FinTech
MC Payment aims to provide convenience, scalability to businesses
SUBSCRIBERSFOR digital payments services firm MC Payment, its goal is to become a leading digital payments player in South-east...
Plugging the financing gap with alternative fundings to keep SMEs in business
SUBSCRIBERSWITH SMEs making up 99 per cent of Singapore's enterprises, they are a significant factor in the nation's overall...
TransferWise rebrands as Wise, to hire over 70 new staff in Singapore
UK-BASED digital payments firm TransferWise on Monday announced its rebranding to Wise and the expansion of its...
British-linked fintechs seeking 'cure for Brexit' in Lithuania
THANKS in part to Brexit, Lithuania is becoming a fintech hub as a growing number of UK-linked digital financial...
Asean e-payments market could be worth US$1.5 trillion: report
ONLINE payment providers could nab a market of at least US$1.5 trillion in the region, a recent report on the...
Indonesians show negative attitudes towards online lending: study
AS many as six in 10 Indonesians are wary of online lending, citing unethical practices by lenders including...
SME lender Funding Societies expands to Thailand
FUNDING Societies, a digital financing platform for small and medium enterprises (SME) in South-east Asia, has...
SGX in joint venture to start bond trading platform
SUBSCRIBERSTHE Singapore Exchange (SGX) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Asian Gateway Investments (AGI), on Monday entered...
SGX unit, Trumid and Hillhouse in JV to launch Asian bond trading platform
THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Asian Gateway Investments (AGI), on Monday entered...
Brokers must 'act and think' like fintechs
SUBSCRIBERSSINGAPORE'S traditional retail broking business has been facing intense competition in recent years as more retail...
Fintech startup GajiGesa raises US$2.5m in seed funding to expand reach in Indonesia
GAJIGESA, a fintech platform that allows users to access their wages in real-time, has raised US$2.5 million in seed...
BREAKING NEWS
US bank regulators say pandemic drove up risk in leveraged lending
[WASHINGTON] The credit risk for large, syndicated loans, including leveraged loans, remains high and increased in...
Twitter aims to double revenue in three years; shares surge
[SAN FRANCISCO] Twitter wants to double its annual revenue to US$7.5 billion by 2023, and expects to increase its...
GameStop shares rise in early trade before being halted
[BENGALURU] GameStop shares shot higher in early trading on Thursday before a series of NYSE trading halts, a day...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding reports higher profit for Q4 FY20; maintains dividend
YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding's net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2020, rose 17 per cent year on year to...
China approves two more domestic Covid-19 vaccines, increasing number to four
[BEIJING] China's National Medical Products Administration said on Thursday that it had approved two more Covid-19...
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