Importers around the world continue to reel from ongoing trade disputes that are redrawing supply chains — perhaps permanently — throughout Asia,...
In what is reportedly its first acquisition of an Asian beauty brand, Estee Lauder Cos. has agreed to purchase two-thirds of Dr....
Visa and Marqeta are teaming to ease global expansion of FinTech firms and digital card issuance in Asia-Pacific. Matt Dill, Visa’s global...
Global payment services firm Western Union is expanding its cross-border platform into Asia, the company said in a press release on Wednesday...
Some of the world’s largest banks are adjusting their strategies in Asia in order to strengthen their support of corporate and small...
Ride-hailing company Grab, which recently announced a $2 billion expansion plan in Indonesia, said it was going to invest “several hundred million...
In fewer than 18 months, HSBC’s chief executive officer John Flint is out, The Financial Times reported on Monday (Aug. 5). The...
The Seoul venture capital division of Japanese multinational holding company SoftBank has raised $270 million, or 317 billion won. The new fund...
The world’s second-largest economy wants to make business transactions easier, from nurturing private enterprises to widening market access. The 30-page draft guidelines...
In a move that will extend the reach of its services outside of Southeast Asia, Grab has extended a partnership with Splyt...
A former JPMorgan Chase executive was charged in Hong Kong for bribing an executive of another firm by offering his son a...
Standards on commercial real estate loans and credit card borrowing were tightened by U.S. banks during the first three months of the...
Standard Chartered is spreading the availability of some of its corporate financial services across Asia. A press release Monday (April 15) said...
Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and...
Large corporates across Asia are driving digital transformation of banking and treasury management in the region, according to new analysis from Greenwich...
Line, the Asian messaging company majority owned by Naver, the South Korean Internet search company, is expanding its business into payments and...
Business financing platform Beehive is expanding across Asia through a new banking partnership. The company announced on Saturday (Feb. 9) that it has...
Wirecard, the German-based payments company, saw its stock tank again Thursday (Feb. 7) after the Financial Times ran a new report alleging...
To help FinTech startups, banks, and institutions exchange expertise, financial firms formed the Fintech Cooperation Committee in Singapore. Approximately 60 financial institutions...
Corporate travel and expense report management company Travelstop has launched throughout Asia, with the iPhone playing a key part in its growth...
South Korea is taking an early lead in deployment of 5G, with three of the country’s telecoms recently deploying the service. That...
JCB subsidiary CB International has rolled out a new EMV QR code payment service that will allow the cardholder to make contactless...
Adoption of cryptocurrency by large fund managers is being hurt by the difficulty cryptocurrency exchanges and traders located in Asia are having...
UAE Exchange, the United Arab Emirates-based company, and Ripple, the blockchain technology company based in the U.S., are gearing up to launch cross-border...
SWIFT announced Sunday (October 21) successful test results of its new instant cross-border payments proof of concept, involving banks in China, Singapore,...
Following its acquisition of JUMP Bikes, Uber is looking to create its own versions of scooter and bikes. The company is bringing...
Didi Chuxing spinout Xiaoju Automobile Solutions (XAS) announced on Tuesday (Aug. 14) that it has acquired Hiservice, a company that provides after-service...
Sonos, the newly-public smart speaker company, which debuted on the Nasdaq Thursday (August 3), is gearing up to roll out integration with...
On Tuesday (July 10), L Catterton Asia, the Asian unit of consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton, and Chinese retailer JD.com announced...
Financial firms have their work cut out for them when battling the bad guys, trying ensure that funds go where they need...
Ride-hailing firm Grab, based in Singapore — which entered a deal to acquire Uber’s southeast Asia business in the first quarter —...
After applying for a banking license in Europe, Revolut plans to apply for one in United States in the near future. Chief...
Rocket Internet Eyes AI, FinTech Investments Citing comments that Rocket Internet made after reporting earnings Tuesday (May 29), Reuters reported that CEO...
Asia’s FinTech investment is hitting new high notes. According to reports published this month in e27, CB Insights found more than $2...
With concerns that technology companies can face more regulation, tech stocks were declining all over the globe — with the tech-heavy Nasdaq...
Gobee.bike is pulling out of Paris after thousands of its bicycles were stolen or vandalized. “Over the months of December and January,...
Apple’s iPhone X may be doing well in the U.S., but its price tag of $999 and up might be hurting demand...
American consumers have long since forgotten when booking travel was like a treasure hunt. Instead of having to search through countless sites...
According to a new study from PayPal reported by CNBC, consumers in the Asia-Pacific market are aware of the range of digital payment options available...
It may be slow on the B2B venture capital front, with just $31.5 million in funding rounds for some pretty niche enterprise...
Apple’s market share of the Chinese smartphone market fell last quarter, putting the company at risk of falling out of the top five...
All over the world, the retail industry is seeing a major transformation. As more people turn to the online arena to purchase...
An Indonesia-based alternative lender is turning to the mobile device to attract small business investors. Reports Friday (July 21) said Mitrausahua Indonesia...
Bitcoin may be volatile, but as India goes cashless, the cryptocurrency might find its way into the arsenal of legal tender not...
ObEN, which uses artificial intelligence-powered tools to create avatars that look and sound like real people, announced it has raised $5 million...
F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as the source behind the phrase, “there are no second acts in American life.” But as...
Facebook reported to its advertisers that India has overtaken the United States to become the platform’s largest country audience. According to The...
Alibaba Holding affiliate Ant Financial has resubmitted its bid to buy U.S. money transfer company MoneyGram to U.S. authorities for review. Reuters,...
In its latest effort to keep up with its American big brother Amazon, China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba has announced the debut of...
Ayla Networks has announced enhancements to its Internet of Things (IoT) platform that will help propel manufacturers of connected products toward the next...