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April 2016 startup and fintech news from South & Southeast Asia, and Australasia. Covering developments reported in web, mobile and financial tech, the summary is readable online, printable, and directly connected offline-to-online.
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APRIL 2016 SUMMARY
STARTUP NEWS ASIA
Teams of 2-5 students and budding entrepreneurs are invited to create a brief and succinct description - to a maximum
of 2 pages - of the startup or social entrepreneurial idea that demonstrates
the essentials for bringing an idea to life. Videos of not more than 3 minutes in
length are welcome. Full information & registration:
compartments & relevanceObviously, it’s difficult to compartmentalize the items covered in Startup News
Asia. Whilst a focus on ‘Asian startups’ is useful, a great deal of news from out-
side the region is relevant to those in the SEA scene: as reference for their own
activities if at an earlier stage; as a knowledge base for their own industry area;
and as potentially-valuable connections in overseas markets.
Add to this that some newcomers to startup thinking may simply be looking for
an ‘a-ha’ moment around an opportunity, and you begin to see the reason for the
breadth of coverage I’ve chosen.
Questions, comments? Contact me via StartupNewsAsia.com.
this monthApril 2016 saw a number of interesting movements in the tech-focused startup
scene in Southeast Asia, and noticeably in the region’s fintech space.
At a glance: Hong Kong’s Cyberport launched a new micro-fund and opened
applications for its incubation program, whilst Saigon enjoyed visits from 1337
Ventures, Gobi Partners and Malaysia’s MaGIC; and, in the Philippines, the
Spring LaunchPad program expanded its startup roster to more than 50.
highlightsE Vietnam’s Kyna.vn lands 7-digit funding from CyberAgent Ventures
E Australia’s Bytes4Health incubator aiming to grow digital health startups
E A look at Malaysian government initiatives to boost startup activity
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APRIL 30 2016
A look at Convergence Ventures and its activities in Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Re-insurer firm Swiss Re launches India startup accelerator
ABN Amro builds 30-person team for blockchain exploration
2016 Philippine Startup Challenge launches, with focus on IOT
ING fintech on app-only banks: Where is the money? Where is the return?
How Australia's real estate boom hurts its startups
Malaysia’s Beaupass acquires Singapore beauty svcs platform Wellnessly to expand
Iran: As sanctions lift can entrepreneurship transform the nation?
Unitus Impact looks to Vietnam for investing in social good
Walmart steps up retail tech search with Technology Innovation Open Call
Vietnam co-founded education startup Gotit! lands funding
Queensland banks on Au$8m relocation program to lure int'l startup talent
Australia's Bytes4Health incubator aiming to grow digital health startups
APRIL 29 2016
5 things that could be gone in 5 years, thanks to tech
Deutsche Bank launches its new mobile banking app
A look at digital disruption in US small-business insurance
Telenor Myanmar names two startups for first accelerator
Fintech flourishing in Asia Pacific, with 347 investment deals last year
Singapore's Boxgreen snack startup lands funds to get people off junk food
India's Impact Guru lands funding from RB Investments, Fundnel
Indonesia wants farmers and fishermen to join ecommerce revolution
HK: 10 finalists of DBS Social Innovators 2016 announced
A look back at the recent Lufthansa Startup Expo held in India
Aus fintech startup Third Party Trade streamlines US stock access
Tilt, 'social payments app for Gen Y', launches in Australia
Computershare teams up with start-up SETL on blockchain project
Visa opens innovation centre in Singapore
APRIL 28 2016
InfoSys subsidiary launches blockchain framework aimed at financial services
Vietnam’s smaller e-commerce players gear up for Alibaba’s foray
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Twitter's Promote Ads API Challenge: build the best Twitter ad tool
India: early-stage YourNest Angel Fund gears up for 2nd fund
HTC to launch $100m VR startup accelerator program
A look at some innovative startups in the insurance tech space
Where are the more active corporates & VCs investing in real estate tech?
