In 2019, a record of 24 fintech unicorns were born, with more than half of them (13) being from the…
CoolBitX, has successfully secured $16.75 million in a Series B funding round. According to their statement, the funding will help…
FinFabrik signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chekk to integrate Chekk’s KYC capabilities to its market infrastructure “CrossPool”, enabling…
Zinvest Financial (“Zinvest”), a SEC-registered investment adviser that offers advisory & trading resources to US-Asia investors, today announced its official…
Taiwan’s concern in response to the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus outbreak has forced its local authorities to strictly ration the distribution of…
The Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund/HSBC JUMPSTARTER 2020 Global Pitch Competition Grand Finale today announced the top five winners at the close…
Mastercard was granted preparatory approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to begin setting up a domestic bankcard clearing…
EasyEuro a fintech startup that describes itself as a Paris and Shenzhen based company offering digital banking services to SME trading…
In the midst of the global health crisis involving the novel coronavirus (2019 nCoV), China’s bigtechs including Tencent and Ant…
Fiserv, a global tech vendor for financial services and ZA Bank the first virtual bank to soft launch in Hong Kong…
In a blog post written by its founder George Harrap, Bitspark announced that it will be shutting down as of…
WorldRemit has announced a partnership with Alipay, enabling consumers to use the WorldRemit app or website for cross-border remittances to…
Visa and Airwallex today announced a global partnership to launch Airwallex borderless Card, a B2B card-based solution to help business…
Amid growing adoption of facial recognition payments, the Payment & Clearing Association of China has released self-discipline guidelines aimed at…
Technology is transforming the banking and financial services industry and this is just the beginning. As the sector moves towards…
It’s evident to observers of the space that fintech has been one of Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s priorities in the…
UnionPay International and PayPal, today announced a global partnership where both companies will work together to accelerate the growth of…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced the outcomes and published a joint report…
Nielsen and Alipay have jointly released a new report on the latest trends in Chinese outbound tourism and the consumption…
One in two Hong Kongers are likely to open an account with a virtual bank with a tenth saying they…