A broad look at fintech - financial technology - news from March 2017.
Admittedly, this isn't every single item reported, in part because there's simply too much to cover; however, it does provide a solid overview of what's taking place.
The broad focus is the greater Asian region, but bear in mind that happenings outside a particular region automatically inform and have an impact on players within a region. If the dollar price changes, it affects more than the US, for example.
Spain's BBVA bank launches 9th fintech challenge, seeks startups across the globe
Asia-Pacific Guide for Investing in Insurtech Start-ups (pdf)
Australia: CBA signs sharing economy digital ID deal with Airtasker
Australia: Westpac Reinventure's new partner to help fintechs crack the US
Australia: Nod fintech startup wins first UK Startup Games in region
Australia: Evari insurtech startup launched by former Zurich Aus/NZ CEO
Australia: Investfit predictive financial planning startup secures $1.5M
Australia: Fintech investment hit $656M in 2016
Wirex bitcoin debit card provider raises $3M for contactless bitcoin card
ZrCoin crowdfunds 1st-ever commodities option on blockchain
Hyperledger Fabric to be production-ready by end of month
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Brunei: Monetary authority launches fintech sandbox
Cambodia: Morakot Tech's browser-based fintech OS joins Startupbootcamp
Cambodia: Fintech potential yet to be tapped in the Kingdom
Citi claims 1M users for voice authentication tool in Asia-Pac
China: CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund backs three US fintech startups
China: Yongqianbao fintech startup builds 'data detective' to assess loans
Hong Kong: Mioying fintech startup takes MPro robo-advice suite to HK
India: Airpay payments startup lands funding
India to open payment interface, ease transactions between m-wallets
India's Paytm steps into Canada with mobile bill and tax payment service
India: The 12 startups selected for Yes Bank accelerator
India: ICICI Bank launches S02 fintech/insurtech mobile app initiative
India: LATTICE80 fintech hub to set up in Andhra Pradesh
India: BillionLoans lending startup launched by former Infosys exec
India: Paytm ecommerce backed $200M by China's Alibaba
India: CreditMantri credit scores startup raises US$7.6M
India: Bank of Baroda launches fintech startups fellowships
Indonesia: Telcos launch mobile remittance service aimed at the unbanked
Indonesia: Otobro car financing startup acquired by Philippines' C88
Indonesia: A look at self-funded tax startup OnlinePajak
Indonesia: Amartha p2p micro-lender lands 7-digit funding
Indonesia: Bank, programs gear up for fintech ecosystem, startup growth
Indonesia: Grab set to buy Kudo online payment startup for over $100M
Insurance tech likely to face regulatory barriers in Asia
Japan: Fintech revenues expected to hit $743M by 2021
Malaysia: Online banking transactions topped $118BN in 2016
Malaysia: Jirnexu fintech closes aggregate equity funding totalling $6M
Malaysia: Hong Leong Bank fintech startup program launches in Malaysia
Myanmar: A quick overview of the country's fintech space
Myanmar: MyPay in talks to acquire Singapore's Fastacash
Philippines: JuanCredit, the 1st credit scoring system for Philippines' unbanked
Singapore: Monetary Authority trials blockchain for domestic inter-bank payments
Singapore: 12 fintech teams selected for Startupbootcamp
Singapore: Dymon Asia makes 1st close of debut $50M fintech fund
A look at the first 3 startups to graduate PayPal Singapore incubator
Singapore: Startupbootcamp unveils 12 fintechs for 2017 cohort
Singapore: OOjiBO fintech startup raises $3.6M to serve the unbanked
Singapore: Meisitis wealth aggregation startup partners Credit Suisse
South Korea: Toss, money transfer app, gains $48M from PayPal, others
Sri Lanka: R3 invites Central Bank to join blockchain consortium
Thailand: A quick look at 9 recently-funded Thai startups
Vietnamese startups see 46% investment rise with fintech leading
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