FINTECH & PAYMENTS
A comparative picture of national FinTech regulation in the countries of Southeast Asia is based on the sum of 13 criteria based on the public information - availability in the country of special FinTech laws & acts, sandboxes, government initiatives,…
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Endava, a global provider of digital transformation, agile development and intelligent automation services, today released their 2022 Global Payments Study. The report covers the norms of today’s business-to-business (B2B) payments on a worldwide scale, the challenges of operating a manual…
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SWIFT is almost the de facto standard for international funds transfers, so its mandatory adoption of the ISO 20022 standard for cross-border payments in March 2023 will have a profound effect on banks and financial services institutions. The ISO standard…
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Visa, a world leader in digital payments, is today announcing an open call for startups across Asia Pacific to apply for the Visa Accelerator Program 2023. Now in its third year, the Visa Accelerator Program selects a small group of startups to…
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CYFIRMA, the industry's first external threat landscape management platform company, and FinTech Alliance Philippines, the country's leading and largest digital trade organization, today announced a partnership to help elevate cybersecurity maturity while promoting digital innovation to create growth opportunities and…
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The ability of banks and other financial institutions to quickly move money across borders remains challenging as technology continues to quickly change how people and businesses handle their financial transactions globally. Many systems are unable to keep up with contemporary…
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Leading global fintech platform Airwallex today announced a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) functionality in partnership with Atome, Asia’s leading BNPL brand. Announced at this year’s Singapore Fintech Festival, the collaboration will enable Airwallex merchants[1] to offer BNPL as a payment…
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GoImpact, an ESG and Sustainability education firm, together with The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Business School ("CUHK Business School") released the findings from their working paper, Exploring the Green Fintech Ecosystem in Asia: Insights from Five Economies in APEC. This study finds that government…
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DigitalCFO Newsroom | 28 October 2022 NEC Asia Pacific (NEC APAC), the regional headquarters for leading information and communications technology provider NEC Corporation (HQ: Japan) in Southeast Asia, will be presenting its vision of data-driven digital finance during this year’s Singapore Fintech Festival…
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Maxeon Solar Technologies (‘Maxeon’), a global leader in solar innovation and channels, today announced the commencement of supplier sustainability monitoring with Singapore-headquartered environmental, social, and governance (‘ESG’) fintech Hashstacs Pte Ltd (‘STACS’) via its ESGpedia platform, which powers the ESG…
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DigitalCFO Newsroom | 25 October 2022 Digital Pilipinas, the largest private sector movement for creating a technology and innovation ecosystem in the country, showcases the Philippines as a “soft landing and safe haven” for global innovators. Amor Maclang, Digital Pilipinas…
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