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Asia/PacNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Nov. 14, 2016

MoolahSense Receives License in Singapore

MoolahSense, a marketplace lender focused on small business loans, has received a full Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); the MAS license allows the business to offer its loan investments in the country to a broad range of investors including retail investors, high net worth individuals and private funds.  Source

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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Aug. 31, 2017

China’s Exchange Platform ICOINFO Suspends New ICO Project Launches

ICOINFO, one of China's largest ICO exchange platforms, announces the suspension of new project launches, awaiting relevant regulatory rules; users will not be able to add value to their accounts during the suspension. Source

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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Aug. 8, 2017

China’s Central Bank Now Has Fintech on Its Mind

The People's Bank of China says in a report that it is considering expanding its risk-assessment system beyond banks to include major online financial businesses; the Wall Street Journal comments that China's central bank is increasing its monitoring of the loosely regulated fintech sector. Source

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Asia/PacFintechNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Feb. 27, 2017

P2P Lender Lufax to Focus on Its Retail Investment Platform

Lufax sees a growing market opportunity in China's retail investment space and is planning to increase its focus on this area of the business; the firm is currently the world's highest valued P2P lender at $18.5 billion; it has $56.9 billion in client assets with P2P loans accounting for a third which is expected to decrease to 15%; it plans to expand the investments it offers through online brokerage accounts and also enhance its mobile and online trading capabilities; the firm is also rumored to have plans for an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the second half of 2017.  Source

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Asia/PacNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Apr. 10, 2017

P2P Finance Association Established in China

The National Internet Finance Association has announced the establishment of a P2P Finance Association; the Association will be led by the People's Bank of China, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission; the Association will seek to improve the industry and promote its development. Source

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Asia/PacEuropeFintechNews RoundupUSA
·Jul. 30, 2020

More News for July 30, 2020

Banks call on Congress to freeze new ILC approvals How the pandemic is propelling Zelle With Robinhood’s UK launch delayed,...
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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Aug. 21, 2017

Standard Chartered China’s Credit Cards Can Now Be Added to WeChat Payment Account

Standard Chartered China's credit cards can now be added to WeChat user payment accounts, marking the first foreign capital-backed bank to cooperate with Tencent this way; according to Tencent Financial Technology Group (Tencent FiT) Payment Platform Product Manager Chen Qiru. the cooperation will help WeChat Pay to acquire more international users and WeChat Pay will strengthen cooperation with international financial institutions. Source (Chinese)

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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Nov. 21, 2016

Alibaba’s Ant Financial Offers Opportunity for Widespread Fintech Industry Growth

At a financial forum in Shanghai, Jack Ma of Alibaba expressed his support for fintech innovation in digital banking that could further help China's inclusive finance efforts; the holding company founder's comments were centered around the capabilities of its affiliate Ant Financial, which offers a range of digital banking services; Jack Ma said capabilities from the platform could help other fintech firms to increase their financial inclusion business efforts; "We would like to entirely share with partners our capability of data collection and data processing to jointly develop the inclusive financial system," said Jack Ma; as a proponent for financial inclusion and fintech industry growth Jack Ma also said Ant Financial was a leading fintech market platform capable of partnering with other fintech companies for overall industry expansion.  Source

 

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Asia/PacEuropeFintechNews RoundupUSA
·Apr. 23, 2019

Announcements & Releases for April 23, 2019

After the Bust, Are Bitcoins More Like Tulip Mania or the Internet? Google’s Ulku Rowe on how innovative financial services...
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Asia/PacFintechNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Mar. 8, 2017

Ant Financial Makes Significant Investment in the Philippines

Alibaba's affiliate Ant Financial has reported an investment in payment provider Mynt which has its business focus in the Philippines; Mynt currently has three million registered customers and reports one billion pesos ($19.9 million) worth of transactions per week; it provides services for consumers, merchants, and organizations primarily through its GCash and Fuse Lending businesses; GCash serves as its micropayment service provider and Fuse Lending offers online personal and business loans.  Source

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