Asia

October 18, 2016 @ 7:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hong Kong-based Monexo seeks to grow its Indian P2P lending arm, planing to raise about $10 million by December 2016 to scale up its business in India and South East Asian countries, reported The Economic Times. “We are looking to raise about $10 million by December… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 1:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, China-based fintech service platform UniFi announced it surpassed 100 million yuan (approx. US $15 million) mark since its app went live this past May. The platform is dedicated to foreign students in the U.S. and is an exclusive service of Maizi Jinfu Finacial… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong-based SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator has renewed its partnership with Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEX). For a second consecutive year, HKEX has established its supporting organization status behind one of Asia’s leading Fintech accelerators. The partnership will also provide SuperCharger finalists with mentors from… Read More

October 16, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The evolving Chinese peer to peer lending sector took another twist in the regulatory path, as the government issued a special work plan this past week. According to ECNS, the plan incorporated a list of restrictions for P2P lenders to help curb investor and borrower… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedByMe Malaysia, one of the six equity crowdfunding operators approved in Malaysia, announced its second equity crowdfunding campaign was launched for iTalent Management. The iTalent Management- Enterprise Digital HR Automation campaign made its debut on the equity crowdfunding platform on October 7th. iTalent is described as an… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 4:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

India-based mobile wallet company MobiKwik announced the launch of a UPI (Unified Payments Interface) on its platform which enables users to access online payments with added services including netbanking, wallets, and credit/debit cards. In addition, MobiKwik entered into a partnership with ICICI Bank which allows users to load money into their… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 4:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Digital payments platform Freecharge has appointed former Obi Mobiles executive Karthik Rajeshwaran as director (strategy), reported TechCircle. Rajeshwaran will use his expertise to usher-in consumer centric innovations to expand revenue across new business opportunities. “[Rajeshwaran] brings in a fresh perspective and inspired energy to tread us… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based crowdfunding platform CoAssets (ASX: CA8) announced on Tuesday it has appointed Tommy Teo as its new chief financial officer. Nick Bishop has stepped down from his role of chief financial officer at CoAssets, and will continue to assist with operations in Australia. CoAssets revealed that Teo is a Certified Practicing… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

LendIt, a global conference and events organizer established by Jason Jones, Peter Renton and Bo Brustkern, has announced a strategic partnership with AMTD Group Limited (AMTD). LendIt released the news during its annual LendIt Europe conference taking place in London today. AMTD and LendIt had previously partnered… Read More

October 10, 2016 @ 11:25 pm By Pawee Jenneeranon  |  

The Peer-to-Peer Lending Industry in Thailand Peer-to-peer lending, which is also known as social lending or crowdlending, has drastically increased in the recent years in many countries around the world. The total volume of peer-to-peer lending activities has been growing rapidly. A good example is… Read More

October 10, 2016 @ 12:20 pm By Xu Gao  |  

PowerEgg Drone: Most crowdfunded campaign in the drone industry ever! Up to 30th September, 2016, PowerEgg Drone from PowerVision has raised more than ¥86.3 million (USD $12.87 million), becoming the most funded campaign on JD.com’s crowdfunding platform. The previous record belonged to Niu.com which raised… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

EthisCrowd has been recognized as the Best Islamic Crowdfunding Platform for its social impact real estate campaigns in Indonesia. The Singapore-based platform received the award at the 6th Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) 2016, in Jakarta recently. President Joko Widodo was the guest of honor and also… Read More

October 6, 2016 @ 6:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

China’s outstanding P2P loans more than doubled to a record high at the end of September, according to an industry report, underscoring the challenges Chinese authorities face in regulating the exponentially growing sector. P2P loans surged 153.5 percent to 956 billion yuan ($143 billion), according to the official… Read More

October 5, 2016 @ 12:30 pm By Xu Gao  |  

CIRC strengthens regulation towards internet finance It is reported that many local insurance companies have received notices from regulatory authorities, asking them to do a self-examination towards risk of collaboration with internet finance platform. Yet, some insurance companies in Shanghai believed this notice as a… Read More

October 4, 2016 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Global law firm Baker & McKenzie will be supporting Hong Kong-based SuperCharger Fintech Accelerators 2.0. Baker & McKenzie is very active in China with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. Baker & McKenzie was previously a supporter of SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator 1.0 – the… Read More

October 4, 2016 @ 4:52 am By Erin Hobey  |  

India-based mobile wallet company MobiKwik has entered the short-term consumer loan segment, claiming to be the first wallet company in India to roll out this service, according to the release. Users may also register themselves for EMIs. The approval for each loan request will be done within thirty… Read More

October 3, 2016 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The government of Singapore has made Fintech an important part of their future economic growth. The island city-state has always punched above its weight economically and policy makers are moving quickly to establish Singapore as the Asian hub for financial innovation. Today the Monetary Authority… Read More

September 29, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, international financial services group Manulife announced the opening of its third Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT) location in Singapore. The lab is described as a global exploration and incubation capability that provides a platform for Manulife’s employees to collaborate and devise new technology… Read More

September 28, 2016 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yirendai (NYSE:YRD), the publicly traded offshoot of huge P2P lender CreditEase, announced on Tuesday it has been named an inaugural member of the Internet Financial Industry Information Sharing Platform(IFIISP). According to the company, the IFIISP was launched by China Internet Finance Association (CIFA) and aims to… Read More

September 28, 2016 @ 6:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Chennai, India-based online financial marketplace, BankBazaar announced the addition of $736K (SGD 1 Mn) growth capital into its Singapore arm, BankBazaar International, according to a release.  The funds will be used to scale technology, and strengthen the expansion strategies, as well as to establish its first financial marketplace in… Read More