VFF FINTECH FORUM 2022
VFF FinTech Forum?was a great success with over 2000 registrants from 60 countries and 1.3 million+ cumulative livestream views on 14 sessions and 43 thought leaders at VFF. If you have missed the live forum, the recording of the sessions are now available on-demand on our website.
DESIGNING GENDER INTELLIGENT FINTECHS - HACKATHON BY FINANCIAL ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN
The Alliance Hack in its third edition draws on the deep expertise of Alliance members—a network of 85+ financial services providers, including commercial banks, payments, insurance companies and fintechs —in order to support fintechs in designing gender-intelligent solutions.?
This year’s hackathon calls for innovative solutions to close gender gaps in financial services—like the fact that most women-owned businesses are under-leveraged and that most women consumers are under-invested in the markets—that limit women’s financial independence and economic participation.
Calling all fintechs to apply to the Alliance Hack and design gender-intelligent solutions targeting the female economy, the world’s largest and fastest-growing market. Check out the Problem Statements and Apply Now:?
The Alliance Hack: Designing gender-intelligent fintechs is supported by the Singapore Fintech Festival and APIX. Partners include HSBC, Citi, International Finance corporation (IFC), Equinix and contributors from across the Financial Alliance for Women’s member network.?
Come and watch the panel on?"?Future of Banking Payments: Role of Blockchain and Crypto" from?Virtual FinTech Forum?on May 2021?now!
- Helene Panzarino, Fintech and Community Outreach Lead, Vacuumlabs
- Ronit Ghose, Global Sector Head for Banks Research, Co-Head of the FinTech Group and Head of MENA Research, Citi
- Noah Silverman, Founder, Light.CX?
- Anish Jain, CEO, WadzPay?
- Tony Horell, CEO & Chairman, Cranium Ventures
If you missed the panel on?"?WealthTech for Responsible Investing?"?from?Virtual FinTech Forum?on May 2021, this is your chance to re-watch the discussion.
- Helene Li, General Manager, FinTech Association of Hong Kong, and Co-founder, GoImpact?
- Srinivas Jain, Executive Director and Head of Strategy, SBI MUTUAL FUND
- Ned Philips, Founder & CEO, Bambu?
- Amir Tabch, Senior Executive – Global Capital Markets & Financial Institutions, Head of Multi-Asset Class Trading & Brokerage Relationships, Emirates Investment Bank
AROUND THE GLOBE
- Thunes Partners With Alipay+ for Asian E-wallet Acceptance in Europe??Read more>>
- Dominican Republic Sees the Rise of a Thriving Fintech Sector?Read more>>
- Wix’s UK-Based Merchants Can Now Accept Payments With Vyne?Read more>>
- Digital Banking and Insurtech Among Fastest-Growing Fintech Segments in Latin America??Read more>>
- Binance and Mastercard Launch Prepaid Card in Argentina For Everyday Purchases?Read more>>
- Visa: More Than One Third of APAC Consumers Likely to Use DeFi in Next 6 Months?Read more>>
- Everyone’s talking about the Ethereum Merge: New report reveals the most interested countries?Read more>>?
- AI in FinTech Global Market to Reach $24.17 Billion by 2026?Read more>>
- Hackers Tap Cross-Chain Bridges Vulnerabilities; Whopping US$2B Worth of Crypto Stolen?Read more>>
- SolanaFM Completes Strategic Seed Funding Round Raising $4.5 Million?Read more>>?
INDIA
- India world’s third largest fintech market after US, China???Read more>>
- India’s Fintech Sector to Reach US$1T in AUM by 2030??Read more>>
- Meta and Jio launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India??Read more>>
- Rakuten India opens India R&D facility, largest outside Japan??Read more>>
- Digital lending norms: Fintech firms seek clarity on RBI's FLDG stance??Read more>>
- YES Bank, GIFT City join hands to promote and support fintech startups??Read more>>
- Indian agency searches fintech Paytm, Razorpay and Cashfree offices in Chinese loan apps probe??Read more>>
- Fintech services platform Razorpay acquires offline payments firm Ezetap??Read more>>
- UAE-Based ICC Fintech To Invest $30 Mn To Kickstart India Ops??Read more>>
MAINLAND CHINA
- Fidelity, BlackRock Cut Fintech Giant Ant’s Valuation Lower??Read more>>
- Tencent, the $370 billion Chinese tech giant, posts first ever revenue decline?Read more>>
- Chinese fintech stocks gain ground after tentative U.S.-China auditing deal?Read more>>
- Chinese tech giants had their worst quarterly growth on record, thanks to Beijing's zero-Covid policy?Read more>>
- AliPay, WeChat Pay Team up with Banks to Trial Credit Card Cash Advances?Read more>>
- Shanghai Data Exchange Launches China’s First Digital Assets Board?Read more>>
- Tencent’s WeBank Says Blockchain Will Drive Greater Bay Integration?Read more>>
- PBOC Unveils Plans for Digital Renminbi Legislation?Read more>>
- Renminbi clearing center in Mauritius to strengthen Africa-China economic ties: business leader?Read more>>
- Ant Insurance Launches China’s First Digital Operation Platform for Insurance Companies?Read more>>
HONG KONG SAR
- Fintech Giant Lufax Plans Hong Kong Listing to Hedge US Risk???Read more>>?
