FinTech

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Asia Pacific’s Financial Services industry gains resilience through innovation

Microsoft and IDC study finds that Financial Services Industry (FSI) organizations in the Asia Pacific region have become largely resilient amid the pandemic as they reached maturity in adopting innovation.

Xiaomi invests in Southeast Asian insurance startup

PasarPolis has big-name investors in its $54 million round.

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Sequoia funds biz financing startup Incomlend

Singapore fintech firm does "invoice trading" to help businesses get cash fast.

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Cambodia payments startup CEO admits ‘challenges and setbacks’ after delaying launch

Clik started in 2016, but, four years on, hasn’t yet launched its app.

The Singapore startup building Africa’s ‘super app’

Inspired by Grab and Gojek, Gozem is expanding from rides to a digital wallet.

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Robo-advisor app StashAway gets funding for expansion

Singapore’s StashAway is available in Malaysia, and it’s seeking new countries too.

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Jack Ma’s fintech giant Ant: a brief history of its Southeast Asia empire building

Here’s what Ant Group (formerly Ant Financial) has done so far.

Billionaire Li Ka-shing behind ambitious new Southeast Asia digital bank

The upcoming digital bank is busy making acquisitions.