Archive - Island Fintech

Island Fintech (August 2023)

MAS releases its stablecoin regulatory framework, Thai bank Kasikorn launches a billion dollar bid to buy Home Credit Vietnam, and more

Aug 30, 2023 •

Vinay Palathinkal

December 2022

Island Fintech (December 2022)

East Ventures to invest $500k in laid-off tech talent, Amex Innovation Center set up in Singapore, Indonesia's Finaccel appoints Slack's former CFO on…

Dec 23, 2022 •

Vinay Palathinkal

September 2022

Island Fintech - September 2022

1) Digital bank offers rice 🍚 to sign up… what the Trust is going on? 2) We’ve merged - here’s what the Ethereum Merge was really all about 3) Biden…

Sep 30, 2022 •

Vinay Palathinkal

August 2022

Island Fintech - August 2022

The Philippines isn’t banning crypto + Fei Protocol might be shutting down + Indonesia’s new framework for lenders + Southeast Asian crypto firms hit…

Aug 22, 2022 •

Vinay Palathinkal

May 2022

Island Fintech (1 May 22)

On digital lending in Indonesia, EZ-link's push for relevance, and quick thoughts on Nium's Socash acquisition 🏝

May 1, 2022 •

Vinay Palathinkal

April 2022

Island Fintech Weekly (5 Apr 22)

BNPL competitors band together to influence regulation in Singapore, WadzPay’s brush with TechInAsia, GCash’s strategy: expand, then IPO.

Apr 4, 2022 •

Vinay Palathinkal

November 2021

Island Fintech Weekly (7 Nov)

Thailand's oldest bank acquires majority stake in crypto exchange, US Treasury Department publishes a report on stablecoins, yet another DeFi project…

Nov 7, 2021 •

Vinay Palathinkal

October 2021

Island Fintech Weekly (31 Oct)

Bank Jago turns profitable, UOB and Fave launch a rewards program, Nium launches Crypto-as-a-Service and more.

Oct 31, 2021 •

Vinay Palathinkal

Island Fintech Weekly (17 Oct)

Atome gets an atomic deal with SC, PayMaya is selling insurance, the state of cross border eCommerce in Singapore.

Oct 17, 2021 •

Vinay Palathinkal

Island Fintech Weekly (10 October)

A Buy Now, Pay Later ✨ special ✨ - digging into the nuances around the still-tiny BNPL space.

Oct 10, 2021 •

Vinay Palathinkal

Island Fintech Weekly (3 October)

China announces crypto ban, Visa builds its own stablecoin network, Compound Finance accidentally pays out $80m in rewards.

Oct 3, 2021 •

Vinay Palathinkal

September 2021

Island Fintech Weekly (19 September)

Xendit becomes a unicorn, many pushes to make the SGX great again, India and Singapore central banks do a collab.

Sep 19, 2021 •

Vinay Palathinkal

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