Tagged: singapore

July 17, 2017 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just eight months after announcing its plans to move into Hong Kong and Singapore, Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Lufax is set to make its way to Singapore. It is now prepping to launch its new platform called Lu International.  As previously reported, Lufax Chairman and… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Everex, an Ethereum company offering blockchain-based microcredit and remittance services, has announced a limited 48 hour token pre-sale round today. Everex said there would be a public token sale later this month. During the pre-sale, Everex said its EVX tokens will be offered… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 6:49 am By Cole Lyons  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and has announced they have entered a Fintech agreement with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA). This new collaboration will allow companies in both Singapore and Denmark to expand into each other’s markets more fluidly. Over the past couple… Read More

July 4, 2017 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based InstaReM, a digital cross-border payments company, is reporting it has just received a USD $13 million investment led by GSR Ventures, with participation from SBI-FMO Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Fullerton Financial Holdings (FFH), and Global Founders Capital (GFC). InstaReM said it intends to use the funding… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KPMG, in collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is set to sponsor the 2017 Global FinTech Hackcelerator program as part of the annual Singapore FinTech Festival which will take place from November 13-17th. The organizers of the program revealed: “The Global FinTech Hackcelerator is looking… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based investment crowdfunding platform Fundnel has announced the expansion of its services into Australia. Fundnel is a private investment platform that offers unlisted securities in growth and pre-IPO stage companies to both institutional and individual investors. Fundnel screens all investment opportunities to ensure businesses… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced it signed a fintech co-operation agreement with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA) to help fintech companies in Singapore and Denmark to expand into each other’s markets. The agreement was signed at the Money 20/20 European… Read More

June 28, 2017 @ 7:30 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), Singapore Fintech Consortium (SFC), and the Dubai-asset management firm Trucial Investment Partners have partnered to create a new FinTech environment. This new agreement is a part of a wider partnership aiming to make Bahrain the region’s Fintech powerhouse. Khalid Al Rumaihi,… Read More

June 24, 2017 @ 10:23 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Chinese Retailer Suning Launches Private Internet Bank Jiangsu Suning Bank Co., Ltd., a private online bank backed by Suning Commerce Group Co., Ltd., officially launched last Friday. Like many of its peers, Suning Bank aims to create an online-to-offline bank driven by technology and taking… Read More

June 20, 2017 @ 1:31 am By Cole Lyons  |  

Fintech company MyCash Online has recently raised over $300,000 USD ($1.3 million RM) in its crowdfunding campaign that was launched on June 1st. MyCash Online is an e-marketplace that was created specifically to accommodate the large amounts of migrants in Malaysia and Singapore. They offer… Read More

June 18, 2017 @ 10:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

LATTICE80, the world’s largest Fintech hub, has appointed former Singapore Managing Director Vinay Agrawal to its board of advisors. Agrawal is described as being key to expanding LATTICE80 to a global audience, bridging Asian Fintech with the rest of the world.  LATTICE80 is wholly owned and run… Read More

June 18, 2017 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

About a year ago, Crowdfund Insider connected with Julian Kwan, CEO and co-founder of Investacrowd, a real estate crowdfunding platform that was established in Singapore. Kwan was born in Australia but has spent the last 17 years in Asia – most recently Singapore. Having founded… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japan-based fintech firm QUOINE announced on Thursday it has launched a fully digital cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform. QRYPTOS is described as an exclusive cryptocurrency trading portal that was developed to meet the trading needs of the growing retail market and is designed to make… Read More

June 11, 2017 @ 10:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) is out with a report on the evolving Fintech sector and the authors are prodding regulators to work more closely together in a regional approach. ASIFMA is based in Hong Kong and while Hong Kong is… Read More

June 9, 2017 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Monetary  Authority of Singapore (MAS) has inked another Fintech agreement. This time MAS as signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA). The ASBA helps to develop and promote bank supervisory practices throughout the… Read More

June 9, 2017 @ 6:41 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Charlotte-based fintech firm AvidXchange, which provides accounts payable and automated payment solutions to midsize businesses, announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard along with a separate capital raise of $300 million. Both the strategic partnership with Mastercard and the capital raise of $300 million will go towards the… Read More

June 8, 2017 @ 1:25 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

According to a recent article on Trustnodes, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore’s central bank, has successfully digitized their national currency by a creating a token out of the Singapore dollar on Ethereum’s blockchain technology. Phase 1 Complete Last November, MAS announced Project Ubin: a… Read More

June 7, 2017 @ 9:48 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

CreditEase, a China based peer to peer lender and wealth management platform, has announced its plans to open a new office in the Asia Square Tower in Singapore. The CEO of CreditEase, Ning Tang, said at the opening ceremony: “After 11 years of development, CreditEase… Read More

June 7, 2017 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a consultation on the regulation of Robo-Advisors or “Digital Advisory Services.” The consultation will close on July 7, 2017. The MAS proposal seeks to support innovation in financial services by recognising the unique characteristics of digital platforms…. Read More

June 5, 2017 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

      LATTICE80 and Nordic Finance Innovation (NFI) have announced a new partnership to “bridge Asia and the Nordic’s Fintech ecosystems.” LATTICE80 is the creation of Marvelstone Group, a private investment firm.  The two entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to seal the… Read More