Historically underbanked and with insufficient financial inclusion, Southeast Asia is fertile soil for financial technology companies to grow and provide new solutions, in a…
Fintech
Fintech
How Indonesia Is Becoming a Centre of Fintech Innovation
The fintech scene in Indonesia has really started to pick up in the past few years to become one of the hubs of real…
Fintech
The Story of a Catfish and Fintech Regulation
Originally from Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State, Madame Flora Edojah moved to Lagos in 1986 and began to sell catfish. Since then, her stall has become the…
Blockchain
What is a Security Token Offering (STO)?
We have seen some good quality developments within the past year in the blockchain space. Hype, a lot of hype, yes, but also concrete…
Blockchain
MWC 2019: Edge and Blockchain to Change the Internet
Last year MWC was the time of minimum knowledge and maximum hype for blockchain. Now we have much less hype, but there are also…
Fintech
Global Fintech Investment Soars To Record in 2018
Fintech flourished in 2018 with promising investments and new entrants as well as interesting trends. The successful year for the industry has fueled some…
Fintech
Are Traditional Banks Approaching Their “Kodak Moment”?
People haven’t been willing to change their banks. It has been a lot of paperwork, and if you have a mortgage or other loans,…
Events
Best Fintech Events and Conferences in 2019
If in 2018 we have seen new investment records in fintech firms, the birth of more unicorns, and advancement in the use of blockchain…
Fintech
Legacy Financial Institutions at Critical Disadvantage Vs. Digital Challengers
Digital transformation is a popular term, not least so among management consultants and service providers, however it masks an almost paradox: it’s hard, like…
Fintech
How We See Singapore Becoming a Global Fintech Hub
Hailed as an Asian ‘hub’ for the field, Singapore has gained a reputation as an Asian, and world leader in fintech. The desire to…