Thai startup Wongnai lands series B for online-to-offline push
Philippine digital newsstand startup Freyo lands funding
HK's Cyberport Incubation Programme open for applications
German discount platform CupoNation eyes entry to SE Asia
Cyberport Creative Micro Fund launched: HK$100k grant
2016 Tech Pioneers report: Australia & New Zealand (pdf)
Australia's next startup 'landing pad' opening in Berlin
NZ startup First Table lands 200 restaurants for early bird dining
Data, CRM crucial to media, entertainment stakeholder engagement
Nida Rooms raises $4.2m in battle for Southeast Asia budget travelers
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June: Echelon Asia Summit - 2 days, 5000+ professionals & entrepreneurs
APRIL 27 2016
Infographic: the Mobile Point-Of-Sale opportunity, from @BankingTechno
Vietnam: The US Ambassador’s Entrepreneurship Challenge
Rocket Internet to sell Zalora’s Thai, Vietnam fashion e-commerce businesses
Singapore: DBS acquires stake in financial AI startup Kasisto
BioBeats raises funding for platform to replace stress therapists
How Loomio, a worker-owned tech startup, found investors and kept its values
HyperTrack: A start-up to track people and products
Bitstamp granted license by Luxembourg to be regulated exchange in the EU
Asia-Pacific internet users use more devices, often 4+
DBS launches India’s first mobile-only bank, digibank
Ashran Ghazi takes CEO helm at Malaysia’s MaGIC
Australian startup Spacer eyes Asia's $4bn storage market
Yahoo Japan & East Ventures launch Code Republic to be Japan's Y Combinator
APRIL 26 2016
Startup Weekend Saigon set for May 13th-15th
Vietnam Silicon Valley: tough name to live up to for government-backed accelerator
New $20m Dragon Egg fund to back Australian startups expanding to China
Sapien Ventures' first fintech investment is in Hashching
American Express to launch online small business loans with Lendio
FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016 now accepting applications for October
Backers pour $15m into Australia's telecom/advertising startup Unlockd
Australia's all-you-can-fly startup Airly aims for Q3 launch
ING Direct report: Gen Y unimpressed with robo-advisors
Could Blockchain enable a true P2P insurance model?
A slide-deck look at what's happening in wearable tech
Orange buys Groupama for 2017 mobile bank launch
A brief interview with the Thai PM's Digital Advisor
A look at Malaysian government 9ves to boost startup activity
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'Australia's scattergun startup funding short changes accelerators and won't work'
Shopious closure a warning to Indonesia’s bootstrapped startups
Cash, fear & uncertainty: The Holy Trinity of Bitcoin and blockchain
APRIL 25 2016
Thailand eCommerce Summit 2016 set for June
Morgan Stanley report on Blockchain in banking: disruptive threat or tool? (pdf)
VC Gurley warns startups to beware of toxic funding deal terms
Sustainability Startup/Innovation Weekend Melbourne set for May
Thailand sets $570m startup fund, aims for 'startup districts'
Hong Kong startups 'better off ' raising VC funds than seeking gov't support
Mexico City asks 9 million citizens to crowdsource a new constitution
A look at China’s emergence as a technology innovator
APRIL 24 2016
Losing money: part of being an investor
Jakarta's human resources platform Rekruta gains funding
NZ's SuchCrowd startup: musicians, artists secure an audience before touring
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APRIL 23 2016
Is 'going micro' the next big thing for insurance tech?
Alibaba-backed UCWeb launches $20m fund for gaming startups
Indonesia: regulator to intro micro VCs and other incentives to boost startups
Small Industries Dev Bank of India sanctions funding to 30 venture funds
US Embassy to run Entrepreneurship Challenge to fund Vietnam startups
Knolskape gamification startup lands funds to boost work training, engagement
Singapore's SoftPay Mobile acquires Vietnam’s MPOS Technology
Melbourne's Hava SaaS startup lands $500k funding
NZ startup Dotterel wins innovation award for drone noise reduction tech
Australian entrepreneur on the problems with today’s startups
Can blockchain and bitcoin help the world's poorest?
