Partnership between Alipay and AMEX is expanding global access for small businesses in China.
China Big Tech wants to grow overseas, but exporting the Alibaba and Tencent duopoly is hard.
The young payments company uses Series B money to build on top of its recent licensing in Singapore.
Korea’s first licensed digital insurer, LifePlanet, is finally beginning to generate results after 11 tough years.
Innovation won’t be enough for these banks to become the next KakaoBank, Revolut, or Nubank.
CEO Tat Lee says innovation, not deposit size, will determine whether a virtual bank can succeed.
CEO Barbaros Uygun says the virtual bank can become a global leader like Revolut, NuBank and KakaoBank.
Calvin Ng, co-CEO, describes the steady grind of continuous product improvement that delivers revenues.
Do virtual banks need to be primary deposit accounts, and if so, how will they get there?
A deal with incubator HKSTP aims to get startups “big-bank ready” – and to make HSBC start-up ready.