The Financial Services Commission said all kinds of initial coin offerings (ICO) will be banned as trading of virtual currencies needs to...

In response to a query at the MIT Innovation Forum in the country’s capital city Manama on Wednesday, Rumaihi said that Bahrain was “open...

Ishaan Malhi, chef executive and founder of online mortgage broker Trussle, said: “This is the first time we’ve seen one of the ‘big six’...

Fun has become the key success factor for FinTech specialists looking to attract the younger generation. BUX has been very successful in...

According to the study, titled “Indonesia Venture Capital Outlook 2017”, investment in the country’s startup market jumped 68 times in...

Jefrey Joe, managing partner of Indonesia-focussed venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures, does not agree. Fintech is definitely getting...

Nine out of 10 insurers surveyed by professional services firm PwC fear that they will lose business to Insurtech solutions; on a broader...

According to a press release, the CA establishes a framework for both regulators to assist innovator businesses in understanding...

The delegation comprises over 70 participants, including representatives from the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and The...

Texas based auto-insurance comparison site The Zebra has raised $40m in Series B funding led by Accel Partners. Zebra describes itself as...

Another bank CEO is saying the change in the industry's human capital because of automation will be massive, although Deutsche Bank CEO...

London based cryptocurrency advisor Luno has raised $9m in Series B funding led by Balderton Capital. Luno makes it safe and easy for...

London based banking technology company 10x Future Technologies has raised $46m in Series A funding led by Ping An and Oliver Wyman. 10x...

In China, QR codes are used widely by smartphone owners to pay bills and make purchases in shops and at vending machines - contributing...

GoCardless, a fintech startup that’s setting out to make it easier for companies to collect recurring payments from customers, has raised...

Made for India, Tez works on the vast majority of smartphones with apps for both Android and iOS and support for English, Hindi, Bengali,...

The former Citi CEO says advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics will fundamentally change the back office and reduce...

As Goldman moves from Marcus to now its SMB lending product, the investment bank has hired a mix of Bond Street Marketplace engineers,...

London based lending platform Neyber has received a £100m investment from Goldman Sachs. Neyber, founded in 2014 and launched in 2015,...

London based blockchain ticketing platform Aventus has raised $20m through their Initial Coin Offering. Aventus, which has been dubbed...

While most other Wall Street veterans are embracing the cyptocurrency, the JP Morgan CEO says bitcoin is "worse than tulip bulbs and it...

UBS, IBM and car parts manufacturer ZF are working together to build a blockchain-based payments system that automatically collects fees...

The support was given through the event Indonesia Knowledge Forum (IKF) VI with the theme "Elevating Creativity & Innovation Through...

In addition to formulating strategies, the Lab will implement and deploy Distributed Ledger Technology (“DLT”) for corporate clients...

The CA was signed by Mr Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer, MAS and Mr Chin Wei Min, Executive Director, Innovation, Digital &...

iFlytek’s voice recognition technology is everywhere in China, and that’s what’s making it smarter every day.

To be clear, the report does not suggest that individual ownership or exchange of digital currencies will be banned. However, with...

Each applicant has proposed Fintech innovations that address real-life business issues which affect the financial services industry in...

At the beginning of this decade, financial regulators were faced with an onslaught of new technologies, startups and capital funding...

The startups will get access to PayPal’s tech infrastructure, network, and team to help them grow, Guru Bhat, head of engineering at...

The German bank employs about 100,000 people and is in the middle of a five-year restructuring plan. Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan said a...

More than a billion dollars was invested in British Fintech companies in the first half of this year, over a third more than the same...

A consortium of 6 of the world's largest banks, including Barclays and HSBC, are planning to use distributed ledger technology for their...

Blockchain groups in $1bn cryptocurrency battle. Two of the world’s biggest blockchain companies are locked in a legal battle after R3, a...

Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel has led a $10 million seed funding round into Berlin-based "InsurTech" startup Coya.

Thiel's fund...

Exchange operator Nasdaq has struck a $705 million deal to buy eVestment, a data, content and analytics platform for institutional...

Chatbots may have underwhelmed thus far, but the impact of the technology still has bags of potential in international markets where...

The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has announced an immediate ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs)declaring them illegal and a threat to...

From bartering cows and exchanging shells, payments have now evolved to the point where people can make purchases by simply swiping...

It will start operations as a registered direct insurance broker and exempt financial adviser under its subsidiary BaoXianBaoBao from...

Technologies such as biometrics to artificial intelligence (AI) also feature in digibank.

The Iaunch follows the rollout of digibank in...

While different types of players will attempt to penetrate the market, we don’t believe there is a one-size-fits-all formula for success,...

The Mayor of Pontianak believes the city’s future is to be “cashless”, and wants to beat other Indonesian cities to it.

The central...

FinEX Asia combines its risk management expertise with Dianrong's advanced fintech capabilities to give Asian investors access to a...

Reaching the technological singularity is almost certainly going to involve AI that is able to improve itself. Google may have now taken...

Coya aims to become Like Digital Insurance Group and WeFox  Europe’s leading digital insurer adopting a customer-first approach and...