Why big banks won’t be able to join the fintech boom
Alibaba affiliate raising funding at $60bn valuation
China forms ‘ChinaLedger Union’ Blockchain-based coalition
Infographic: 10 facts about mobile banking
UK-based payments firm Moni goes into receivership
Japan's VR startup Cluster raises $456k
DBS banks inks cross-referralagreements with 2 S'pore P2P lend platforms
APRIL 22 2016
CUneXus to power Digital FCU mobile lending platform
China tightens on internet finance firms, suspends new registrations
US Federal data should be open to public by default, say lawmakers
Philippine edtech Ritmo closes 2nd seed, led by Future Now Ventures
FinDEVr Silicon Valley, October: latest tools, platforms, APIs, case studies
Singapore 4xLabs expands forex comparison app to HK, Mumbai, Bangkok
Online travel industry may give insight into India and China
Abraaj Group bets on Southeast Asia's growing ecommerce sector
PWC & Startupbootcamp: 'APAC fintech ecosystems are thriving'
Online exports: a look at the opportunities for Vietnam
A look at the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Program
More on how Vietnam is opening doors to venture capital
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Singapore inventory startup TradeGecko appoints VP of marketing
Melbourne's Airly to jet to Europe after pitch contest win
Hoozu aims to link tech with social media talent in Australia
Australia's BugCrowd digital security startup raises $19m
Gaming Top Talent coming to Casual Connect Asia, Singapore, in May
4 crowdsourcing projects operated by governments
Great ideas often look like bad ideas
Vietnam: AlphaStartups Xpress session @ DreamPlex
APRIL 21 2016
A look at 50+ cannabis startups, spanning delivery, compliance, news & more
WhatClinic expands to S'pore, based on medical tourism demand
India: Target accelerator’s new startups - AI, AR, IoT
AP exec on cultural differences between Australian and Asian companies
Erotic ecommerce gaining steam in India
Pepper, AOL founder back US-based startup incubator
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MasterCard moves to strengthen remittance services in Bangladesh
Mobile accounts for rising share of ad spend in India
Tech labs aim to give a creative jolt to Vietnam's schoolchildren
A first look at Singapore's driverless pods, trialing late 2016
APRIL 20 2016
New tech startups hub ‘La French Tech Philippines’ launched
Thai moguls chase deals in Vietnam as ‘buy-Thai’ market booms
Nets to launch HCE mobile payments in Denmark
Travel tech startup funding surges 133% in Q1 2016
A look at the 85 fintech graduates of Y Combinator, 2005 to 2016
Sydney custom dressmaker Fame and Partners raises $10m from US
Drive Yello food delivery app helping Australians earn an extra buck
TruePillars connects smart investors with businesses for small loans
Branson, Wozniak and Facebook VP seeking world's best startups
Startup launches WelcomeOver, the Airbnb for food, in Australia
Data61’s Ribit.net collabs with ICT Geelong to spur regional startups
Front End of Innovation conference, Ideation To Execution: Boston, in May
Women in GovTech set for September, in Singapore
A look at Google AdWords industry benchmarks
Computer usage falls as 20% of millennials go mobile-only
Oxford University launches fintech lecture series
China’s Silicon Valley dream is powering the rise of health startups
Sensors + brains: 17 IoT companies using artificial intelligence tech
IoT competition aims to turn Ho Chi Minh City into smart city
MYOB, ANZ team up to help Kiwi startups
APRIL 19 2016
Code for Victoria innovation teams devise tech fixes in Australian gov't
Thailand's Medical Departures: Live founder/CEO interview, May
Visa, Malaysian Islamic banking association seek ASEAN fintech startups
Report: Global health-tech firms seeing funding traction
Forget Melbourne vs Sydney, Australian fintech must take global view
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Forget how Blockchain works, talk about what it does
