March 20, 2020

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AMTD Digital to Acquire Controlling Stake in Singapore Insurtech Startup PolicyPal

PolicyPal CEO and Founder Val Yap expected to continue leading the company post-acquisition AMTD Digital, the integrated digital finance platform of Hong Kong-based AMTD Group, announced on March 17 that it will acquire a 51% stake in PolicyPal, a Singapore-based insurtech startup with a digital insurance broker license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). […]

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PolicyPal CEO and Founder Val Yap expected to continue leading the company post-acquisition AMTD Digital, the integrated digital finance platform of Hong Kong-based AMTD Group, announced on March 17 that it will acquire a 51% stake in PolicyPal, a Singapore-based insurtech startup with a digital insurance broker license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

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Fintech startup SmartCoin raises US$7M in Series A

Mobile-based consumer lending startup SmartCoin raised US$7 million in a fresh round of funding this week. The Series A round was led by LGT Lighthouse Aspada, the India wing of impact investment firm LGT Lighthouse, and SmartCoin’s seed investors Unicorn India Ventures and Accion Venture Lab also participated. Unitus Capital was an exclusive financial advisor

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Mobile-based consumer lending startup SmartCoin raised US$7 million in a fresh round of funding this week. The Series A round was led by LGT Lighthouse Aspada, the India wing of impact investment firm LGT Lighthouse, and SmartCoin’s seed investors Unicorn India Ventures and Accion Venture Lab also participated. Unitus Capital was an exclusive financial advisor

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Should Big Tech be Broken Up?

By Daneesh Shahar The feasibility and necessity of Elizabeth Warren’s controversial plan On February 9, 2019, Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren announced her candidacy in the 2020 presidential election. A month later, her campaign published a post on Medium titled “Here’s how we can break up Big Tech,” detailing Warren’s plans to correct what she

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By Daneesh Shahar The feasibility and necessity of Elizabeth Warren’s controversial plan On February 9, 2019, Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren announced her candidacy in the 2020 presidential election. A month later, her campaign published a post on Medium titled “Here’s how we can break up Big Tech,” detailing Warren’s plans to correct what she