China has been quick to embrace facial recognition, a technology that’s already being used for making payments at numerous shops,…
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, has released a three-year fintech development plan that aims to…
Over the past years, China’s Internet giant Tencent has been expanding its strategic positioning in the insurance industry. The Chinese…
As digital money grows in popularity, banks and credit card companies are facing increased competition from technology companies which are…
Located in the centre of Europe, Lithuania is also becoming a centre of the financial technologies sector in the European…
Alibaba, Tencent, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, Industrial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, and Union Pay is…
ZhongAn Online one of the leading insurtech companies in China, announced today its first six months interim results as of…
2019 has been undeniably the year of Chinese commercial banks/tech companies collaborations. Incumbents have been actively pursuing partnerships with tech…
China’s State Council and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China have released a detailed plan for wide-ranging…
You never get a second chance at a first impression – this statement is applicable within all contexts in life,…
In China, online lenders are filling the credit gap, leveraging cutting edge technology including artificial intelligence (AI) to make lending…
As Asia goes through our own virtual banking revolution, looking to our western counterparts may provide hints as to where…
LINE Pay Corporation, operator of the LINE Pay mobile money transfer and payment service available on the LINE messaging app,…
China Construction Bank (CCB), one of the leading banks in China, announced that it has significantly lifted its approval rate…
As Hong Kong’s protest intensifies, market observers are noticing a surge in demand for bitcoin in Hong Kong. Bloomberg reported…
QFPay, a China based digital payment technology company has received a new round of USD20 million funding. This funding round…
Deutsche Bank announced that digital signatures are now being rolled out for clients in Asia Pacific. As cross-border document and…
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is close to issuing its own cryptocurrency, Shanghai Security News reports. This is in…
Self-driving cars have been touted that as the future of transportation by many, including the likes of Elon Musk who…
Shenzhen has demonstrated its willingness to experiment with innovative technology when it issued its first digital invoice on the blockchain…