FinTech

Chinas AWOL Tiangong-1 Space Lab Set To Fall To Earth Any Day Now

No object in Earth’s orbit has been so closely tracked as the defunct space lab Tiangong-1, which has spent the past ... Read more

Airbnb To Share Host And Guest Information With Chinese Government

The home-sharing company has sent emails to hosts in China, saying it will share their personal information with Chinese... Read more

​Kakao Adds Voice Calls To AI Speaker

Those who own AI speaker Kakao Mini can now make mVoIP calls to friends in chat app KakaoTalk. Read more

Saudi Arabia Set To Revolutionise The Fintech Industry Using Blockchain Technology

The global financial system comprises of transactions that involve trillions of dollars a day, not to forget billions of... Read more

​Samsung Begins Building $7 Billion Chip Line In China

Samsung Electronics' second line in Xi'an, China, will make V-NANDs to meet high demand in the world's second-largest ec... Read more

​Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Reveals Firm's Shady Dealings In Indian Politics

It isn't so surprising that India, with its multitude of political parties, was a perfect place for the UK firm to thriv... Read more

Turning The Banking Business Model Upside Down

We talked to Finxact co-founder Dan McKinney about the changing service industry, the ever-growing importance of custome... Read more

Alternative Payment Methods Are Taking Over Global Online Businesses

When was the last time you pulled out a wad of cash to pay for dinner or a stack of dollar bills to cover your rent?  I... Read more

​Kakao To Unveil Blockchain Platform Within The Year

South Korean chat giant Kakao's blockchain subsidiary, dubbed Ground X, will unveil its own platform within the year. Read more

​Mobile Payments Skyrocket In India While Banks Watch From The Sidelines

Digital payments firms like PayTM, Google Tez, and the recent entrant WhatsApp are rapidly pushing credit and debit card... Read more

Surging Fraud Expenses Eat Into Digital Lenders Bottom Lines

Lenders have long faced down the issue of fraud, but now, digital lenders are now facing even greater challenges. Digita... Read more

Samsung And KDDI Complete 5G Trial In Baseball Stadium

KDDI and Samsung used 5G tablets to download and stream live feeds of 4K videos at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Japan. Read more

Banking & Fintech: Better Together

While Fintech companies were initially viewed as a banking competitor, the two are finding that there is greater benefit... Read more

Singapore Questions Social Media Giants Over 'online Falsehoods'

Twitter, Google, and Facebook faced a parliamentary committee set up to examine the impact of "deliberate online falseho... Read more

Techstars And Startup Boost Join Forces On Global Pre-accelerator

In an interesting twist, Startup Boost, the successor to the Startup Next pre-accelerator retired by Techstars, is onc... Read more