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Fintech in Taiwan: an Overview
Fintech has become a hotly debated topic in Taiwan. To boost the development of financial innovation, regulators and government agencies have committed significant resources to establish dedicated organizations and funding schemes, as well as foster collaboration between market participants. Government
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8 Hong Kong Fintechs to Keep an Eye on
A renowned innovation hub and a global financial center, Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to become a launch pad for fintech startups that are looking to tap into the world’s biggest consumer market. According to a survey conducted by EY,
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Chained Finance’s Supply Chain Blockchain Breakthrough In China
Blockchain is one of the exciting technology for the financial industry. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) had partnered with banks and blockchain technology company, R3 to pilot a proof of concept to use blockchain for payments in November 2016.
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Who-Is-Who Of Hong Kong InsurTech
Thrilled to share with you our latest Asia Insurance-Tech (InsurTech) Directory, covering Hong Kong ecosystem. With this directory we aim to drive positive impact through encouraging impactful collaborations between startups and insurance corporates. Let’s start with a few key insights
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Regtech in Asia: an Overview
Regtech, or regulatory technology, is perceived as one of the hottest trends in the financial services industry for its potential benefits in helping financial institutions meet know-your-customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorist financing (CTF) data and reporting requirements,
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Infographic: Ecommerce in Hong Kong
Ecommerce in Hong Kong is rapidly improving, with the latest market size showing consistent growth and average spend per user is also up. A whole 80% of all consumers now transact or research online. A lot of consumers in Hong
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More Banks Shut as Digital Banking Takes Over
The way in which we bank is changing. Bricks and mortar branches are expensive to run with high rents, salaries, and dedicated tech installations. Some of the challenger banks have no physical presence and there is an abundance of customers
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Infographic: The Entire History of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is payment system invented in 2008. It is described as the first decentralized digital currency and is presently the largest of its kind in terms of total market value. Futurism made a nice Infographic that takes you through the
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Asia to Become a Key Pillar in the Insurtech Revolution
Healthy growth and climbing income levels will continue to fuel demand for insurance products and greater innovation in Asia-Pacific (APAC), according to EY. The rise of millennials and advances in digital technology are raising customer expectations for innovative insurance products
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Coassets Expands Into Hong Kong’s Fintech Space
CoAssets a crowdfunding platform specialising in facilitating funding for real estate and small to medium‐sized enterprises, is pleased to announce that it has signed a non‐binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to invest in Fintech Pte Ltd, a Hong Kong Fintech company.
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