inviting him to deliver a keynote address (as posted by Bank Negara, Malaysia’s reserve bank. on February 24, 2022)…. Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Perfios, a Fintech firm that aggregates then analyzes financial data, has confirmed a successful $70 million Series C financing round. These funds are earmarked for staffing, expansion, acquisitions, capex, and working capital. Existing investors Warburg Pincus and Bessemer India floated the cash. The fresh raise… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 10:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Indian consumer neobank Niyo has raised $100 million in its Series C round of funding, the company announced today. The funds are earmarked for product development, marketing, distribution, and staffing. This round was led by Accel and Lightrock India with participation from Beams Fintech Fund. Existing investors Prime… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian Fintech Unicorn Razorpay notes that it has been serving numerous digital commerce merchants with an intuitive, customer-friendly, and secure checkout experience for over six years. The company claims that its expertise makes them one of the best go-to checkout providers for merchants who want… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VeChain developers note that the blockchain sector in Shanghai has enjoyed  “robust” and “fast-paced” development because of the city’s ongoing efforts and their willingness to embrace blockchain tech. To expedite the development of blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-powered services in Shanghai, the Shanghai Municipal… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vying to be the top team in the Southeast Asia region, Indonesian e-sports organization RRQ (Rex Regum Qeon) has selected “high-performance,” “high-security” blockchain platform Zilliqa as the partner in its plans “to revitalize fan engagement using crypto and Web3-powered products.” Known across the gaming community… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 10:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Police in India have arrested 11 people related to a cryptocurrency scam which has so far seen $5.4 million stolen from around 2,000 investors. Seven of those people arrested were taken in Sunday in Maharashtra’s Nagpur. The alleged ringleader is Nishid Wasnik, who was arrested… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital insurance marketplace RenewBuy has reportedly acquired Bengaluru-headquartered Fintech firm Artivatic.AI. The strategic acquisition by RenewBuy has been made as it aims to scale its operations and further enhance its tech stack to address the requirements of clients in insurance claim settlement, risk assessment and… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 8:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) has launched the Fintech ePayment Accelerator Programme, an initiative that aims to support and advance startups focused on the digital payments sector in and around Malaysia. The three-month initiative focuses on ideas and solutions that can help accelerate the adoption of… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 9:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Making digital cyberspace safer doesn’t have to be “left to the big cybersecurity corporations,” according to an update from Uppsala Security. Individuals and small businesses are able to play a key role in making the Internet and the Web 3.0 “a more secure place to… Read More