China is at loggerheads with cryptocurrencies. It is a well-known fact that, although China possesses a great affinity for advancements in technology, it does not
Contextualizing Musk’s latest hot takes on crypto. With over 58.5 million Twitter followers, Tesla’s founder and CEO Elon Musk’s erratic tweets have taken the financial
Powered by the proliferation of retail trading apps and easy-to-access investing guides for beginner or amateur individual investors, the retail investing segment has been growing
How ADDX uses technology to help smaller investors participate in private capital and what their recent rebrand means Singapore-based digital securities platform ADDX has been
Although BNPL platforms have been accused of leading consumers into debt traps, their popularity has been surging across the Asia Pacific since last year By
Jack Ma and his companies Alibaba and Ant Group, have received massive regulatory blows from Chinese authorities since Ma criticized them in October last year.
Applications are now being accepted for the Accenture (NYSE: ACN) Fintech Innovation Lab Asia Pacific, held in collaboration with Hong Kong Cyberport. The 12-week program
Remitting money overseas is necessary, but it doesn’t have to be risky By Ivy Lun If you’re a frequent user of digital remittance platforms, you
Understanding the basics of Bitcoin Bitcoin is a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency that allows instant payments to anyone across the world through encryption keys, thereby
Hong Kong-based seasoned banker and investor Jennifer Cao talks to Jumpstart about the financial inclusion of women in Asia, and how supporting women in business
By Sharon Lewis and Reethu Ravi This article is the first of a four-part Tech’s Year in Review series reviewing developments across industries in 2020.
The world’s financing structures have been unable to match SMEs’ demand for credit. With their credit needs unmet, alternative finance channels have entered the spotlight.
As consumers across the globe shift to digital, there has been a dramatic increase in the adoption of wearable payment technology, with the industry set
The latest in the Indian subcontinent’s race to establish itself in the global innovation and tech landscape: here are eight Indian unicorns that worked their
The insurtech market in the APAC region is big enough for players of all sizes, as long as their value proposition checks out, says Coherent
By Monika Ghosh and Sharon Lewis Ant Group’s listing was set to go down in history as the world’s largest ever IPO, until its plans
