Tag: Fintech

No surprises in Shanghai surprise

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There’s an increasingly disappointing air of predictability that is settling over Malcolm Turnbull’s National Innovation and Science Agenda. And that, one would have thought, is quite the opposite to...

Tony Turnbull’s FinTech foray

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
Sir Humphrey Appleby this week smashed a bottle of bubbly over the bow of a new FinTech committee, blessing all who sail in her. At least I assume it...

Year for Monkey business in China

Posted on   |  by James Riley
During this Chinese Year of the Monkey, China is set to overhaul Japan as the second largest spender on information and communication technology after the United States. New forecasts...

FinTech gold in Asia’s unbanked

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The term ‘unbanked’ conjures all sorts of negative images, but the countless millions of ‘unbanked’ people in the Asia-Pacific region represent a tremendous opportunity for tech companies. More specifically,...

Singapore 2: Asia’s startup engine

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Perhaps the main attraction to Singapore, the city-state pulling out all the stops to become the technology hub of Southeast Asia, is simple: money. Not only is Singapore full...