European Parliament to host blockchain conference
Melbourne tech community works to help refugees settle in Australia
Japan plans fingerprint payments system for 2020 Olympics
Mondo cofounder leaves to launch fintech consultancy
Asia Pacific now 2nd biggest region for fintech investment
Singapore launching biometric system for immigration
'Fintech’s $138 billion opportunity'
Extra-thin LEDs put a screen on your skin
News Corp leads seed round in Australian augmented reality startup, Plattar
Spring.ph breaks its 50 startups target, adds seven firms
India’s new payments banks seek global talent to steer ops
Alibaba-Lazada deal may turn SE Asia into e-commerce battleground
Philippine SaaS tech startup CloudSwyft raises $200k
Ripples from Estonian blockchain experiment may be felt globally
13 startups to watch from ASU GSV Education Tech Summit 2016
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Indonesia's KREN ventures into travel e-commerce
Pich wins Santander InnoVentures fintech venture day in Madrid
$100 million 'global first' Australia-China science precinct for UNSW, Sydney
APRIL 18 2016
Tech and telco companies invest US$31b in IoT in 5 years
Meraki’s success proves virtual reality is here and now in India
Accenture seeks FinTech innovators for APAC accelerator programme
On Bloomberg: Has the Asian startup bubble burst?
China's startup boom could turn to bust on Beijing's signal
A look inside Seoul’s Innovation Bureau
'Absolute crisis' facing Australian tech: “Nobody wants to come here anymore"
Australia Post to trial drone delivery
A look at fintech startups guiding 100M Pakistanis towards financial inclusion
America launches 'citizen science' engagement platform
Augmented/Virtual Reality revenue forecast to hit $120bn by 2020
New $190m seed fund eyes India and Indonesia
Ethereum used for ‘first’ paid energy trade using Blockchain tech
Spare5 combines AI with crowdsourced human savvy to make sense of data
Launching a healthcare startup in Asia: Challenges and opportunities
Digital disruption in the US small-business insurance market
WorldRemit targets world's 2bn 'unbanked' citizens, eyes Asia Pacific
Melbourne augmented reality startup scores $1.1m seed
Vietnam's Kyna.vn lands 7-digit funding from CyberAgent Ventures
Malaysia’s Marna Capital invests in SEA-focussed Spot News app
Airbnb acquires bitcoin/blockchain expert team
APRIL 15 2016
Inaugural Singapore Fintech Festival set for November
5 trends and opportunities in Indonesian tech & startups
GREE launches $12m fund aimed at VR content startups
Australia & New Zealand tech deal activity jumps 8x since 2011
Industrial IoT driving roughly 1/3 of in-vestment in broader IoT
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Microsoft to support Da Nang, Vietnam, on startup programme
Hong Kong startup, HKDSmart, enters overseas remittals market
Australia considering startup landing pad in India's Bengaluru
India's WedWise gains funding from StartUp Equity Partners
Bitmex beats 475 startups to win Tech in Asia Singapore Arena
4 simple ways IOT is expected to boost Singapore’s economy
APRIL 14 2016
What a tech startup's pivots say about Bitcoin's future
Singapore to regulate fintechs only when they pose risks
Provo, Utah: More VC-funded startups than anywhere - here's how
Australia calls for global ISO Blockchain standards
Tension mounts between banks and fintechs over password sharing
Fishburners plans 4-fold Sydney expansion
The right business to build is the one that you actually *want* to build
Marketing can't rely on the funnel when buying is no longer linear
A look at VR activities that interest smartphone users, end of 2015
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Singapore's Migme buys Indonesian ecommerce startup in latest purchase
6 of Asia’s finest startups, pitching at Tech In Asia Singapore
Some of the rising startups in Asian fintech
500 Startups Japan announces its first two investments
UK's Nationwide Building Society develops biometric banking app
APRIL 13 2016
