Fintechs
Indonesia halts license issuance for fintech lenders to rein in digital loan sharks
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on October 15 ordered to halt license issuances for financial technology companies whose business entails digital lending to consumers and...
Thailand finally got its first fintech unicorn
Thai fintech startup Ascend Money, whose investors include Alibaba affiliate Ant Group and Thailand’s privately-owned conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group, after a recent financing round...
Singapore aspires to become fintech hub amid flourishing venture capital scene
Singapore is nurturing its thriving fintech industry even during the harsh Covid-19 pandemic times and sees more...
Digital banks finally coming to the Philippines
Digital banks – also known as neobanks – are preparing their market entry into the Philippines as...
Vietnam becomes new fintech hub in Southeast Asia
Vietnam’s fintech universe has been growing rapidly in the past few years, according to the newly released...
Promising fintechs in Cambodia, Myanmar enter stage
Looking at the arena of financial technology startups in Southeast Asia gives a much-needed relief from the...
Vietnam’s fintech market to reach $7.8 billion in value by 2020
As financial technology startups, or fintechs, keep disrupting Vietnam’s financial services industry, their market value is expected to reach $7.8 billion in just two...
Vietnam readies for “Industry 4.0” era
Vietnam plans to digitise its economy and administration through its modern telecom and IT infrastructure in order "to succeed in the era of the...
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Thai AirAsia X files for bankruptcy protection
Thai AirAsia X, the long-haul division of the Thai unit of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group, has become the third airline in Thailand to...
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US chocolate giant opens research center in Malaysia
US-based Hershey Company, the world’s fifth largest chocolate and candy maker, has opened a new research and development (R&D) center in Malaysia to develop...