HKT Joins e-HKD Pilot Program HKT Payment was recently part of a cross-industry consortium in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) e-HKD Pilot Program. As…
SEA FinTech Ecosystem Suffers Sharp Decline in Funding The downfall of the SEA FinTech startup ecosystem can be attributed to rising interest rates, macroeconomic factors and fear of…
Veon and Banglalink Apply for Digital Banking License in Bangladesh Veon and its Bangladesh-based subsidiary Banglalink have applied for a digital banking license in a move to expand into fintech…
Singtel Joins Global Telcos GSMA to Launch Open Gateway Framework Singtel has announced the launch of the GSMA Open Gateway framework, an interoperable and federated network with open standard application…
Accelerate Partners Digital Innovation Capabilities Telecom Review Asia Pacific interviews Dr Derek Wang, Singapore Country Manager, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, to learn about Alibaba Cloud’s undertakings…
Telenor Group exits Wave Money Telenor Group and Yoma Strategic have entered into an agreement to sell Telenor Group’s 51% share of Digital Money Myanmar…
Globe signs exclusivity agreement with ST Telemedia Globe, a leading digital platform in the Philippines, with major interests in telecommunications, financial technology, digital marketing solutions, venture capital…
Indonesia: Behind ASEAN’s fast-growing digital economy As the largest market in ASEAN, with a population of 270 million, Indonesia is also one of the fastest-growing digital…
Alibaba Cloud invests US$1 billion to nurture Asia-Pacific digital talent pool Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, launched Project AsiaForward with an initial USD1 billion funding…
Summit: Huawei launches Financial Partner Going-Global Program Huawei announced its Financial Partner Go Global Program (FPGGP) at the Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit 2021, held from 3-4 June.…
Opportunities in Asia’s mobile money markets Access to traditional banking services is limited in developing countries. The World Bank estimates that 1.7 billion adults are unbanked,…
StarHub introduces new prepaid app for customer convenience and transparency StarHub Mobile Prepaid customers can now easily send money to family and friends across a large footprint of over 40…