Latest: Fintech News
Bitcoin has lost 15% of its value in the past five days, is off 21.2% over the past month, and has plunged 29.4% so far this year.
A study gave instances of participants winding up US companies, participating in China's talent programmes and working at entities aiding the People's Liberation Army
The 180 metre high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built "slice by slice" - all controlled by artificial intelligence, the report claimed
Automotive components maker Motherson Sumi Systems Limited, IT services company Prodapt and cloud communications platform Route Mobile among biggest gainers
The second-largest bank in Southeast Asia said it would partner with MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) to develop client companies’ transitions to carbon neutrality
Authorities also mandated viewing hours for livestreaming, saying shows will need to be "forcibly" turned off by 10 p.m. local time for users of their parental control functions
The IMF will meet with Sri Lankan officials in a virtual meeting beginning on Monday, a statement from Masahiro Nozaki, the fund's country mission chief said on Saturday
The SPAC plans to invest in Web3, blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital ledger, e-gaming and other new financial technology and services industries
Nvidia's chips became popular for their use in crypto-mining, the process of obtaining crypto rewards in exchange for verifying transactions on distributed ledgers
The service was used in the laundering process for North Korea’s Axie Infinity heist, processing over $20.5 million in illicit proceeds, officials said
In This Section
AF Fintech Insights
-
Southeast AsiaCan Singapore Oust Hong Kong To Be Asia’s Fintech Leader? -
Fintech InsightsHow Livestream Shopping Works In China
Recommended: AI News
Recommended: Crypto News
Recommended: Blockchain News
AF TV: Fintech Videos
Fintech: The Big Picture
With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
-
PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
-
MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
-
Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
-
Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
Asia Financial is owned by Capital Link International Holdings Ltd, 902, Wilson House 19-27 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. www.capitallinkintl.com
