Financial Services News

A public hearing concerning blockchain technology held in Taiwan three weeks ago has already begun to yield results.

The HM Treasury has announced a new ‘fintech bridge’ which will help UK start-ups establish themselves in the Asian market.

Vietnamese financial technology company FPT Wallet will launch an e-wallet aimed at making bill paying faster and easier.

Recent government action shows that the Chinese government is struggling with fintech revolution and cracking down on reckless start-ups according to Dealbreaker.

The Australian Federal Treasury (AFT) will team up with a research unit from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in an effort to better understand the innovation of bitcoin.

An Australian fintech start-up has completed a $41 million funding round in Silicon Valley.

Powerhouse Ventures is planning a move onto the ASX within the next two months as the commercialisation company looks to invest in local technology.

Indian start-ups, which focus mainly on payment processing and trading solutions, are now creating the fastest developing fintech products.

Banks are struggling to keep ahead of fintech disrupters, with only 18.7 per cent of Australians likely to purchase and use new technologies, says Roy Morgan.

Australia’s first enterprise robo-advice program is launching through an agreement between Decimal Software and a global professional advice services firm.

Some of Australia’s most prominent businesswomen will attend a women’s business delegation in Israel to look at its emerging start-up culture.

Israel’s largest fintech community has announced a new scouting program to build a new finance ecosystem. 

A variety of regulatory and financial issues are beginning to show in the Hong Kong fintech sector, which experts warn is beginning to fall apart.

PayPal has is calling for technology and fintech start-ups to participate in its fourth development program.

Australia’s most popular online payments system has named a new marketing leader.