- Airwallex Pledges Additional HK$2.25 Million to Support Hong Kong SMEs?Read more>>
- Hong Kong seeks to lure global fintech, ESG talent with cash grants and easy immigration?Read more>>?
- StanChart Joins Chekk’s Multi-Million Dollar Funding Round?Read more>>
- Talent and Funding Identified as Most Pressing Issues for HK Fintech Companies??Read more>>
- Hong Kong tourists in Thailand may be able to use Faster Payment Service for mobile payments in shops, restaurants?Read more>>
- More Hong Kong institutions to cut crypto investment amid market meltdown: survey?Read more>>
- InvestHK partners with HKMA to launch Central Bank Digital Currency track for Global Fast Track 2022?Read more>>
- ZA Bank Rolls Out Investment Fund Service?Read more>>
- DBS Hong Kong Rolls Out Its One-Stop Digital Sustainability Platform “LiveBetter”??Read more>>
SINGAPORE
- KPMG to Accelerate Embedded Finance Adoption in Singapore With New Hub???Read more>>
- Singapore Fintech Funding Hits 3-Year High at US$2.14B, Payments Takes the Spotlight??Read more>>
- Singapore’s approach to cryptocurrency control, sector outlook ‘not contradictory’, regulator says?Read more>>
- MAS Mulls Further Measures to Safeguard Retail Investors From Crypto Trading Risks?Read more>>
- Crypto funding in S'pore falls in first half of 2022 from last year's record: KPMG report?Read more>>
- Singapore’s Whampoa Group Announces $100M Venture Fund for Crypto Investments?Read more>>
- Singapore’s Biggest Bank, DBS Bank, is Bringing Crypto to its 300,000 Wealthiest Clients?Read more>>
- bolttech Partners With AWS to Bolster Its Customer Support Platform?Read more>>
SOUTHEAST ASIA
- APAC FinTech Investment doubles to USD41.8 billion in 2022 1H from 2H 2021, finds KPMG's Pulse of FinTech??Read more>>
- Akulaku’s BNPL Solution Now Among Payment Methods Supported by Alipay+??Read more>>
- StashAway Partners Blackrock to Roll Out Multi-Asset Model Portfolios??Read more>>
- India and Philippines decide to expand ties in fintech, education, defence?Read more>>
- Vietnam’s Be Group Secures US$60 Million Loan Facility From Deutsche Bank??Read more>>
- Animoca Brands Japan Raises US$45 Million From Parent Firm and MUFG??Read more>>
- Bank Indonesia and MAS to Pilot Cross-Border QR Code Payments Linkage??Read more>>
- China’s State-Backed Open-Source Blockchain Enlists Hong Kong's HSBC, Emperor Group??Read more>>
- Crypto Exchange Gemini Offering Staking Support for Investors??Read more>>
- Hong Kong, Shenzhen dangle perks to entice global venture capital firms, asset managers to Qianhai??Read more>>
- Bukalapak, StanChart Launch Their Digital Banking Service in Indonesia?Read more>>
MENA REGION
- Abu Dhabi Proptech Startup SmartCrowd Secures Saudi Fintech Licence???Read more>>
- UAE-Based Payments Startup Ziina to Expand Digital Wallet Offering to Jordan?Read more>>
- Ooredoo and iPay by Vodafone Awarded Qatar’s First Digital Payment Licenses?Read more>>
- Saudi Central Bank Updates Its Regulatory Sandbox Framework to Drive Innovation?Read more>>
- AWS Launches New Cloud Region in the United Arab Emirates?Read more>>
- Fintech Leads UAE Startup Funding?Read more>>
- Kuwait to Test an Open Banking Product Within the Fintech Regulatory Sandbox?Read more>>
- Blockchain.com receives approval for opening Dubai-based office: Report?Read more>>?
- Digital Banking Adoption Soars in the UAE?Read more>>
- Remitly to Acquire Israel Remittance Startup Rewire?Read more>>
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