Swift unveils e-voting PoC on blockchain
Alongside SLIB, SGX, Deutsche Bank, DBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered.
Asia Pacific
Singapore regulator’s new tech group targets risky business
Monetary Authority of Singapore makes some changes and gets truly focused.
Maybank unleashes e-wallet for everyone
New service called MAE – Maybank Anytime, Everyone.
Open banking – build it and they will come?
It is the innovative data wranglers that will decide the success of open banking.
Shuhe snaps up $30m funding from internet giant Sina
Chinese start-up wants to improve its data capabilities.
RHB Bank gets modern capital markets tech with Murex
Malaysian deploys Murex’s MX.3 tech for its Islamic and conventional treasury and capital markets (TCM) operations.
Insurtech Axinan plays it cool with igloo app launch
Singapore-based firm targets popular millennial market.
HSBC tests retail e-wallet payments in Hong Kong
Beta testing begins with an initial batch of 15 businesses.
South Korea plans interbank payment network
The nation’s Financial Services Commission gives fintech another boost.
Japan to unleash national digital currency J-Coin Pay
60 financial institutions team up for new smartphone payment service.
Validus Capital raises $15m for SME financing
Series B round led by Dutch public-private development bank FMO.
French card firm Evolis creates Japanese subsidiary
The company is aiming for a long-term presence in the country.
Fun days for insurtech start-up Sunday with $10m funding
Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore are the next stops for the Thai firm.
Ping An plans $8bn IPO of fintech subsidiary
Insurtech postponed IPO of OneConnect last year due to stock-market unrest.
CMB Wing Lung Bank live with new custody banking tech from GBST
CMB Wing Lung Bank is live with a new back-office solution for its custody business, GBST’s Syn~Ops Custody.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Ping An pushes into Indonesia’s fintech space
Its subsidiary OneConnect plans to offer AI, blockchain and biometrics.
Hong Kong Exchange buys into Shenzhen fintech
HKEX looking to boost its financial markets tech capabilities.
Japan’s fintech boosted by nonbank money transfers
The Financial Services Agency will grant licences for a more competitive nation.
Spirited Seoul plans $1bn spend on fintech start-ups
Seoul Innovation Growth Fund seeks to boost sector.
PayPal to close offices in Malaysia
All PayPal Malaysia employees will be affected by this closure.
TMRW dawns as UOB’s digital bank will debut in Thailand
New entity is designed for “mobile savvy” millennials.
Blockchain Exchange Alliance preps tech for payments push
With a heavy emphasis on partnerships and acquisitions.
MUFG and Akamai unleash blockchain-based payment network
New joint venture called the Global Open Network.
Visa plans innovation centre in South Korea
Payments firm confirms that preparations are “in the works”.
StanChart seeks supply chain finesse with Linklogis
Bank will use firm’s digital blockchain for clients in China.
Barclays and Ripple back SendFriend’s $1.7m funding
Philippine paytech finds lots of friends as it readies for US launch.
Wirecard reveals investigation into accounting allegations
The firm had previously called reports “inaccurate, misleading and defamatory”.
CUBE wins MetLife Insurance regtech project
A small-sized pilot project that could lead to a major win.
Digicro pulls in $300k funding for mobile microfinance in Cambodia
Round led by Japanese firm Showcase Capital.
Philippines brings in new rules on crypto assets
Another regulator gets tough on this rather special sector.
WorldFirst closes US operations to save Ant Financial deal
UK currency exchange doesn’t want the acquisition derailed by regulators.
China plots Nasdaq-style tech board
China Securities Regulatory Commission outlines its ideas.
Singapore regulator warns of national cryptocurrency scam
Websites falsely claim that Singapore is adopting a cryptocurrency as its official coin.
R3 and SBI team up to push Corda in Japan
A new joint venture for blockchain rises in the east.
Infinito blockchain platform is one stop show
All-in-one and designed for businesses and developers.
Mizuho makes move on Chinese fintech start-ups
Signs MoU with Zhongguancun Development Group for fresh talent.
Tencent-backed WeBank eyes Australian expansion
Chinese digital bank is applying for trademarks Down Under.
South Korean crypto exchanges unleash AML initiative
Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Upbit wake up to the threats.
DBS chief innovation officer Neal Cross leaves for fintech start-up
Calls time on five lively years and moves to PictureWealth.
