Singapore fintech investments rose to $735 mn in 9 months
An Accenture report shows that the number of fintech deals dropped from 133 to 94...
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Saudi Arabia fintech HyperPay for MEA Expansion
The startup currently has presence in the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman...
Chinese startup XTransfer secures $15 mn funding for global expansion
The funding round led by eWTP Fund also included China Merchants Venture Capital, Yunqi Partners, and Gaorong Capital...
Emerging markets: Intelligently automating financial services
AI helps financial firms in Latin America and Africa compete on the basis of customer experience as opposed to labour arbitrage...
Samsung, UAE’s Finablr launch cross-border payments app in US
The money transfer service within Samsung App allows users to transfer funds to 47 countries...
Saudi Arabia grants fintech permits for crowdfunding startups
The permits have been granted to Afaq, Buthoor Solidarity and Emkan Alarabiya Company...
Singapore faces human capital shortage in fintech sector
94% of employers in the fintech industry claim Singapore faces a talent shortage...
Rain, the first Arabian Gulf cryptocurrency brokerage
Rain is the first Arabian Gulf cryptocurrency exchange to enable users to buy, sell and store bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, and ripple...
OCB: Pioneering Vietnam bank in digital technology
Vietnam’s Orient Commercial Bank is successfully executing a digital transformation journey with the customer at the centre...
What’s behind Thailand’s wealth management boom?
Thailand had 39,814 HNWIs in 2018, more than double when compared to 2011 and that has boosted the nation’s wealth management industry...