Tagged: asean

November 5, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Major non-traditional financial services companies have been investing in fintech payments in China for the past year.” According to Accenture, fintech investments across Asia-Pacific experienced a boom in 2015 – from about $880 million in 2014 to nearly $3.5 billion in just the first nine months… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“This Joint Venture is a key step in CoAssets’ plans to expand throughout the ASEAN region. Javaland has been successfully operating in Indonesia for a decade, building solid relationships with both the investment community and government departments.” The real estate crowdfunding company CoAssets Pte Ltd, recently… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 11:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Malaysia has been at the forefront of countries in Asia advocating on behalf of capital access and innovative finance.  Largely championed by the Securities Commission, Malaysia now becomes the first country in the Asean region to have a defined regulatory environment to facilitate investment crowdfunding…. Read More

August 17, 2014 @ 8:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The very first crowdfunding conference in Asia took place earlier this month.  A diverse and impressive group of regulators, high ranking politicians, portal operators and entrepreneurs gathered to discuss the benefits of crowdfunding in Asia.  Over 300 individuals attended the two day “Crowdfunding Asia 2014”… Read More