SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Borrowing money online from total strangers was an unfamiliar concept in South Korea in 2014, when Lee Hyo-jin founded 8percent, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending service targeting people with low-to-mid credit ratings. A former banker of 8 years, Lee was confident there was huge demand in the loan market that [...]
HONG KONG, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Prima Asia Limited, an evolving fintech startup, is set to launch its innovative blockchain-powered payments technology across the Asia-Pacific region. With a release date set for Q4 2022, Prima Asia Limited believes that their ground-breaking payments technology “Primawire” will provide clients and businesses with faster transfer speeds, a highly [...]
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Ellipse is proud to announce today the launch of EVC® All-In-One, the first EMV module that transforms a basic payment card into an e-commerce EMV security product. The patented EVC All-In-One module features a built-in screen that displays a refreshed security code (also known as CVV/CVC) during every contact or [...]
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has named LiquidX Insurance Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. a finalist for the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) Global FinTech Awards 2021 in the Singapore Financial Institution category. The awards are a highlight of the annual festival, which takes place November 8-12, 2021. The [...]
SINGAPORE, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Ibanera, a global digital banking platform and financial services provider, announced that it will offer fintech services to customers in Singapore with a focus on domestic and cross-border money transfer services. The company offers a robust suite of compliance programs for transaction monitoring and has partnered with Jumio, Refinitiv and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the overall growth of South Korea’s fintech industry, including the market for wire transfers and payments, cryptocurrency exchanges have seen drastic cuts in revenue and operating profits. CEO Score, a business analysis agency, studied the performance of 186 fintech firms based on public reports from the last three [...]
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – LiquidX, the global fintech solutions provider for working capital, trade finance, and insurance, today announced that Coface Singapore Branch has joined its LiquidX 360 digital platform. The state-of-the-art tech platform offers enhanced operational efficiency and transparency for all participants in the trade credit insurance market, including carriers, brokers, and policyholders. Coface [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Viva Republica Inc., the operator of popular South Korean financial app Toss, said Wednesday it has raised 460 billion won (US$407.5 million) in its latest funding with a valuation at 8.2 trillion won. The latest funding boosts Viva Republica’s valuation by nearly three times since its previous funding in [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Thursday it will invest a total of 23.6 billion won (US$20.9 million) in three companies under the fintech-focused Webcash Group in a move to strengthen its foothold in financial services. A KT spokesperson said the company will invest 14.4 billion [...]
HONG KONG SAR, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) - The rapid development of financial technology, also known as FinTech, in recent years has transformed how people use financial services. On the one hand, the increasing use of automation in banking services has brought with it greater convenience for consumers. On the flip side, the advent of new [...]