Financial Technology
Massage chair maker V3 in talks with Temasek unit for digital bank license bid
Massage chair maker V3 in talks with Temasek unit for digital bank license bid
                                                                                                 
                        
                          V3 recently created a fintech unit and hired a former CEO of a Temasek unit as adviser.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore fintechs nab 51% of funding in ASEAN as of Q3
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Singapore Life’s $150.39m funding was amongst the year’s notable deals.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Week: Systemic risks still weighing on Asia's fintech markets
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Even the world’s biggest fintech market, China, suffers from substantial industry risk.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japan's online financial firm SBI Holdings buys 20% stake at Fukushima Bank
                                                                                                 
                        
                          It plans to create a joint outlet that will offer mutual funds, insurance products, and loans.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore's central bank may extend $225m fintech funding programme beyond 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                          It eyes increased investments in cybersecurity and AI.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japan's Digital Wallet Corp acquires Philippine fintech
                                                                                                 
                        
                          It is renamed Digital Wallet Philippines.
                    
                                        
                    
                Here's where online micro consumer lending in Asia flourishes
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country looks promising for online lending.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore fintech deals hit record $735m in 9M 2019
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Investment value in mature fintechs expanded to $604.97m despite the lower number of deals.
                    
                                        
                    
                China's tech titans leave little space for foreign players
                                                                                                 
                        
                          AliPay and WeChat command 93.7% of the fintech market.
                    
                                        
                    
                Fintech and deeptech innovation take center stage in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                          SFF X SWITCH will be held from November 11-15.
                    
                                        
                    
                Will the fintech revolution threaten underspending Malaysian lenders?
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Alibaba and Tencent, which command significant e-payments market share, could pose a big challenge.
                    
                                        
                    
                Indonesian P2P lenders to disburse $30.63b in loans by 2024
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The rapid growth of e-commerce will support alternative lending options.
                    
                                        
                    
                Learn how this CEO is rethinking microcredit
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Stefano Virgilli talks about Pocket Money’s role in plugging the funding gap for borrowers who failed to get access to the formal financial system.
                    
                                        
                    
                Investment Made Easy - LINE Securities, a New Mobile Investment Service in Japan
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The Emerging Mobile Investment Service Launched in Japan	LINE Corporation launches the LINE Securities, a mobile investment service, August 20, 2019...
                    
                                        
                    
                Fintech investments into China hit $60.1b in 2014-Q1 2019
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Payment and remittances companies snapped up $24.7b in funding.
                    
                                        
                    
                Internet banking transactions in Korea hit record high in 2018
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The number of transactions broke the 100-million mark for the first time.
                    
                                        
                    
                Ping An's fintech unit mulls Singapore virtual banking license
                                                                                                 
                        
                          OneConnect received a virtual banking license in Hong Kong earlier this year.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
								 
						 
								 
						 
								 
								 
						 
						 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                