Tagged: singapore

June 12, 2020 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA), a cross-industry non-profit initiative that’s focused on supporting collaboration between all market participants and stakeholders in the financial technology industry, has introduced a digital self-assessment framework to improve working relationships between companies. According to the association, the framework should expedite… Read More

June 12, 2020 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Australia is reportedly planning to extend one of its Fintech agreements with the UK. The agreement is designed to help Fintech firms in each country by making it easier for them to acquire operational licenses. Both jurisdictions also aim to increase cooperation and collaboration… Read More

June 10, 2020 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Airwallex, an Australia-based fintech company, recently announced it has launched a new payment acceptance service in Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore with WeChat Pay. The company reported that the service is allowing merchants to add WeChat Pay as an additional payment option on the e-commerce… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines based Ayannah, an online financial services provider, and India’s payments firm Equity Capital Advisors (ECAPS) have merged their operations in order to provide cost-effective and more accessible financial services to South Asia and Southeast Asia’s growing middle-class population. The merged entity will aim to… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Nium, a Singapore based Fintech platform, has become a Visa issuer in Australia due to its partnership in Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program. In a release, Nium explained that it will be able to provide end-to-end issuing, processing, and onboarding services, and shorten the lead… Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched the S$ 1.75 million MAS Global Fintech Innovation Challenge. The competition seeks Fintech solutions that can help financial institutions respond to COVID-19 and climate change. MAS said the theme for the competition is “Building Resilience, Seizing Opportunities,… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TomoChain, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, is reportedly set to launch a new peer-to-peer lending feature this weekend through its newly launched TomoDEX platform. Founded in 2017, TomoChain claims to be the “most effective” platform for the token economy. The platform reported that its mission… Read More

June 4, 2020 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Five companies that had applied for a digital banking license in Singapore will now have to assess how the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting challenges will affect their ability to acquire adequate funding. As first reported by Reuters, the applicants will also have to revisit… Read More

June 4, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Exchange, a digital asset derivatives exchange that maintains business offices in Singapore, has launched interest rate swaps (IRS) on cryptocurrency rates. As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “These swaps will be available on Defi rates, flash rates on Bitfinex, and interest rates… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has recently created a section of its website outlining the support programs for domestic Fintechs. Singapore has long advocated on behalf of innovation in financial services and MAS has a long history of public-private partnerships in support of the… Read More

June 1, 2020 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zebpay, a digital currency wallet and exchange provider that began its relaunch in India earlier this year, will be working with blockchain security and analysis firm Chainalysis to monitor crypto-asset transactions performed across its platforms for Indian consumers. Chainalysis had already been providing its Know… Read More

May 29, 2020 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Impact Fintech (GIFT), a multinational non-profit think tank of government, regulatory, industry, technology and financial technology professionals from over 35 countries (including India and Singapore), continues to expand its presence across the globe. GIFT is a forum that brings together policymakers and Fintech, general… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GoBear, a Singapore-based fintech, has reportedly secured $17 million through its latest investment round. The investment brings GoBear’s total funding to $97 million. Founded in 2014, GoBear claims to be Asia’s leading financial supermarket whose purpose is to improve financial health. The platform empowers consumers… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Exchange, an established cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that maintains offices in Singapore, has received funding from New York-headquartered blockchain investment firm, CoinFund. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, the new investment will provide Delta Exchange with the resources needed to scale its operations… Read More

May 23, 2020 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Southeast Asian banks will most likely accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and changing consumer behavior resulting from safe distancing measures and lockdowns. Incumbents could be challenged more than ever before, as they might struggle to offer the same level of… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered CapBridge Financial has acquired equity investments from SGInnovate, a private organization wholly-owned by the Singapore government. SGInnovate aims to help scientists establish “Deep Tech” startups. CapBridge has also received investments from the Cyberport Macro Fund, which offers seed to Series A stage funding to… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading Chinese digital bank, WeBank, has teamed up with OpenNodes, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform developed by the Singapore-based Infocomm Media Development Authority, a statutory board of the nation’s government, under the Ministry of Communications and Information. WeBank will provide the FISCO BCOS blockchain-enabled… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stockholm-based Dreams is a Fintech firm that focuses on providing a consumer-based app to help people live sustainably by developing good savings habits. The company’s app and services aim to help users make better use of their income, make smart investments, pay off debts, and… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited (OCBC) Bank (SGX: O39), a multinational banking and financial services corporation, has revealed that it’s planning to change its branch network strategy, following the COVID-19 outbreak. OCBC, which is notably Singapore’s second-largest bank, claimed during its virtual annual general meeting… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A lawsuit was filed on May 16, 2020, against HDR Global Trading Ltd, the parent company of the Hong Kong-operated Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX), a leading digital currency derivatives exchange that averages billions of dollars worth of daily trading volume. The 106-page lawsuit has also… Read More