Hana and MoneyGram Launch USDC-to-Cash Withdrawals Across Southeast Asia

Hana and MoneyGram collaborate to enable USDC-to-cash withdrawals across Southeast Asia to offer fast, low-cost access to local currency without banks.

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Kima Network Taps Mocasa for DeFi-Based Buy Now, Pay Later in Southeast Asia

Kima Network and Mocasa join forces for seamless DeFi-powered BNPL services as offering faster, cheaper, and more inclusive credit access in Southeast Asia.

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Bybit Pay Bridges Web3 and Retail Payment in Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia’s criminal syndicates launch custom infra, stablecoins for global fraud, UN warns

Transnational cybercrime gangs in Southeast Asia continue to grow, expanding their reach through crypto and custom blockchain services, the UN reports. Cybercrime syndicates in Southeast Asia are really stepping up their game, and crypto is right at the heart of…

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Shaping the future of Web3 gaming in Southeast Asia: An interview with W3GG CEO Chin Yu

Asia has the biggest gaming population in the world with over 2X more gamers than the rest of the world, according to recent reports. The Southeast Asian region has a higher concentration of this overThe post Shaping the future of Web3 gaming in Southeast Asia: An interview with W3GG CEO Chin Yu appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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ThunderCore and YGG SEA launch Web3 game developer program for Southeast Asia

March 16th, 2023 – Coinscribble / ThunderCore has partnered with Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia (YGG SEA), Southeast Asia's largest blockchain gaming guild, to launch a developer program that willThe post ThunderCore and YGG SEA launch Web3 game developer program for Southeast Asia appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Crisis as a Catalyst for Change: Southeast Asia Is Digitizing Finances

Southeast Asia’s relations with open finance and emerging technologies have become more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Crypto exchange Zipmex expands to Thailand

Licensed bitcoin and crypto trading platform Zipmex, today announced its launch in Thailand with its official mobile app. The expansion comes after successful launches in Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia as the company continues to accelerate operations across Southeast Asia to fuel a rising demand for digital currency due to the recent regulation changes in the […] CryptoNinjas: Crypto exchange Zipmex expands to Thailand

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Tezos Southeast Asia and ACCA Sign MoU to Explore Blockchain’s Potential in Accounting

In a press release issued on April 13, 2020, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Tezos Southeast Asia (TSA) announced that they had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore applications of Tezos blockchain in the accounting industry.

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Ripple Helps Sentbe Increase Financial Inclusion for Migrants in Korea with More Efficient Remittances

Questioning traditions in finance is a daily mission for Korean firm Sentbe. It applied its innovative mindset to the international money transfers regularly sent across Southeast Asia by Korea’s large population of migrant workers and partnered with SBI Ripple Asia, a joint venture between Ripple and SBI Holdings, to improve the ineffective process offered by … Continued The post Ripple Helps Sentbe Increase Financial Inclusion for Migrants in Korea with More Efficient Remittances appeared first on Ripple.

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BiKi’s Ethan Ng Addresses the Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies

According to Ethan Ng, BiKi. com Southeast Asia CEO who leads the globalization initiatives, the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will have a significant impact on the future financial ecosystem.

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Interpol Reduces Cryptojacking Across Southeast Asia by 78%

Interpol continues to crack down on criminal activity involving cryptocurrencies. Primarily the cryptojacking threat remains very problematic, and further scrutiny is warranted.   Cryptojacking has been a major threat for several years now.

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Interpol Operation Drives Southeast Asia Cryptojacking Down by 78%

Cryptojacking was rampant around the globe last year. By June 2019 in Southeast Asia, more than 20,000 MikroTik routers had been infected. Thanks to Operation Goldfish Alpha, Interpol reduced incidents of illicit crypto mining by 78% in just six months.

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SE Asia payment app Wadz to use TomoChain blockchain infrastructure

TomoChain, a low latency, and near-zero fee transactional system, announced today it has partnered with Wadz for online and point of sale (POS) payment solutions across Southeast Asia using the speed and security of TomoChain’s blockchain technology.

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IBMR launches Algorand powered microfinance platform for Southeast Asia

IBMR. io, a social impact economic development reserve, and advisory, announced today a partnership with Algorand, the open source, permissionless, pure proof-of-stake blockchain protocol. The two companies have joined together to launch a new microfinance ecosystem platform, ARCC.

