Singapore fintech startups upbeat on adding more jobsInternational Finance DeskAugust 20, 2019March 18, 2020 by International Finance DeskAugust 20, 2019March 18, 2020 Employers seek to expand the workforce despite minimum to no talent shortfall... Read more
Philippines commits to boosting fintech startupsInternational Finance DeskAugust 9, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 9, 2019 Cagayan Economic Zone Authority receives investment commitments worth $8 bn from companies across Asia... Read more
African payment gateway fintech Innovate forays into DubaiInternational Finance DeskAugust 8, 2019March 18, 2020 by International Finance DeskAugust 8, 2019March 18, 2020 According to Innovate I Pay, the increasing number of African expatriates in UAE was a crucial deciding factor... Read more
IF EXCLUSIVE: Singapore digital banks: Compete or collaborate?International Finance DeskAugust 5, 2019March 18, 2020 by International Finance DeskAugust 5, 2019March 18, 2020 With a digital banking licence, Singapore’s fintech startup InstaReM plans to change the dynamics of banking customer experience... Read more
Brazil fintech Banco Inter raises $343 mn from SoftBankInternational Finance DeskJuly 31, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 31, 2019December 23, 2019 Shares in Brazil’s Banco Inter surged more than 20 percent as Japan’s Softbank bought into the company.... Read more
Nigeria enters mobile banking era with MTN’s payments licenceInternational Finance DeskJuly 30, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 30, 2019December 23, 2019 The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted a licence to a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria to provide financial services... Read more
Ant Financial backed Indonesian fintech Dana looking for new investorsInternational Finance DeskJuly 29, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 29, 2019December 23, 2019 Dana is the only Indonesian startup in which Jack Ma’s Ant Financial has taken a stake... Read more
Japan for cryptocurrency SWIFT network to fight money launderingInternational Finance DeskJuly 18, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 18, 2019December 23, 2019 The Japanese government is cooperating with FATF and other nations for the cryptocurrency payments network initiative... Read more
OPay to use $50 mn funding to boost fintech and Nigerian businessesInternational Finance DeskJuly 11, 2019December 17, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 11, 2019December 17, 2019 Lead investors in the startup's funding round include IDG, Sequoia China, and Source Code... Read more
KCB Bank Kenya commits Sh10 mn for ‘fintech in the Savannah’International Finance DeskJuly 9, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 9, 2019December 23, 2019 Next week’s Afro-Asia Fintech Festival is hosted by the Central Bank of Kenya and the Monetary Authority of Singapore... Read more