Loot, student banking app, succeeds in raising over £1 million
In Japan: fingerprints to be tested as ‘currency’ for payments by tourists
GGV Capital raises $1.2bn to back tech startups in US, China
Indonesian startups to get $76m in gov't micro-credit guarantee program
For Visa, marketing tech is about making data actionable
Goldman Sachs unit looks to invest in Indian fintech startups
HaxAsia hardware accelerator rebrands as Enchant VC, launches new program
Vietnam's young tech talent pulls foreign funds to booming startup scene
Vietnam edtech startups win $90K from Google, Facebook
Canberra's eWay acquired by US giant, Global Payments, for US$50m
Credit Sesame launches SnapLoan, one-click for consumer loans
Applications open for QUT CEA Creative3 Pitch event
Connect Expo 2016, Melbourne: business, technology, innovation
MadPaws, ‘Airbnb for pets’ startup, partners with PETstock
Beijing to spend $1.5bn on developing a 'Silicon Valley of China'
$20 million Dragon Egg Fund launched for Australian startups to crack China
Startup Buckitdream aims to tap 'bucket list' data
Vietnam: VC license within 3 days of application, regardless of fund size
Next week in Singapore: Future Bank Asia 2016 conference
Earthport and Ria Money Transfer join forces for remittances
APRIL 12 2016
KPMG launches Digital Village to fill crucial gap in startup ecosystem
Google joins health app space with launch of 'health card' tool
Wanted: Entrepreneur-in-Residence at muru-D, Australia
LaunchVic, Australian $60 million startup fund, open for applications
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India’s audacious plan to bring digital banking to 1.2bn people
Fintech threatens 250,000 jobs as European insurers cut costs
AI: Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple pursue artificial intelligence startups
Australian trade delegation seeks opportunities for startups in China
Sigfox deal with Microsoft latest sign of IOT startup’s expansion aims
Aus startup system will “fall hopelessly behind” if gov't doesn't fix immigration
Sequoia Capital, Airtree lead $10m funding of NZ startup 90 Seconds
Vietnam to ease VC rules to realize 'startup nation' dream
Korean startup takes saliva to give DNA-based diet advice
Equity and debt crowdfunder FundedHere raises US$1.29M
Singapore PM’s office sets up joint Smart Nation research unit
Indonesia: startups and President partner to improve farmers' lives
After losing his grandmother, this entrepreneur uses IoT to save lives
Meet Alpha Startups Indonesia's 1st batch of winners
Australia's Blockchain Summit 2016 set for June, in Melbourne
APRIL 11 2016
Why Barclays sees banking's future as an information business
BNP Paribas embraces Silicon Valley through Plug and Play partnership
Hyderabad to host Asia's biggest startup conclave, Impact Charter
New fintech startups challenging Asian private bankers
In Indonesia: Top 20 startups receive $336m from foreign investors
Vietnam’s telecom co Viettel to launch venture capital arm
In Shanghai: Digital Disruptors in Asia & the Power of Partnership
Brisbane credit union CUA partners Sydney fintech hub Stone & Chalk
LA meet Australia: Emerging Innovators Xchange 2016
South Korea to build US$86million artifi-cial intelligence supercomputers
Hong Kong event: Digital Disruptors in Asia & the Power of Partnerships
APRIL 10 2016
Ireland's Seedcorn Competition 2016: EU280,000 in prizes
'..launch pads overseas will only undermine talent creation at home..'
VC funds, think tanks puzzle over startup 'valley of death'
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4 of India's startups: home services, food, cars, and beauty
Deals to real estate tech startups hit record levels in Q1 2016
Sydney event: Stories from media-tech startups at different stages
A look at 26 funded edtech startups across Southeast Asia
FPT Ventures: US$1 million for Vietnam startups in 12 months
China's Unicorn Capital Partners closes $210m debut VC fund
A look at 125 startups in Human Resourc-es: recruiting, benefits, payroll...