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IBMR and Blockchain Firm Algorand Launch Microfinance Platform

IBMR and Algorand are jointly launching a microfinance platform and a dedicated token to promote financial inclusion in Southeast Asia

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Biki.com: Exchanges and Projects Are Interdependent “There is No Other Way”

29th July, Singapore, Singapore – At the CoinTime Summit 2019 held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 25th-26th July, BiKi. com Southeast Asia CEO Ethan Ng spoke on the new role of exchanges in 2019 and the benefits of interdependency between projects and exchanges, “And we found out through our model, we literally help our […] The post Biki.

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The Global Blockchain Investment Summit [GBIS] is about to happen in Indonesia; Explore the transformation of Indonesia’s digital economy

In recent years, the technology and application of blockchain in Southeast Asia have developed rapidly over the past. Governments and associations around the world, as well as blockchain alliances,  are actively exploring the potential development and application prospects of blockchain technology in various fields such as governing management, commerce, finance, tourism, and agriculture.

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The Global Blockchain Investment Summit (GBIS) is about to happen in Indonesia. Explore the transformation of Indonesia’s digital economy.

In recent years, the technology and application of blockchain in Southeast Asia have developed rapidly over the past. Governments and associations around the world, as well as blockchain alliances are actively exploring the potential development and application prospects of blockchain technology in various fields such as governing management, commerce, finance, tourism, and agriculture.

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Ripple (XRP) Poised For More Gains, Prices Rebound From Q1 Support

Ripple (XRP) is up 2. 6 percent Footprints in the Middle East and Southeast Asia highlight Ripple’s advantages SWIFT is dominant, but Ripple’s progress is noticeable. Even though most of their partners use xCurrent, clarity in the future will ease their transition to xRapid.

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Binance and Vertex Launch Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange in Singapore 

Binance cryptocurrency exchange has announced the public launch of Binance Singapore, a fiat-to-crypto exchange that allows residents to buy and sell bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and Binance coin (BNB) with Singapore dollars (SGD).

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Binance Singapore and Investor Vertex Establishes Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway to Set the Stage Beyond the Island

Coinspeaker Binance Singapore and Investor Vertex Establishes Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway to Set the Stage Beyond the IslandBinance has additional plans to grow the Singapore blockchain ecosystem with investment partners Vertex Ventures China as well as Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India ('Vertex').

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Leading Restaurant Chain in Singapore Debuts Bitcoin Payments

Kopitiam has announced plans to accept bitcoin payments as part of the company’s efforts to adopt digital payment means, The Business Times reports, July 01, 2019. The move forms part of a growing wave of cryptocurrency adoption sweeping across Singapore and Southeast Asia as a whole.

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Maxonrow Joins the Blossoming Blockchain Industry in Kuala Lumpur and Taipei

Coinspeaker Maxonrow Joins the Blossoming Blockchain Industry in Kuala Lumpur and TaipeiOne of the emerging blockchain firms in the space, Maxonrow, views the growth of blockchain in Southeast Asia as an opportunity to set a precedent of cooperation between government agencies and blockchain enterprises.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Indonesia’s startup scene

For most, Indonesia does not immediately spring to mind as a hub for startup innovation, not least because nearby Singapore has been traditionally known as the “Silicon Valley of Southeast Asia”.

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Smart Contract Platform Zilliqa (ZIL) Partners with Singaporean Payments Startup Xfers

Public blockchain platform Zilliqa (ZIL) has partnered with Singapore-based payments provider Xfers to explore the use of blockchain-based solutions in the digital payments space in Southeast Asia. This, according to a report by The Business Times, June 19, 2019.

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Zilliqa Teams Up With Payments Platform Xfers to Bring Blockchain Benefits to Southeast Asia

Coinspeaker Zilliqa Teams Up With Payments Platform Xfers to Bring Blockchain Benefits to Southeast AsiaPublic blockchain platform Zilliqa announced a partnership with Xfers. This will bring new innovations to Xfers’ enterprise solutions, including support for payments, regulatory compliance, a built-in digital wallet, etc.

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Asia’s Digital Assets Giant, ZB Exchange, Goes Big in New York

Servicing the digital assets space since early 2013, ZB Exchange is one of the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency trading platforms. For six years, ZB Exchange has built a reputation for innovation and security in markets like Korea, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia but this week saw ZB Exchange unveil a new, broader reaching strategy.

