Media Coverage 2020
2020 December 11st – NIKKEI Asia – Singapore ushers ASEAN into new digital banking era
2020 December 9th – Reuters – Hiring rapidly, U.S fintech startup Stripe plots Asia expansion
2020 December 8th – KrASIA – Singapore’s new digital banks will be operating at a loss for a long time, expert says
2020 December 7th – The Paypers – Tracking Asia’s progress with Open Banking
2020 December 5th – The Star – Ant, Grab win Singapore digital bank licenses along with Sea
2020 December 4th – Financial Times – Singapore grants digital bank licences to major Asian tech companies
2020 December 4th – NIKKEI Asia – Asia upstarts await word on Singapore digital banking licenses
2020 November 11th – Global Finance – Banking Pacesetters: Stars of China 2020
2020 November 10th – WTVB – U.S. to see more Chinese listings as Biden will make art of deal easier, advisors say
2020 November 6th – Business Insider – Financial experts say the shift from cash to real-time payments in Asia has accelerated, but the real challenge will be connecting those infrastructures across borders
2020 November 5th – The Business Times – Ant’s Asean ambitions may take backseat to battles at home
2020 November 4th – S&P Global Market Intelligence – Ant Group’s dramatic listing halt may chill other fintech IPO hopefuls
2020 November 4th – S&P Global Market Intelligence – Ant Group’s dramatic listing halt may chill other fintech IPO hopefuls
2020 November 3rd – 247wallst – Was the Ant Financial IPO Delayed by a Regulatory Clampdown?
2020 October 27th – S&P Global Market Intelligence – World’s biggest IPO attracts strong demand despite lofty price tag
2020 October 27th – KITV – Jack Ma is making history again with the Ant IPO, and getting even more wealthy while doing it
2020 October 26th – South China Morning Post – China’s digital currency will not compete with mobile payment apps WeChat and Alipay, says programme head
2020 October 20th – Forbes -Jack Ma’s Ant Group Wins Approval For Dual Listing That May Raise $35 Billion
2020 October 12th – S&P Global Market Intelligence -Digital yuan poses threat to Alipay-WeChat online payments duopoly
2020 October 8th – S&P Global Market Intelligence -China payments giants may face limited risk, tweak growth plans as US mulls ban
2020 October 8th – Financial Times – China’s Lufax files for US IPO against backdrop of rising tensions
2020 September 26th – CNN Business -How Jack Ma built China’s money supermarket into a $200 billion company
2020 September 17th – S&P Global -Ant Group’s close ties with Alibaba to endure post-IPO
2020 September 15th – S&P Global – Ant Group’s lack of strong messaging platform concerns investors as IPO looms
2020 September 14th – Technology Times – Tiktok Payment Licence A Ticket To E Commerce Success
2020 September 4th – Nikkei Asian Review – China’s Ant eyes Southeast Asia e-payment dominance with IPO
2020 August 25th – The New York Times – Ant Group, the Alibaba Payment Affiliate, Files to Go Public
2020 August 5th – The Business Times – Grab to launch retail investment product, consumer loans platform
2020 August 3rd – Warrior Trading News Articles – Chinese government may investigate top non-bank payment setups
2020 August 1st – Yahoo Finance – How China’s Ant is evolving from a payments app into a technology champion
2020 July 31st -THE VOICE OF BRANCH COUNTY – Exclusive: China’s central bank urges antitrust probe into Alipay, WeChat Pay – sources
2020 July 10th – KrASIA – Will China’s digital yuan pose a threat to the country’s fintech giants?
2020 July 2nd – News Heater – RIDING THE TREND OR PROTECTING PROFITS: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. (ACIW)
2020 June 24th – Business Wire – Southeast Asia’s Cross-Border Real-Time Payments Network Emerges with Payments Innovation as Driving Force, New Research from ACI Worldwide and Kapronasia Reveals
2020 June 16th – The Washington Post – AmEx May Find China Can Live Life Without It
2020 June 14th – The Wire China – PayPal Picks Up the Crumbs in China
2020 May 27th – Taiwan Business Topics – Enhanced Anti-Money Laundering Controls Pay Off For Taiwan
2020 May 24th – Forbes – China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Will Strengthen Alipay And WeChat Pay, Not Replace Them
2020 May 22nd – AmCham – Japan’s LINE Banks on Fintech in Taiwan
2020 May 17th – Inveszz – Facebook’s Libra project: where do we stand?
2020 May 15th – Financial Times – Singapore’s Temasek throws weight behind Facebook’s Libra
2020 May 14th – the Ken – The Covid wedge for Alibaba, ByteDance’s productivity tools in Southeast Asia
2020 May 8th – The Economist – The financial world’s nervous system is being rewired
2020 May 5th – Tech in Asia – Covid-19 presents an opportunity for banks to go fully digital
2020 Mar 26th – The Fintech Times – The Asia Pacific Digital Banking Opportunity
2020 Mar 18th – SupChina – Why Did Ant Financial Invest In A Swedish Fintech Unicorn?
2020 Mar 17th – The Paypers – A glimpse into the flourishing online marketplace ecosystem of Southeast Asia
2020 Mar 3rd – SupChina – Will China’s Government-Controlled Cloud Rain On Fintech Innovation?
2020 Mar 2nd – Finews.Asia – Banks Shave Rewards Through GrabPay Top-Ups
2020 Feb 27th – Nikkei Asia – Grab’s tie-up with MUFG signals serious move into fintech
2020 Feb 24th – CGTN – Could COVID-19 push the proliferation of digital banks in Singapore?
2020 Feb 24th – SupChina – Why Is Tencent Investing In European Fintechs?
2020 Feb 20th – SupChina – Prepare To Be Underwhelmed: Mastercard Makes A Belated Arrival In China
2020 Feb 14th – SupChina – Chinese Fintech Giants Expand Across The Belt And Road
2020 Feb 13rd – SupChina – Chinese Blockchain Is Booming, But Can The Industry Survive Government Support?
2020 Feb 12nd – HeraldSheets – Electroneum (ETN) to Aid the Fulfillment of Cashless Future Expectation of Many Cambodians
2020 Jan 23rd – Financial Times – Singapore’s new digital banks face uphill struggle
2020 Jan 22nd – KrAsia – Singapore’s digital bank license: Is it just for major league players?
2020 Jan 17th – Forbes – China’s $7.6 Trillion Online Payments Market Is No Longer Enough For Jack Ma’s Ant Financial
2020 Jan 17th – Technode – Ant Financial rumors gather pace as tech IPO fever rolls on
2020 Jan 9th – Nikkei – Chinese tech giants use Singapore as catapult into SE Asia
