Fintech

Cryptocurrencies caught the attention of the Indonesian government as the daily transaction value reached USD 4.8 billion in February.

The fintech startup hopes to tackle the pain points of fragmentation in financial markets.

Grab reportedly bought a 4% stake in Indonesia’s conglomerate Emtek, which has strategic interests in e-commerce and payments.

Companies like SeedIn, Asia’s leading P2B crowdfunding platform, are helping local MSMEs with short-term financing.

Oi Yee Choo integrates financial lessons in her daily conversations with her daughters to prepare them for a financially secure future.

In less than four months this year, 11 startups have become unicorns.

Financial centers like Singapore are in a race to attract new digital money businesses.

The regulators also want to break Ant’s payments and information monopoly after allegations of unfair competition practices.