Fintech

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Singapore’s fintech investments touch USD 735 million in first 9 months of 2019

The increase was largely driven by investments in payment and lending startups, alongside insurtech.

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Paytm competes with the likes of Walmart-owned PhonePe, Google Pay, and Amazon Pay.
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Alibaba-backed payment company Paytm to raise USD 2 billion
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Ovo’s transactions grew more than 27 times from May 2018 to August 2019.
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Indonesia’s newest unicorn Ovo says it now has more active users than credit card companies
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One dark side of China’s fast-growing consumer loan industry.
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Loan platforms backed by JD.com and Baidu face controversy as English-training agency Webi goes bankrupt
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Samsung Pay opens the collaboration with other payment players in Indonesia.
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Samsung Pay collaborates with Indonesian mobile wallets Dana and GoPay
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The company was founded by six former employees from Alibaba and its affiliate Ant Financial.
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Cross-border payment platform XTransfer raises USD 15 million in Series B1 round, led by Alibaba
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This is the second batch of companies to be approved this year.
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Oriente one of six online lenders to receive official business license in Indonesia
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The startup is on its way to hit profitability, CEO says.
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Indonesian P2P lender KoinWorks focuses on business and education: Startup Stories
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Ovo’s e-wallet is integrated into several platforms, including ride-hailing firm Grab and e-commerce marketplace Tokopedia.
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Digital wallet Ovo is officially Indonesia’s fifth unicorn
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