TECHCRUNCH: While remittances open the door for growth, that possibility pales in comparison to the larger

DEALSTREETASIA: Singapore-state fund Temasek-owned Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd, a non-banking financial company is planning to establish a

Mashable: South Korean messaging company Daum Kakao has acquired social networking apps Path and Path Talk for an

REUTERS:  Airbus Group announced the creation of a $150 million venture capital fund and said it

TECHINASIA: Singapore-based TradeHero today announced it has partnered with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to organize the StockWhiz 2015

E27.CO: Here’s everything you want to know about Singapore’s startup scene. Take a look at some of

TECHCRUNCH:  At its I/O developer conference today, Google announced Android Pay, a new payments solution

The Economist: Paying for a taxi ride using your mobile phone is easier in Nairobi

The Finanser:  I just visited with Roberto Ferrari at CheBanca! in Italy.  For those who don’t know CheBanca!,

TECHCRUNCH: If your life depends on technology, you better read this cover to cover. Kleiner

DEALSTREETASIA: Singapore-based crowdfunding platforms CoAssets, FundedByMe and New Union have established a tripartite alliance to grow crowdfunding in Southeast Asia. Combined, the three

REUTERS: China‘s banking regulator has given a green light to MYbank, the online bank affiliated

TECHCRUNCH: Another London-headquartered fintech startup, albeit one with a development and marketing team in Spain, has raised more

The Economist: Paying for a taxi ride using your mobile phone is easier in Nairobi

TECHINASIA: Since Myanmar opened up its economy in 2010, after one of the most brutal dictatorships

E27.CO: With e-shopping on the rise, there is a paradigm shift in the traditional payments scene, giving

TECHCRUNCH: We already knew that GoCardless co-founder Tom Blomfield was working on a new U.K. banking

TECHCRUNCH: Turkey’s Iyzico, which provides a platform to let e-commerce sites and other apps easily accept

TECHCRUNCH: The anxiety hasn’t worn off yet. I’ve used the Stratos credit card for three weeks

FAST COMPANY: Nothing says “congratulations on your graduation” like an email from your student loan servicer

TECHCRUNCH: Bitcoin’s most disrupting feature is its decentralized architecture. Indeed, bitcoin relies on a P2P network

DEALSTREETASIA: Vietnam-based Coc Coc has become the second most popular search engine in Vietnam, after Chrome. Three months

TECHINASIA: If you had asked anyone in the region about fintech just a couple of years

Forbes: “Level is dedicated to rewriting the financial rulebook to create a secure future for the

Business Insider: Banks have historically handled most consumer and small business lending because they have the

TECHINASIA: Recently landed in Singapore, Russian venture capital Life.Sreda today announced it has hired Huawei’s former global head of

TECHCRUNCH: Digital commerce company PayPal is moving to establish itself as “more than just a button”

WIRED: Cashless payment has overtaken hard cash for the first time. The UK Payments Council reports that

IPO of Shopify, value of OpenTable, new releases from Groupon and LevelUp, best results of

TECHINASIA: Tumblbug, a South Korean crowdfunding platform for the creative arts, announced today it has raised KRW 17