Financial Technology

Singapore FinTech Association pilots self-assessment tool

It will help fintechs accelerate ventures with financial institutions.

Singapore FinTech Association pilots self-assessment tool

It will help fintechs accelerate ventures with financial institutions.

Do fintechs need better marketing communications?

Singapore alone houses hundreds of fintech companies, ramping up competition.

MAS launches $1.75m global fintech innovation challenge

It comprises the MAS FinTech Awards and the Global FinTech Hackcelerator.

Almost three-fifths of Singaporeans use mobile payments

62% expect that their mobile payment usage will increase next year.

Hong Kong finance firms lead in AI deployment

58% of financial firms in the city will utilise AI next year.

Weekly Global News Wrap: UBS to inject millions into fintechs; Deutsche Bank chair to bow out after 2022

And two Canadian banks post better than expected results despite profit declines.

How CredoLab reduces banks' credit risks through smartphone metadata

The platform generates a credit scorecard in just one second, based on 1.3 million features from opt-in smartphone metadata.

Less than 20% of Hong Kong adults ‘understand' fintech apps: survey

The majority of the city use such apps for personal finance.

Coronavirus triggers switch to contactless payments in APAC

Health concerns made contactless payments more favourable to consumers.

Chart of the Week: India's fintech investments grew 19.1% in 2015-2019

In 2019, local firms raised $5.1b in total from 154 deals.

Singapore regulator injects $125m to support finance firms

It will support workforce training, operations and access to digital tools.

Chart of the Week: Pandemic spurs digital payment take-up in Singapore

Electronic payments are expected to take up 61% of transactions by 2023.

Chart of the Week: Data & analytics firms clinched 34.4% of Singapore's fintech deals since 2015

Local fintech companies raised more than $9.2b across 389 deals during this period.

DBS floats digital relief solutions for COVID-hit F&B businesses

Businesses will be able to establish an online presence within three business days.

Revolut brings Apple Pay to Singapore

Users can add their cards to Apple Pay using the Revolut app.

TransferWise partners with Alipay

The platform will grant instant money transfers to China in 17 currencies.

Wirecard to process GrabPay transactions for MSMEs

It will also expand GrabPay to more merchants.