Financial Technology
Ant Group’s valuation might fall to $29b amidst regulatory scrutiny: analyst
                                                                                 
                    
                    Pre-clampdown, the group’s valuation is at $320b, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
                
                                
            Ant Group’s valuation might fall to $29b amidst regulatory scrutiny: analyst
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Pre-clampdown, the group’s valuation is at $320b, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    ZA Tech opens Asia fintech centre in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It will focus on solving use-cases in insurance and financial services.
                    
                                        
                    
                Australian comparison site Finder acquires GoBear brand
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Earlier this year, GoBear had announced that it would shut down operations.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singaporean customers more satisfied with e-wallets than banks in 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Customer satisfaction for e-wallets was higher than that of banks.
                    
                                        
                    
                Tonik launches neobank in the Philippines
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It offers up to 6% interest rate per annum.
                    
                                        
                    
                Kuliza, Mambu launch digital lending solution for SEA, India
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Kuliza's Lend.In allows financial firms to modernise their loan products.
                    
                                        
                    
                New regulations imperil China's online microlenders
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Additional schemes could stifle growth of cross-provincial borrowing.
China’s leading non-banking financial firms face the risk of antitrust...
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap: Morgan Stanley offers bitcoin to wealth management clients; SLB market could hit $150b this year
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And Barclays expands private banking unit to France and Italy.
                    
                                        
                    
                How TranSwap helps SMEs expand overseas by cutting FX costs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Their solution was developed with API integration, which enables small transfers in large volumes to be credited in real-time.
                    
                                        
                    
                Indonesia's PAYFAZZ, Singapore fintech Xfers form financial entity
                                                                                                 
                        
                        PAYFAZZ is also investing US$30m in Xfers.
                    
                                        
                    
                Two digital banks in every APAC market to challenge incumbents: study
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Need for new capabilities to push bank-fintech collaborations in the region.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chinese fintechs must meet capital requirements within two years: CBIRC
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Regulators have set various grace periods for different platforms.
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap: Banks scramble with bitcoin as adoption soars; Amex probed for small consumer cards sales
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And Germany's Commerzbank sinks into red with $3.3b Q4 loss.
                    
                                        
                    
                Ant Group may resume IPOs once problems resolved: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        PBOC is still investigating monopolies in the fintech company.
                    
                                        
                    
                No ‘one-size-fits-all' for mobile bank TMRW
                                                                                                 
                        
                        UOB’s mobile-only bank makes use of personalization to attract Thailand, Indonesia’s tech-savvy generation.
                    
                                        
                    
                Thailand's KBank, Central JD Fintech launch one-stop digital loan app
                                                                                                 
                        
                        They expect around 100,000 loan applications to be approved by 2021.
                    
                                        
                    
                Malaysia's Instapay Technologies, Onfido partner for ID verification
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Instapay users can now sign up through a selfie.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                             
                     
                             
                     
                             
                             
                     
                             
           
                                 
                                 
                                 
               
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                