FinAccel raises $90M to expand credit lending platform in Southeast Asia
Singapore-headquartered FinAccel has secured $90 million in what is the largest funding round for a fintech startup in Southeast Asia as it looks to further…
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3 ways to buy games and apps on Google Play without a credit card
You have bought or been offered a new smartphone, and you are dying to download from the Google Play Store. What do you mean, you don’t have a credit card?…
Credit histories of a million Russians were in the public domain
The microfinance company’s database with passport data, phone numbers and residential addresses was made publicly available. Credit histories of more than 1…
HSBC Malaysia uses new technology to upgrade the ‘letter of credit’
ALTHOUGH blockchain technology has been around for more than a decade, business leaders still find it hard to understand. As a result, the seemingly limitless…
Clerk uses photographic memory to steal credit card info from 1,300…
Between Equifax’s colossal January breach and 220 million Facebook users having their phone numbers accessed last week, It seems like major corporations are…
HSBC completes first blockchain-based letter of credit transaction in yuan
HSBC completed the world’s first blockchain-based letter of credit transaction using Chinese renminbi, successfully using the technology in a transaction…
Breach at Hy-Vee Supermarket Chain Tied to Sale of 5M+ Stolen Credit, Debit…
On Tuesday of this week, one of the more popular underground stores peddling credit and debit card data stolen from hacked merchants announced a blockbuster…
Korea’s Biggest Credit Card Firm Wins Patent for Blockchain Credit System
Shinhan Card, South Korea’s top credit card company, has been granted a patent for a blockchain payment system.As reported by The Korea Times on Monday,…
Line introduces opt-in social credit scores for its 80 million Japanese…
Today, I spent my afternoon in an amphitheater next to Tokyo Disneyland to watch Line’s annual conference. Line is one of the most prominent tech companies in…
The Difficult Dilemma Of Dragon Quest XI’s Post Credit Sequence
Dragon Quest XI is a very long game full of tragic twists and turns, so when my journey finally came to an end, it felt like a real accomplishment. The credits…