Technology is transforming the banking and financial services industry and this is just the beginning. As the sector moves towards…
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WeLab, one of the 8 companies granted license from the HKMA to operate a virtual bank announced today that it…
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…
China’s leading mobile payments platform Alipay announced that its services are now finally available to international travelers in China. Tourists…
In 2013, ZhongAn was established as the first online-only insurance company in China. Since then, the insurance industry has undergone…
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have been all the rage these past years. Now even central banks are looking to launch their…
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…
2019 has been undeniably the year of Chinese commercial banks/tech companies collaborations. Incumbents have been actively pursuing partnerships with tech…
In China, online lenders are filling the credit gap, leveraging cutting edge technology including artificial intelligence (AI) to make lending…
In July, Tencent’s super-app WeChat ran a trial that enabled passengers of two Spring Airlines flights between Shanghai and Chengdu…
Standard Chartered Bank announced the launch of the eXellerator innovation lab in China, that brings together employees, corporate clients and…
South Koreans are increasingly going cashless as more people turn to e-wallets in South Korea for both online and offline…
The government of Hangzhou unveiled a plan to build the eastern Chinese city into an international fintech hub by 2030.…
Hong Kong is expected to see a boost in fintech activity after a relatively disappointing year in 2018 as the…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster…
UPDATE: Four of Hong Kong virtual banks have since launched, check out our latest article to find out the progress…
China continues to be the world’s undisputed fintech leader, with about 600 deals completed in 2018 and a fintech adoption…