Indonesian fintech to complement banks, not compete, startups say
Amazon mulls fintech acquisitions as valuations fall
Hyperledger may be on verge of merging Blockchain, IBM, Digital Asset code
Digital ad spending in India to surpass $1Billion in 2017
Microsoft adds Ethereum blockchain to Windows platform for developers
APRIL 9 2016
Malaysia's BookDoc launches web portal targeting medical tourists
Malaysia: Cradle Fund aims for $51m for co-investment fund, 9 deals in line
Indian gov't looking to boost domestic startup funding
A quick look at 10 Malaysian startups
Indonesia's Telkom wants to nurture 40 tech startups a year
India: Healthcare startup Imedilane, edtech firm Vahan raise funds
Citi fintech study predicts 17% of consumer banking revenue to go digital by 2023
8 ways blockchain tech can be expected to change mobile payments
Open source giant Red Hat launches OpenShift Blockchain Initiative
A quick look at some startups trying to take blockchain beyond fintech
Could fintech make travelling safer?
'China's startup and innovation scene exploding because gov't wants it to'
Australian startup SkedGo wins Rio Olympics Transport Challenge
SwipeStox launches live trading app for iOS & Android
3 consumer trends that may shape success for Asian startups
Circle: "instantly send value, without fees, with the convenience of sending a text"
Deutsche Bank opens innovation lab in Silicon Valley
Chinese payments giant Alipay expanding into Europe
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Australian fintech market to hit $4bn by 2020; banks may lose $10bn
APRIL 8 2016
Indian e-wallet MobiKwik keeps fintech focus
Malaysia’s online baby boutique Applecrumby & Fish raises $300k
Telkom’s MDI Ventures to invest $25m in 10 Indonesian startups in 2016
Singapore's adventure tours marketplace Traca secures seed funds
Philips may launch venture fund to invest in Indian healthtech
Microsoft strikes partnership with banks on blockchain tech
'Asia is post-mobile' says report by Taiwan adtech startup, Appier
Telstra CTO: Australia is outpacing the US in IoT adoption
A look at the recent Victorian government BudgetHack event
Australian startups: more commitment, less conversation
Tuhua fund raises $10m to invest in 25 New Zealand startups
Is fintech losing some of its attraction for investors?
5 must-know tips for e-commerce entrants and startups in Vietnam
In the IOT age, the question of who owns data is about to get trickier
Research: "..internet enables private mon-ies like Bitcoin to competitively emerge.."
A quick look at IoT and its next step, the industrial internet of things, IIOT
On Finovate: fintech fundings Q1 2016: 334 deals totalling $6.7 billion
FinDEVr tech-focused conference set for October this year
pwc fintech report: next 3-5 years, FinTech investment could exceed $150bn
FinTech: US$150 billion expected to be invested by 2020
US smartphone users: 1/4 watch videos daily - but 1/4 never
India: SaaS companies now making over $1m annually
Digital ad spending in India set to surpass $1bn next year
Bangkok Entrepreneurs networking event: Advanced Tech, a unified theory
APRIL 7 2016
Singapore’s restaurant booking app Chope acquires MakanLuar, enters Indonesia
Funding Societies startup aims to change lending in SE Asia
CitrusPay fintech startup wants to be India’s payment universe
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A quick look at 54 fintech companies making waves in Europe
Grab, World Bank debut ‘OpenTraffic platform’ in the Philippines
Net-scraping startup, Predata, predicting the future by decoding the past
Malaysia natural 1st market for SEA expansion says SG startup Ninja Van
A primer on Singapore’s tech and startup scene
A look at the insurance-tech equation
Funnel Ventures: bridging social gap between Aus startups and Silicon Valley
Perth's IOT startup Quantify Technology hires 2 ex-Cisco execs, preps for launch
6 tips for early-stage fintechs from an Australian investor
clapit breaks Australian record with seed funding of A$2.57m
March 2016 Startup News Asia summary: online & offline
Australia's Bombd sets up shop in Venice Beach, aims at social networking presence
Inside Malaysia’s national big data plan
LinkedIn launches US$59M Singapore data centre, its first outside the US
Singapore's Monk’s Hill Ventures hits final close on maiden $85m fund
A look at 36 of Southeast Asia’s top startup investment firms
Malaysia: ideas competition for civil service, business, social sector
APRIL 6 2016
Fintechs, prepare for a wave of mergers and acquisitions
64 healthcare IoT startups: Monitoring, clinical efficiency, biometrics...
