Tagged: asia

November 8, 2019 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Auckland, New Zealand-based Harmoney, an online lending platform that connects borrowers with lenders, recently raised NZ$25 million ($15.8 million) through a Series C investment round led by two Australasia-based investors. Established in 2014, Harmoney has acquired funding from Australia-based private equity company Kirwood Capital and… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 7:00 pm By Nick Raper  |  

With the implementation of PSD2 in Europe, Open Banking payment solutions are starting to be rolled out across the UK and Europe. But while the core Open Banking payment solutions are live, there is a long way to go until we see the widespread adoption… Read More

October 16, 2019 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Emolize Co., Ltd, a Korean cross-border mobile payment platform, announced on Wednesday it has expanded its global payment services through its mobile app, Payvil, to Hong Kong and Thailand in September 2019, with further expansion reaching about 16 countries by the end of 2019. The… Read More

October 8, 2019 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new strategic partnership with Chengdu Qiye Technology to offer services for institutionally-funded lending to small and medium-sized businesses. According to China Rapid Finance, the partnership marks… Read More

October 7, 2019 @ 4:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Stripe announced on Monday it has launched its services in Malaysia. Stripe reported that businesses throughout the country may now easily accept and manage payments, as well as have access to the full Stripe stack, which includes Billing, Connect, Radar and Sigma. “More… Read More

September 5, 2019 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ping An Insurance Group announced on Thursday it was selected to develop the national Open Innovation For Next Generation Artificial Intelligence. The company reported that the announcement was made at the World Artifical Intelligence Conference 2019 in Shanghai and Ping An is claimed to be… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based Pundi X announced on Thursday it is teaming up with department store chain Traki to enable crypto payments in its stores across Venezuela. Pundi X reported that through its software XPOS, Traki customers are able to use various cryptocurrencies as payment options for the… Read More

August 14, 2019 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Slice Labs Inc., an on-demand insurance cloud platform provider, announced on Wednesday it has entered in a proof-of-value contract with Sompo to bring on-demand insurance to Asia. According to Slice, the new partnership brings on-demand insurance to the Asia Pacific region of Asia, the first… Read More

August 11, 2019 @ 10:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitKan, an Asian-based cryptocurrency services platform, announced on Friday it has joined forces with Bitcoin.com. Founded in 2012, BitKan stated it provides a one-step integrated platform the crypto services, which includes a platform for crypto market data, a crypt wallet, and a crypto community. While… Read More

August 5, 2019 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese fintech Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (PINTEC) announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with Chinese travel service provider, Caissa Travel. According to Pintec, the collaboration will bring together both companies to cooperate in consumer finance and information technology to embrace the rising… Read More

August 1, 2019 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Finance Online Co. Limited NASDAQ GS:JRJC), a web-based financial services company that provides Chinese retail investors with fintech-powered online access to securities trading services, wealth management products, securities investment advisory services, as well as financial database and analytics services to institutional customers, announced on… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 6:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Cheers Paytech, a Singapore-based fintech startup, announced this week has partnered with Mambu to provide the core banking technology for all wallet accounts to fuel growth. According to Cheers, this new collaboration will facilitate the backend movement of funds within the Cheers Wallet Engine. Founded… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China-based consumer finance platform LexinFintech announced on Friday it has been awarded the Best Lending Technology Initiative, Application or Programme in China by The Asian Banker. According to LexinFintech, The Asian Banker awards are generally viewed by executives as one of the most rigorous, prestigious and… Read More

July 19, 2019 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced on Friday it has formed a new partnership with Korean remittance startup, Sentbe. MoneyGram reported the collaboration between it and Sentbe aligns with MoneyGram’s goal of providing consumers with an expanded range of digital money transfer options…. Read More

July 1, 2019 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore Life, a Singapore-based insurtech startup, has reportedly received a $90 million investment from Sumitomo Life Insurance. Founded in 2014, Singapore Life describes itself as a life insurance company fully licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore that is built on the belief that “the… Read More

June 28, 2019 @ 4:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Friday it expanded of its payout product in the Philippines. Wirecard reported its cards may be used in a wide range of industries. Cardholders can use the contactless cards to carry out seamless transactions… Read More

May 28, 2019 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

United Overseas Bank (UOB) announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Mastercard to launch its new regal business metal card specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While creating the card, UOB reported that it and Mastercard conducted face-to-face interviews and surveys with senior executives… Read More

May 23, 2019 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

InstaReM, a Southeast Asia’s digital cross-border money transfer service provider, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Thailand-based banking group, KASIKORNBANK. The partnership will reportedly help InstaReM further entrench itself as a leading player in the institutional payments space. While sharing more… Read More

May 15, 2019 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading provider of Internet value-added services based in China, announced on Wednesday its financial results of 2019’s first quarter. According to Ma Huateng, Chairman and CEO of Tencent, Tencent sustained “healthy user engagement” across its key platforms and saw notable growth in… Read More

May 15, 2019 @ 7:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based Pundi X announced on Wednesday that its blockchain-powered point-of-sale (POS) solution XPOS has received FCC, CE, KC and UAE TRA certifications. Pundi X claims that the XPOS is the first wireless point-of-sale solution that enables merchants and consumers to do secure digital transactions on… Read More