Singapore-based Grab has partnered payments processor Mastercard to issue prepaid cards tailored to Southeast Asian consumers, extending...

Online mortgage broker Trussle is working on its open banking capabilities to quicken the mortgage process, Dilpreet Bhagrath, product...

The average insurance penetration rate (total insurance premiums as a percentage of GDP) in developed nations is twice as high as the...

Hong Kong-based TNG FinTech Group has acquired Indonesian payment startup WalletKu for an undisclosed sum, according to its statement.

Firm to use the money to develop more products for brokers.

Azur has raised £13.3m to help it expand its product range, enter new markets...

Germany’s central bank and the operator of its stock exchange – one of the largest securities trading centers in the world – have...

Marqeta, a U.S. financial technology startup that helps young companies including digital-only banks issue payment cards, has expanded...

The UK's fintech industry, the country's most funded technology sector, is poised to expand internationally as UK hubs begin to sprout up...

Very proud to announce our investment in PerfOps, based in Poland! The company has strong traction and an amazing bluechip client list...

Brickblock, a technical service provider facilitating real estate investments on the blockchain, has partnered with solarisBank AG, the...

BrickBlock teaming up with great partners, with first Real estate investment soon happening! Congrats guys!

So where does JTC fits in:...

Now we have a battlke between challengers such as Revolut, N26, and incumbents GS and Barclays. Interesting times!

World's first artificial intelligence powered cloud platform to bring investment funds technology out of the "digital ice age" FundGuard...

Global payment services company American Express has today announced a new partnership with online financing platform, ezbob, to offer...

Singapore’s government-backed investment funds are boosting their backing of big deals, including two this week, a $220 million round for...

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is restructuring its Framlington Financial fund into a fintech one.

The £55 million fund, which is over...

PayPal

shares soared 9 percent on Friday after the company beat expectations on earnings and revenue and announced positive news about...

Accenture

and Digital Ventures, a fintech subsidiary of Siam Commercial Bank, have co-developed and launched a blockchain solution to...

Microsoft is rolling out a new corporate expense management solution designed for iOS devices, the company announced on Thursday (Oct. 18).

NatWest has become the first bank to integrate with a new blockchain-based platform that aims to transform and streamline the global...

Although science fiction may depict AI robots as the bad guys, some tech giants now employ them for security. Companies like Microsoft...

Payments company Azimo, which has typically focused on consumer money transfers, is now stepping into the business payments space.

The...

Thai Fintech Omise just bagged undisclosed funding led by Japan’s Global Brain

UK-based financial technology firm TransferWise plans to nearly double its Asia Pacific headcount and link up with new instant payments...

Singapore is about to introduce a new law to prevent shadow banking by requiring mobile wallet operators and payments startups to...

Metro Bank

, which was London’s first new high street bank in over 100 years when it opened in 2010, has launched an artificial...

Global Islamic & Sustainable FinTech Center (GISFC) launched at Bahrain FinTech Bay

London ‘proptech’ startup Goodlord, which offers cloud-based software to help estate agents, landlords and tenants manage the rental...

Online mortgage broker Trussle will be hiring mortgage advisers and case managers this Friday at the end of an assessment day being held...

Hot on the heels of Yale's announcement last week, the endowments of Harvard, Stanford, Dartmouth, MIT and the University of North...

Robinhood has launched its own in-house clearing service to clear and settle trades, a step to fully control the technology and...

U.S. Asset Managers are lagging their international counterparts when it comes to artificial intelligence, blockchain and other advanced...

There are now 40 active real-time payment programs around the world, up significantly from 25 in 2017.  The U.S. lags behind...

Nubank, a fintech shop out of Brazil, just raised $180 million from Tencent at a valuation of $4 billion. It’s the most recent in a...

Venture investment in the Asia Pacific region held up at historically high levels in the third quarter, boosted by a quarter-over-quarter...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Regulators are set to exercise their new powers by handing out fines and even temporary bans on companies that...

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group today launched the Bali Fintech Agenda, a set of 12 policy elements aimed at...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Authority of the Republic of Indonesia, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK)...

Peer-to-peer lending is becoming increasingly popular in Vietnam with new players entering the market and regulators moving forward with...

Investment giant Schroders has confirmed it is in discussions with Lloyds Banking Group over merging their wealth management...

The financial technology sector reported 141 M&A transactions in the first half of 2018, with a total disclosed value of nearly $40...

Berlin challenger bank N26 has launched in the UK, taking the fight to Monzo and Revolut in the already crowded financial technology market.

First Circle

, an SME-lending service based in the Philippines, raised $26 million from Venturra as it considers expanding across South...

KKR, Tencent to invest $175 million for minority stake in Philippines-based Voyager Innovations

U.S. payments startup Stripe raises $245 million at a USD 20bn valuation and expands into South East Asia

Asia is an infinitely diverse region, and this can present serious challenges toward smooth internationalization. good summary of lessons...

Global technology services, digital transformation and consultancy firm Capgemini has launched its inaugural World Insurtech Report,...

Peakside Capital Advisors AG and Brickblock Limited have formed a strategic partnership that will merge institutional real estate...

And another Insurer joining the Fixico Platform! Congrats to the team!

Aon is partnering with Fixico to offer a fully-digital solution to...

Zopa finance chief Steve Hulme told City A.M. the losses were a result of channeling new funding and technology into its financial...

The company is in talks with Tiger Global and its existing shareholders for an investment of up to $500 million. Coinbase is finalizing a...

Mark Karpeles, Mt. Gox CEOAs a result of this "accident prone" asset class, major players in the insurance and finance industry believe...

To provide the information they need, Thomson Reuters has partnered with Squirro, which describes its technology as AI, for augmented...

Vietnamese fintech startup Tima has raised US$3 million in fresh funding and unveiled a partnership with one of the country’s biggest banks.

Ecommerce unicorn Tokopedia is launching a “virtual credit card” called TokoSwipe, marking the latest effort by local tech firms to get...

App-based fintech firm Revolut has vowed to keep its headquarters in London despite repeated approaches by the French government to move...

A survey by Willis Tower Watson Securities showed that in Q2 insurance technology investments totaled $527 million in 71 deals. As...

It was a positive, if not stratospheric, debut. After raising £300 million in its IPO, Funding Circle’s stock finally closed out the day...

Good read on Robin Hoods business model

Peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle opened for trading on the London Stock Exchange today, raising £300m in primary...

Goldman Sachs has officially rolled out its easy access online savings account Marcus in the UK, providing long-suffering savers with a...

UK based digital challenger bank Revolut is reporting 2017 numbers and according to the Fintech revenue has increased 5X from £2.4...