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Standard Chartered Bank Unveils its Virtual Bank MOX
Mox Bank Limited (“Mox”) unveiled today its brand name, brand identity and website. Mox is the new virtual bank in Hong Kong by Standard Chartered in partnership with PCCW, HKT and Trip.com. Mox is among the eight entities that were
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Ant Financial Invests in Klarna to Introduce Pay Later Solutions to Alibaba’s Ecosystem
Klarna a Sweden-based fintech that provides pay later solutions announced that Ant Financial has taken a minority stake in it. This investment in Klarna by Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of Alibaba Group, supports the further development of their strategic
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China’s UnionPay QR Now Inoperable with Japan’s Universal Payment QR
UnionPay announced that it has become the first international payment brand to be included in Japan’s universal payment QR standard known as JPQR. In 2018, the Japanese government put forward a plan to build a cash-free society. To make it
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OneConnect Selected as Tech Partner by Singapore Digital Banking Consortium BEYOND
Ping An’s OneConnect has been selected as a strategic partner by Singapore based digital banking consortium BEYOND to jointly develop digital banking products and services for Singapore’s SME sector and their workforce. OneConnect is among the 8 entities who was
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Chinese Fintech Attracted Investments of Over US$ 900 Million in 2H 2019
Fintech companies in China attracted USD 962.2 million in investments from venture capital, private equity and M&A in 2H 2019, resulting in a total of USD 4,479 million in investments for the whole of 2019, according to KPMG’s Pulse of
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