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Paypal to acquire Paidy, Japanese buy now pay later unicorn, for $2.7 billion

Published on September 13, 2021 368 Views Print Paypal to acquire Paidy, Japanese buy now pay later unicorn, for $2.7 billion PayPal announced that it has agreed to acquire Paidy, a leading two-sided payments platform…

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Techcombank goes “Cloud First” with AWS to transform customer experience

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 — Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) announced that it has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc.company, as its preferred cloud provider to enhance customer experience. Techcombank will harness…

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Singapore’s PayNow and India’s UPI to link in 2022

Singapore, 14 September 2021 –  The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Reserve Bank of India today announced plans to link Singapore’s PayNow and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) real-time payment systems by July 2022. The…

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Grab Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

SINGAPORE & MENLO PARK, Calif.- (BUSINESS WIRE)- Grab Holdings Inc., Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The company posted record Gross Merchandise Value and Adjusted Net…

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El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

Published on September 13, 2021 307 Views Print El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender In a bid to promote financial inclusion, open up more opportunities and modernise businesses, El Salvador…

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Matrixport’s “Range Sniper” Empowers Stablecoin-holders to Accumulate Bitcoin whilst Earning High Yields

Published on September 06, 2021 190 Views Print Matrixport’s “Range Sniper” Empowers Stablecoin-holders to Accumulate Bitcoin whilst Earning High Yields Singapore — 6 September 2021 — Matrixport, Asia’s fastest-growing digital assets financial services platform, has today announced…

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Green Bitcoin Miner Canada Computational Unlimited Inc. Commences Trading As “SATO”

Toronto, ON – September 8th, 2021 – Canada Computational Unlimited Inc (the “Company” or “CCU.ai”) is pleased to announce that it has been approved for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) at the…

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The $610 million DeFi heist that wasn’t- The Asian Banker

The $610 million DeFi heist that wasn’t- The Asian Banker

Back <!– Back –> Published on September 06, 2021 322 Views Print Leave Your Comments , , 5 min read By Foo Boon Ping The explosive growth in cryptocurrency and digital token investment has seen…

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China will create new stock exchange for SMEs

September 03, 2021 298 Views Print China will create new stock exchange for SMEs Xi Jinping, China’s president, announced on 2 September 2021 during the Global Trade in Services Summit a number measures to promote…

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PBOC approves UOB as RMB/IDR cross-currency dealer in China and Indonesia

Singapore, 6 September 2021 – UOB today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, UOB China and UOB Indonesia, are now Appointed Cross-Currency Dealers (ACCDs) for Chinese Yuan/Indonesia Rupiah (CNY/IDR). This makes UOB the first Singapore bank…

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