Japan’s MUFG switches CEO after first year, digital chief takes control
The unusual decision points to the bank’s newly-placed importance on fintech.
Asia Pacific
Capital markets fintech iStox raises $5m in South Korea
iStox claims to offer one-stop issuance, custody and trading of digitised securities.
Chinese regulators planning digital banking go-ahead
New set of rules could see a bevy of digital challengers in China.
Ping An Technology builds innovation lab with Intel to boost cloud tech
The lab will also “supercharge” Ping An’s AI-based services.
EXCLUSIVE: New bank in Laos selects Flexcube core banking system
Money for the new bank is understood to be coming from China.
Thai blockchain start-up Lightnet gains $31.2m in Series A funding
Lightnet plans to dislodge cross-border giants like Swift.
Know Your Customer and Botsync close first $2.5m on Hong Kong’s AngelHub
The rounds are part of a larger $50 million Series C round by AngelHub.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Tencent brings third player UnionPay to China’s mobile payments arena
UnionPay’s QuickPass serves just 240m users, whilst 1.2bn use Tencent’s WeChat.
The Philippines set for first digital-only bank as Tonik gets green light
Tonik Financial will set up the island nation’s first online bank.
China drafts rules to tackle risky half a trillion financial leasing sector
Only 2,985 of the 10,900 leasing firms in China are active businesses.
Covered Bond Bank migrates international branches to Avaloq Banking Suite
New York, Singapore, and Shanghai all switch to Avaloq system.
ATB Financial’s Holbrook steps down as chief transformation officer
He had been at the Canadian firm for nine years.
Standard Chartered pinches new global head of cybersecurity from Singtel
David McLinton also spent time as JP Morgan Chase’s CISO.
Payments app KogoPay crowdfunds £200k and hits £10m valuation
The London and Bangkok-based start-up tallied 281 investors.
Singapore’s digital bank licence race heats up with 21 bidders
Roughly 50 companies are involved in the bidding.
Hong Kong’s sustainable finance start-up MioTech closes Series A funding
The start-up wants to expand its presence in Singapore and Mainland China.
Chinese regulator opens market access for foreign banks
CIRBC unveils rejigged rules to encourage foreign investment in Chinese market.
HSBC to shut down Hong Kong ATMs after protest vandalism
Protestors also attempted to damage the bank’s famous lion statues.
Tokyo: fintechs welcome!
Japan is keen to turn Tokyo into the number one financial hub in Asia.
China suspends London-Shanghai exchange partnership
The rumoured order comes amid rising political tensions.
Razer Fintech, Grab and Singtel bid for Singapore digital banking licence
There are only five of the new licences up for grabs.
Our top women in fintech and banking 2019 short list
A short-list of rising stars and household names in banking and fintech.
UK challenger Supreme Fintech set to launch globally in February 2020
The start-up is gearing up for its 1 February 2020 launch.
Banking’s biggest core go-lives in 2019
Always exciting, sometimes terrifying, here are the biggest ‘go-lives’ in core banking 2019.
2019’s top core banking deals
The core deals which made waves this year, summarised just for you.
China’s fintech scene started late but trumps US, says Baidu’s fintech arm
Du Xiaoman Financial talks fintech and AI in China.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 13 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Latvia’s Robocash set to raise $5m for P2P investments in Southeast Asia
European investors can now back 12-month commercial loans in Singapore.
Hong Kong’s fintech WeLab raises $156 million to launch WeLab Bank in 2020
Backers included Alibaba’s Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and China Construction Bank.
Finovate: fraud prevention, cybersecurity and regtech
The eMagazine features unique insights from the FinovateAsia and Middle East shows.
DBS Wealth Management extends ten-year partnership with Avaloq
The agreement will see an expanded version of Avaloq Banking Suite deployed in Singapore.
Findexable report: London bests other European fintech hubs despite Brexit
San Francisco secured the top spot – up from eleventh place last year.
The 20th Banking Technology Awards winners have been announced
It was a brilliant celebration of excellence and innovation in the banking industry.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Ant Financial to raise $1 billion fund for Southeast Asian and India start-ups
The fund is for payments and online finance start-ups.
Fintech API platform Rapyd raises $20m and hits $1.2bn valuation
The company is gearing up to make two acquisitions.
China gears up digital yuan with potential digitisation of ID cards ahead of 2020 launch
Now the central bank could be entering phase two of its project.
Singapore’s FinAccel raises $90m to make financing more accessible in Southeast Asia
FinAccel hits $500 million evaluation.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank to unveil 600 cardless ATMs
The ATMs will use contactless technology and QR codes.
