Fintech funding topped US$8.9 billion in Q3’2019, driven by 19 mega-rounds of US$100 million+. This brings the total amount raised…
Month: November 2019
DBS Hong Kong has launched the first fully virtual wealth management account opening solution, allowing new customers to set up a…
Fresh off securing virtual banking license in Hong Kong, Ant Financial confirms that they are actively looking into pursuing virtual…
Deloitte has announced its selection of this year’s winners of the Hong Kong Technology Fast and Rising Star Program, which…
Tandem, a full-service digital bank in the UK, announced that they have appointed ex HSBC banker Kunal Malani as their…
Venture Leaders Fintech 2019, a 6-day pitching and fundraising roadshow co-organized by Venturelab and swissnex China took place from November…
Last week, the Hong Kong Fintech Week returned for its annual week-long fintech gathering. The event, which brought together more…
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) concluded its annual Elevator Pitch Competition 2019 (EPiC), which saw 126 start-ups…
Virtual banks and insurtech in the spotlight, with a nod to sloths, elephants and mosquitoes Newly licensed virtual banks and…
34 companies from Asia have been named among this year’s top 100 global fintech innovators, according to H2 Ventures and…
Fintech Week sees significant HKMA and SFC regulatory announcements, while sync. wins FintechHK Global Competition. Digital trade finance platforms, digital…
To step up efforts in cultivating a talent for Fintech in local students and to strengthen the links in corporate…
China’s leading mobile payments platform Alipay announced that its services are now finally available to international travelers in China. Tourists…
As much as 13% of banks’ payments revenue in China, or US$61 billion, is likely to be displaced by the…
In 2013, ZhongAn was established as the first online-only insurance company in China. Since then, the insurance industry has undergone…
China’s appetite for blockchain has surged after Chinese president Xi Jinping proclaimed the technology as an “important breakthrough” and said…
OpenLegacy a provider of microservices-based API integration and management for core and legacy systems, announced that it has raised a…
New research from RBR shows that there were 16 billion payment cards in circulation at the end of 2018, up…