Financial Technology
Australian fintech firms raise over $2.7b from 2015-2019
                                                                                 
                    
                    Deals over $100m comprised 41.9% of capital raised.
                
                                
            Australian fintech firms raise over $2.7b from 2015-2019
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Deals over $100m comprised 41.9% of capital raised.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    TransferWise launches mobile phone money transfer service in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Customers with a PayNow profile no longer need to input their bank account number.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered floats cross-border payments tracking portal
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It is the first bank to launch a public platform for payments tracking.
                    
                                        
                    
                Seafarer-focused e-money app MarCoPay obtains licence in the Philippines
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The app will use QR codes to help seafarers manage and remit salaries.
                    
                                        
                    
                AI is top fintech trend of 2019: study
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The value of AI in the fintech market is expected to rise four times by end-2024.
                    
                                        
                    
                Denmark's Saxo Bank establishes joint fintech venture with Chinese auto firm Geely
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It will provide financial and regulatory tech solutions to banks and fintechs in China.
                    
                                        
                    
                How foreign fintechs will buoy Japan's banking sector
                                                                                                 
                        
                        They might introduce new business models and solve overcapacity, says a former central bank deputy governor.
                    
                                        
                    
                400 million wearables could be converted for smart payments push by 2022
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Mastercard and Tappy are using token technology to allow payments using accessories.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore crowned as APAC's fintech leader
                                                                                                 
                        
                        In APAC, only Singapore and Indian cities made it into the global top ten.
                    
                                        
                    
                Citibank rolls out one-stop mobile account app
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Applications can be completed in a minimum of 10 minutes.
                    
                                        
                    
                Liquid, Asia United Bank launch cross-border QR payments service
                                                                                                 
                        
                        This will enable cross-border transactions between Singapore and the Philippines.
                    
                                        
                    
                Tribe raises $21.5m to boost market-ready blockchain tech
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The firm is focused on expanding its technology and applications by 2020.
                    
                                        
                    
                Fintech firm Thunes clinches Singapore payments licence
                                                                                                 
                        
                        With the new licence, it can now facilitate transactions in its digital membership network.
                    
                                        
                    
                China to launch industry standards for fintech
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The project will have a focus on data security and address weaknesses in the financial sector.
                    
                                        
                    
                Fintech startup GoBear's two co-founders to step down
                                                                                                 
                        
                        This follows the resignation of former CEO Andre Hesselink in 2018.
                    
                                        
                    
                How GoBear expanded beyond financial comparison
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It plans to enter partnerships to develop bespoke insurance solutions.
                    
                                        
                    
                How kakaobank successfully cracked the profitability code two years after rocket launch
                                                                                                 
                        
                        In the first half of the year ended June 31, kakaobank hauled net income of KRW10b ($8.58m), booking net profit for the first time following a...
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                             
                     
                             
                     
                             
                             
                     
                             
           
                                 
                                 
                                 
               
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                