DEALSTREETASIA: Asia joined the world’s most funded regions for the fintech industry in 2014, with
DEALSTREETASIA: Asia joined the world’s most funded regions for the fintech industry in 2014, with
TECHINASIA: Messaging app WeChat now has 500 million monthly active users (MAUs), parent company Tencent
E27.CO: Global online ticketing platform Peatix has raised US$5 million in Series B funding led by DG
TECHCRUNCH: Rakuten, Japan’s largest online retail firm, has announced that it will soon accept bitcoin across
Channel NewsAsia: Xiaomi has added a function that allows users to buy money market fund
TECHINASIA: Yesterday at Cebit in Hanover, Alibaba founder Jack Ma took the stage to wax philosophical
TECHCRUNCH: Wiper, a chat application designed to provide users with control over their sent and received
TECHINASIA: Cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have proven to be a crucial lifeline for
TECHINASIA: The lack of venture capital against the background of increased demand for it may
E27.CO: Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata has made an undisclosed amount of investment in
TECHCRUNCH: Paytm, a India-based mobile payments service operated by (now) Alibaba-backed One97, has introduced a big new
TECHINASIA: As smartphone usage booms across Asia and web services become more commonplace, private equity firms
E27.CO: DBS Chief Innovation Officer Neal Cross tells it like it is in an exclusive interview
BLOOMBERG: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to invest in Snapchat Inc., the mobile application for sending
TECHCRUNCH: Snapchat, one of the ten most popular instant messengers in the world, has raised
TECHINASIA: Cloud-based billing platform ChargeBee has just announced its series B funding round of US$5 million led by
E27.CO: Among heavyweight financial hubs Hong Kong and Shanghai, Singapore takes the top spot as the ecosystem most
TECHCRUNCH: Twitter may be blocked in mainland China, but there is still plenty of money to
TECHINASIA: Last week, the Singapore government issued new laws that will allow drivers to receive payments
E27.CO: The startup aims to make transactions simpler by offering easy multi-currency management. Tofupay is
TECHINASIA: It’s official: Twitter has arrived in Jakarta and opened an office space in the 15th
FORBES: How KakaoTalk’s founder ignited a global messaging war. Kim Beom-Su, the son of a
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COMPUTER WORLD: The Hong Kong government will be offering financial assistance to technology startups with its
BUDGET SPEECH: Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary John C Tsang in his budget speech has announced
THE ASIAN BANKER: Maybank has partnered with Maxis Berhad to launch the Maybank mPOS service which