Astroscale eyes way to cleanse skies of space junk
Pouch cashless wristbands aim to make concerts a safer experience
A look at 21 startup companies serving the underserved
A quick look at 4 Thai startups on the rise
Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital announce $50m India-focused fund
India to set up world's largest startup incubation facility
A quick look at 5 new travel-related startups
Telenor Myanmar to invest $100k in two tech startups
APRIL 5 2016
Japan's F Ventures launches $4.5m fund for Fukuoka region
Digital ID company iSignthis facilitates instant Bitcoin purchases on Coinify
Singapore’s F&B POS startup, Sphere, raises $340k seed funding
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Carlyle Group to raise $1bn for new Asia private equity fund
Australian startup aims to matchmake startups with big business
A look at DRU, the world's first pizza delivery robot
Western Union launches digital B2B payments platform for SMEs worldwide
StartupAUS director: Fix immigration or lose people like me
Google's VR View tool allows embedding of 360-degree content
‘Win-in-Suzhou’ Oceania Start-up competition New Zealand launched
China’s CPFA Microfinance may land $25m equity from existing investor
IIIT-Hyderabad establishes accelerator for AI and deep tech
Philippines’ startup ecosystem faces barriers, yet to take off
Is online financing going to be the death of the credit card?
General Motors launches new platform made by Australian startup
Fintech startups reveal disruption plans at FinTech Innovation Lab
The insurance industry braces for the coming fintech shake up
Social media startup Vamp aims for IPO in Australia
Some of 500 Startups’ new bets in Asia
Apparition Media advertising startup uses mural art for customer engagement
Cardect startup on Indiegogo aims to be the end of the business card
A look at Asahi Shimbun's Media Lab Open Innovation Office & accelerator
Pollenizer partners University of Western Australia for entrepreneurship
A look at three of India's promising healthcare startups
APRIL 4 2016
’Wall Street is Blockchain's weak link’
A look at some of the devices demo'd at IoT Asia 2016
12 fintech startups added to Afiniation Melbourne event
TV, internet and health plan providers rank worst for customer service
Mobile wallet interoperability: consumer to merchant, minus intermediaries
Flipkart buys mobile payments startup, PhonePe app, founded by ex-employees
In the NYT: Ethereum enables transactions that rival Bitcoin’s
SG-Innovate: connecting entrepreneurs with mentors, advise on fintech funding
Some of the downsides of startup incubators and accelerators
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US Federal Reserve report: Consumers' Use of Mobile Financial Services
APRIL 1 2016
Citi GPS report: How FinTech is Forcing Banking to a Tipping Point (pdf)
Swiss banks and SIX plan national mobile payments platform
Cards & Payments Asia 2016 expo set for April 20-21 in Singapore
A look at Timo, Vietnam's first digital-only bank
Philippines' SkyEye, land & property survey startup, lands funding and incubation
Indonesia considering tax holiday for e-commerce startups
FPT, Dragon Capital partner to launch Vietnam Innovative Startup Accelerator
Australia's 'trust economy' startup, Meeco, in global push
Australia's Remarkable Accelerator to develope disability-focused startups
Applications for DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia 2016 now open
'Users interested in VR but not interested in purchasing VR headsets'
CIPS seeks greater share of China's cross-border yuan payments
YonderWork, prof dev concept: learn,net-work, work in Bali, Chiang Mai, Buenos Aires
BPC Banking Technologies partners Da Afghanistan Bank for payment system
Mobile commerce growing slowly in Southeast Asia
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