via e27 The announcement from MAS that non-banking fintechs will be eligible to create banks

via The Indian Wire NiYO Solutions, a Benglauru-based neo-banking startup has raised $35 million in

via TechCrunch The new era of tech-enabled banks is coming, even in regulation-heavy Japan. Kyash,

via Bloomberg Singapore cross-border payments startup Instarem is seeking partners in the lending business as

via Crowdfund Insider  The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will issue five new “digital bank

via Bloomberg  Leading Southeast Asian ride-sharing provider Grab is considering applying for a digital banking

via FinTech Futures written by Henry Vilar Payzello is a new challenger bank in India,

via Fintechnews Singapore  Grab users will now be able to authorise the retrieval of personal

via finews.asia While digital transformation is underway among financial institutions in Asia, they face several roadblocks, with changing

via Biometric Update Customers of the Bank of Thailand will be able to use biometrics for

via The Economic Times Banks can use Aadhaar for KYC verification with the customer’s consent, the

via Finextra InstaReM, a leading digital cross-border money transfer company with a global presence,has announced

via CoinGeek Exchanges that are a little too lax on their anti-money laundering (AML) and

via TechCrunch Singapore-based startup YouTrip thinks consumers of Southeast Asia deserve a taste of the

via Finextra RegTech startup FrankieFinancial has signed Australian neo banks Xinja and Novatti Group to

via PYMNTS The banking regulator in Hong Kong has issued an additional four online-only banking

via Crowdfund Insider Judo Bank (formerly Judo Capital), an SME challenger bank, announced on Wednesday it

via Fintechnews Singapore Almost three in four banks in Asia Pacific anticipate that fraud in their

via Finextra Australian challenger bank 86 400 has come a step closer to launching a

via The Edge Markets MY Challenger banks have been a trend in markets such as the

via ZDNet In January, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) gave fintech startup Volt Bank

via TechCrunch  Cashfree, an India-based startup that specializes in making corporate banking services more accessible

via FinTech Futures  Asian Development Bank (ADB) has selected Everest, a California-based firm that uses

via Tech in Asia  Hong Kong’s monetary authority handed out three virtual bank licenses to

via Fintech News Malaysia  by Vincent Fong Bank Negara Malaysia will soon release its requirements

via The Korea Herald  Viva Republica, operator of mobile payment app Toss, said Monday that

via The Daily FT Technical advancement in transaction monitoring and futuristic risk-based approach of Clari5 AML

via TechCrunch Singapore’s Instarem, a fintech startup that helps banks and consumers send money overseas

via Finextra Finextra reports on the rise of the challenger bank economy in Asia, as

via Tech in Asia Grab announced today that it will open its internally developed fraud-prevention