VFF Newsletter - July 2022 - II Edition

VFF FINTECH FORUM 2022

VFF is back!?VFF FinTech Forum 2022?is the Third Edition of our Flagship event. This will be a one-day hybrid conference that will bring together Thought Leaders, Fintech Experts, Financial Services CXOs and Fintech Startups to provide insights and discuss the core themes of Fintech for Industry 4.0 and WealthConnect and Fintech & ESG.

VFF FinTech Forum 2022 is an affiliated event of the?StartmeupHK Festival 2022.?StartmeupHK is an initiative by InvestHK aimed at helping founders of innovative and scalable startups from overseas to set up or expand in Hong Kong.?

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BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPY 2022

We are proud to be the Strategic Partner for the 6th Annual Business & Philanthropy Forum from 21st to 23rd of November of 2022 in Singapore. The BP Forum 2022 is a three-day premier gathering and immersive learning for global families, family offices/foundations, tech/web3 founders and investors, regulators and nonprofit leaders, in-person in Asia's wealth hub Singapore. Visit the website for more information:?www.bpforum.org

Event Schedule:

21 November 2022 | Business and Philanthropy High-level Plenary

22 November 2022 | Impact Investment Roadshow and Tech Founders’ Pitch Day for Global-Asia Families and Family Offices

23 November 2022 | Mandarin and English Masterclasses Open Day

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Come and watch the panel on?"Silicon Valley of the East: How Techfins in Greater Bay Area are reshaping Fintech business models" from?Virtual FinTech Forum?on May 2021?now!

Speakers include:

• Maggie Law, Chief Representative-Asia Pacific, Sina Finance Global?
• King Leung, Head of Fintech, InvestHK
• Yali Zhu, Head of Zhangle Global, HuaTai International?
• Ernest Leung, Group COO, WeLab

If you missed the panel on?"How is Asian investment landscape for Fintech evolving: Path to IPO for Asian Firms in HK and Beyond"?from?Virtual FinTech Forum?on May 2021, this is your chance to review the discussion.

Speakers include:

• Shadab Taiyabi, President, Singapore Fintech Association?
• Renu Bhatia, Co-founder, Asia Fintech Angels?
• William Bao Bean. General Partner, SOSV?
• Kampanot Vimolnoht , Head of Investment and Strategic Partnership, Krungsri Finnovate?
• Veronika Kuznetsova, Director, Innovation & Strategy, UBS

AROUND THE GLOBE

• 4 Trends That Will Shape Financial Services in a Post-COVID World?Read more>>?
• TechCrunch+ roundup: Convertible note fundraising, fintech’s falloff, how to mark-to-market?Read more>>
• Fintech isn’t dead, as Ramp reports accelerating revenue growth?Read more>>
• Contentsquare closes a mammoth $600M round as customers clamor for digital analytics?Read more>>
• Charles raises $20M to bring conversational commerce to WhatsApp in Europe?Read more>>
• Arkive is building the world’s first decentralized museum?Read more>>
• The largest bank in the Eurozone to launch Bitcoin, crypto custody platform?Read more>>
• Startups race to build a crypto-native, consumer-friendly messaging platform for web3?Read more>>
• Paladin Cloud launches open source platform for cloud security and governance?Read more>>
• Healthie lands $16.5M to build the Stripe for virtual patient care?Read more>>

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INDIA

• India’s M2P Fintech snaps up cloud lending firm Finflux?Read more>>
• Edtech Startup Creative Galileo Raises $7.5 Mn To Offer Vernacular Learning Programs, Foray In SEA Market?Read more>>
• Multiples Alternate Asset Management invests $30 million in fintech platform Niyo?Read more>>
• India's top carmaker hopes govt will support 'green' tech beyond EVs?Read more>>
• Open, Cashfree Payments, PayNearby & Fairexpay Receive RBI Nod For Cross-Border Payments?Read more>>
• New cross-border payments and digital banking platform KwikPaisa launches in India?Read more>>
• Africa-focused fintech Zazuu raises $2M to scale its cross-border payment marketplace?Read more>>
• Indian Fintechs’ Guide To Mastering The Art Of Scaling Securely?Read more>>

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MAINLAND CHINA

• CBIRC Calls for Improvements to Quality of Online Lending by Chinese Commercial Banks?Read more>>
• Goldman Sachs, Ant to help nurture Greater Bay Area fintech talent?Read more>>
• WeChat Targets Fraudulent Financial Promotions?Read more>>
• China’s 5G Mobile Users Hit 428 Million?Read more>>
• China’s digital yuan gets fresh push from Beijing, but consumers see little incentive to use e-CNY?Read more>>
• Baidu reveals the next-gen robotaxi that will be deployed throughout China?Read more>>

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HONG KONG SAR

• HKMA, Bloomberg Launch Greater Bay Fintech Talent Initiative Supported by Major Banks?Read more>>
• Airwallex Online Payments App Launches on E-commerce Platform Shopify?Read more>>
• Huobi Applies for Virtual Asset Trading Licenses from Hong Kong’s SFC?Read more>>
• Animoca Brands Raises Over US$75 Million With US$5.9 Billion Valuation?Read more>>
• Law governing cryptocurrency will boost Hong Kong’s leap into virtual asset market?Read more>>
• WeLab Officially Launches Its Digital Wealth Advisory Solution?Read more>>
• Finastra and HSBC partner up to deliver BaaS FX offering?Read more>>

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SINGAPORE

• Singlife With Aviva Is Now a UN Sustainability Signatory?Read more>>
• MAS to Broaden Focus On Crypto Regulations to Include Consumer Protection?Read more>>
• Hugosave Completes US$4 Million Pre-series A Fundraise?Read more>>
• Insurance Software Provider Ancileo Bags US$3 Million Seed Funding From Fermion?Read more>>
• Google Wallet Is Now Available in Singapore as a Standalone App?Read more>>
• Singapore pilots sustainable way to grow data centre capacity?Read more>>
• Sleek’s Foray into Singapore’s Dynamic SME Digital Finance Space?Read more>>

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SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Fintech Report 2022: Malaysia Charts a New Path for Fintech Growth?Read more>>
• Vietnam's VinFast taps banks for $4 bln EV factory funding deal?Read more>>
• Earned Wage Access Startup Kini Raises US$ 4.3 Million Seed Funding?Read more>>
• Indonesian Insurtech Rey Assurance Secures US$4.2 Million Seed Funding?Read more>>
• Malaysian Insurtech VSure Expands Its Footprint to the UK?Read more>>
• Touch ‘n Go Partners With PayNet to Launch Cashless Initiative in Kedah?Read more>>
• Malaysia’s Silverlake Axis Partners Finastra to Bolster Its Trade Finance Solutions?Read more>>
• Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia taps Feedzai for risk management platform?Read more>>

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MENA REGION

• Dubai Freezone Cements Position as Leading Regional Fintech Hub?Read more>>
• Qatar National Bank Launches WeChat Pay and Alipay+?Read more>>
• FinTech Bloom raises $6.5M SEED?Read more>>
• The UAE Space Agency announces a new AED3 billion fund?Read more>>
• Wave Mobile Money raises $91.6M in Venture Debt?Read more>>
• Maroc Numeric Fund invests in Industrial Tech startup Aza Petrosolutions?Read more>>
• Duhqa raises $2M SEED?Read more>>
• Dubai Neobank YAP Raises US$41 Million to Fuel Its Growth Plans?Read more>>

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