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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Aug. 7, 2017

Lend Academy Podcast: Jeffrey Chen of ZhongAn Insurance

Lend Academy talks with Jeffrey Chen, CEO of ZhongAn Insurance; firm has seen great success in insurtech in China, issuing billions of small dollar value insurance policies through the internet; Chen talks about the insurance products offered through the platform, how they have scaled the business, some of the innovative technologies they are using and their goals for the future. Source

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Asia/PacEuropeFintechUSA
·Jul. 9, 2020

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Asia/PacFintechNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Feb. 14, 2017

India Forms Fintech Advisory Committee

The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced the formation of an advisory committee focused on fintech; development of the advisory committee follows the demonetization of the country's currency and lack of regulation instituted by federal government officials in regards to the P2P lending industry and fintech in general; the advisory committee will include representatives from across the entire fintech sector; a key initiative for the committee will be to mobilize household savings from India's consumers through new risk capital and debt investments.  Source

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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Dec. 6, 2016

Innovate Finance Supporting Fintech Hubs in Bahrain and the UAE

Innovate Finance is encouraging the creation of two new fintech hubs in Bahrain and the UAE; Innovate Finance's CEO Lawrence Wintermeyer spoke on the potential benefits of a fintech hub for Bahrain on Monday at the FinTech Enterprise Excellerate (E2) conference; while in Bahrain, Innovate Finance will also meet with Bahrain fintech regulators; later in the week Innovate Finance plans to meet with fintech supporters in the UAE.  Source

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Asia/PacNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Nov. 4, 2016

Faircent Releases P2P Industry Report for India

Faircent has released a market report on P2P lending in India; report says Faircent, India's largest P2P lender, had funding of over Rs 1 crore ($150,000) in August 2016 and has been growing originations at a 15% to 20% monthly rate; report also provides insight on the platform's borrowers; in India, P2P platforms continue to await guidelines from the government which are expected to help improve business efficiency.  Source

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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Apr. 12, 2017

Bitcoin a Source of Income for Chinese Traders

Bitcoin trading has become a viable income source for many Chinese cryptocurrency traders; launched in 2009 the cryptocurrency has recently reached highs of over 8,000 yuan ($1,160.65) and is currently trading at around 6,600 yuan ($957.53); with a global worth of over $14 billion, over 90% is currently in yuan and Chinese investors are actively taking advantage of the currency's gains; investor Huai Yang is reportedly earning 1 million yuan ($145,081) per month from trading bitcoin; other investors have also reported steady bitcoin trading monthly incomes of over 40,000 yuan ($5,803). Source

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Asia/PacNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Mar. 16, 2017

Yirendai Appoints Dr. Yichuan Pei as Chief Credit Officer

Yirendai announced the appointment of Dr. Yichuan Pei as chief credit officer; Dr. Pei was recently vice general manager of Ping An Bank in Shanghai; "Dr. Yichuan Pei is a highly regarded credit expert with extensive experience in the financial industry. We warmly welcome him to join our senior management team. With Dr. Pei assuming his roles as chief credit officer, we are very confident to further enhance our market leading capabilities of credit underwriting and risk management," said Ms. Yihan Fang, chief executive officer of Yirendai.  Source

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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Apr. 17, 2018

Kraken Shuts Down Operations in Japan

The company plans to shut down all operations in Japan by end of June 2018; overseas Japanese investors who use domestic banks will still have access to trading activities in the local market; cost and resources were the main drivers behind the decision. Source.

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Asia/PacFinanceNews RoundupRegulation
·Nov. 11, 2016

The Economist Rates Financial Inclusion Regulation Worldwide

The Economist magazine's intelligence unit (EIU) has published a report on regulatory support for financial inclusion in developing countries and it is now gaining traction with press and analysts; the report scores countries on having an inclusiveness strategy and building governmental and private sector expertise, then provides in-depth details in areas including credit markets, non-regulated lenders, payments and insurance; Colombia ties Peru this year for the most progressive country; India has shown the most improvement; Latin America and East/South Asia are leaders regionally while Africa and the Middle East remain behind; the EIU performed the research in conjunction with the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion and the Multilateral Investment Fund at the Inter-American Development Bank.  Source

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Asia/PacNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Jan. 23, 2017

Chinese Online Lender Ppdai.com Eyeing US IPO

Ppdai is reportedly looking to a US IPO and plans to raise $200 million; it would be the second lender to do so after Yirendai in 2015 who raised $75 million; the company was founded in 2007 and offers unsecured loans.  Source

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