Tagged: korea

October 25, 2021 @ 1:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

If you are a Bitcoin maximalist, times are good. Reports keep rolling in regarding the acceptance and utilization of crypto and more specifically Bitcoin thus helping to drive the price of BTC higher. Today, CNBC is reporting that Mastercard will soon allow banks and merchants… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

AI startup Upstage has raised $27 million in a Series A funding round led by SoftBank Ventures Asia and Company K Partners. Other investors include TBT Partners, Premier Partners, Stonebridge Ventures, and Primer Sazze Fund. Korea-based Upstage is a firm that develops technologies designed to… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Global accelerator program Plug and Play announced on Tuesday the launch of its new office in Seoul, Korea. Plug and Play reported its Korea division will primarily focus on corporate innovation in the areas of Financial Services (Fintech, Insurtech, and Health) and Smart Cities (Mobility &… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial regulators in South Korea are reportedly discussing the launch of an updated regulatory framework for overseas remittances made by investors. These traders are allegedly trying to make huge profits by capitalizing on Bitcoin price gaps found on different cryptocurrency exchanges based in Korea and… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has proposed several legislative updates that could potentially give it more control over payment settlements in the Fintech sector. The Bank of Korea (BOK), the nation’s central bank, has stated that these proposed guidelines would create redundant regulations. As… Read More

November 4, 2020 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UnionPay International (UPI), a China-based payment platform, has reportedly teamed up with Korean payment portal Danal to launch a new pre-paid card specifically for travelers. South China Morning Post reported that the pre-paid card will be accessible through Danal’s payment app, Paycoin Wallet, and will… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced on Monday the launch of its new smart token, BTCS. The platform now has seven smart tokens, which are ETHS, XRPS, LTCS, BCHS, BSVS, COMPS, and BTCS. According to Bithumb, basic characteristics of the smart tokens are the following:… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Korean fintech, Global Money Express (GME). According to MoneyGram, the partnership enables GME customers to connect to the MoneyGram platform and distribution network in more than 200 countries and… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced on Monday it has appointed Back Young Heo as its new CEO. According to Bithumb, Heo joined Bithumb in 2017 as the head of compliance and prior to Bithumb, worked in traditional finance for 14 years at Citibank, CitiCapital,… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 12:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with E9Pay, a money transfer and payment fintech company based in Korea. According to MoneyGram,  the partnership enables E9Pay customers to connect to the MoneyGram platform and distribution network… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The South Korean government reportedly set up a help desk in Singapore in January 2020, in order to support Korean Fintech firms, as they continue to expand their business operations into Southeast Asia. This, according to Korea’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC). The… 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

September 25, 2019 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced on Wednesday it has restructured its mobile web and app to allow users to make transactions with more convenient. Bithumb reported that the purpose of the restructuring was to improve transaction accessibility and to strengthen usage convenience, and it now… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bithumb Global, the global platform for Bithumb, a South Korea- based digital asset exchange, has announced its plans of coming to India. Bithumb reported that it will now onboard Indian customers with a sign-up incentive along with the opportunity for Indian exchanges to become a… 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 10, 2019 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Techstars and Hillstone Partners, a boutique capital consultancy firm specializing in startup business, announced on Wednesday the launch of the Techstars Korea Accelerator in partnership with Hillstone Partners. According to the duo, this new three-month mentorship-driven accelerator program, Techstars’ first in Korea, will source 10… Read More

April 17, 2019 @ 2:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MetLife Korea announced on Wednesday the seven finalists selected for its open innovation program, collab 5.0. The program is looking for insurtech companies globally to scale their business with MetLife while solving some of the insurer’s biggest innovation challenges across its Korean business. According to… Read More

December 23, 2018 @ 9:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seoul School of Integrated Sciences and Technologies, often known as Assist, reportedly announced on Friday it is now offering an MBA program that is dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. According to Bitcoin News, the school described this new course as a master’s degree program… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HonestFund, a Korean fintech startup, announced on Wednesday it secured $12 million through its Series B funding round, which featured investments from Dunamu & Partners, MurexPartners, KB investment, TL Asset Management, Bass Investment, and HB Investment. HonestFund total investment amount is now $21 million. Founded… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Korean blockchain project BOScoin announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Cashback, Inc. The duo has teamed up to create a global travel platform, tentatively named Woti. BOScoin reported it is planning to introduce the distributed-network-based Human Identity… Read More