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VCC Exchange launches Bittrex powered crypto platform for Vietnam

CryptoNinjas VCC Exchange, a Southeast Asia based digital asset exchange company, announced that it is partnering with Bittrex to offer customers in Vietnam a secure, reliable and advanced cryptocurrency trading experience.

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BiKi.com Appoints Southeast Asia CEO, Ethan Ng

BiKi CEO Ethan Ng speaking at Blockchain Innovation & Technology (BIT) event organized by Asia Token Fund in Vietnam 9th May, Singapore, Singapore – Gaining recognition from notable industry players, the relatively new yet fast-growing cryptocurrency exchange BiKi.

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Report: North Korea May Exploit Southeast Asia’s Crypto Exchanges

North Korea could pose a threat to countries across Southeast Asia as it looks to exploit cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in regulatory frameworks, according to a new report.

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Coinbase Provides Wider Support for Crypto-to-Crypto Conversions

Crypto exchange platform Coinbase has announced that it will be expanding its crypto-to-crypto trading service to more countries. In the announcement, Coinbase explains that cryptocurrencies are in a transition period, which will see them move from being investment options to utilities.

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Coinbase expands cryptocurrency trading services across 11 new markets

Coinbase, one of the longest serving exchanges in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, is expanding its services across Latin America and Southeast Asia. As a result of the expansion, cryptocurrency enthusiasts in Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Chile, India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Zealand will now be able to access the company’s crypto-to-crypto trading services.

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North Korea Cryptocurrency Report Urges Southeast Asia To ‘Mitigate’ Threat

A new report into the alleged use of cryptocurrency by North Korea claims the whole of Southeast Asia is “vulnerable” to state actors. RUSI: North Korea Has ‘Gone To Extremes’ Published April 12, the report, Closing the Crypto Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korean Cryptocurrency Activity in Southeast Asia, comes courtesy of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI).

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North Korea might target Southeast Asia’s crypto-sectors, suggests RUSI report

The Korean peninsula is rife with social and political differences ever since the Korean mainland was split between North and South Korea after the Korean War. According to a report released by The Royal United Services Institute [RUSI], North Korea could target Southeast Asia’s vulnerable crypto-sector.

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Inside North Korea’s evil masterplan to siphon Southeast Asia’s cryptocurrency

North Korea might be posturing to attack Southeast Area’s growing cryptocurrency sector, and experts say it demands international response to reduce the threat. British defense think-tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has warned countries like Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam could soon become targets of state-sponsored hackers intent on skirting international economic sanctions, CNBC reports.

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Easing the Pain of Growing Cross-Border Remittance Demand in Southeast Asia

A lot of people spoke about the pain of cross-border remittances at the recent Ripple Regionals event in Bangkok. One of the day’s final speakers, Paul Arriyavat, VP of Disruptive Technology Office and Chief Strategy Officer at Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), even put a number on it: $68 billion that migrant workers in Southeast Asia send … Continued The post Easing the Pain of Growing Cross-Border Remittance Demand in Southeast Asia appeared first on Ripple.

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Chinese Bitcoin Miners Suffer in Iran Despite Cheap Power

This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Many Chinese cryptominers have migrated to places with cheap electricity and favorable policies as a result of the escalated government crackdown on cryptocurrency and its production process.

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Ripple Will Double Headcount in Its Singapore Office As It Eyes Regional Expansion in Southeast Asia

Ripple, the U. S. blockchain firm behind the XRP cryptocurrency, intends to double its staff working at its Singapore headquarters from 12 to 24 over the next year in a bid to offer a wide range of operations that are not only limited to customer service, as reported by Finews Asia on April 8.

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Talking Payments Innovation in Southeast Asia with InstaReM’s Prajit Nanu

Based in Singapore with customers in 35 countries that pay into 50+ countries, InstaReM is at the forefront of fintech innovation in Southeast Asia. The company’s co-founder and CEO Prajit Nanu chatted with me during a recent visit to Ripple HQ in San Francisco and shared valuable insights into financial inclusion efforts in the region, … Continued The post Talking Payments Innovation in Southeast Asia with InstaReM’s Prajit Nanu appeared first on Ripple.

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Talking Payments Innovation in Southeast Asia with Nium’s Prajit Nanu

Based in Singapore with customers in 35 countries that pay into 50+ countries, Nium is at the forefront of fintech innovation in Southeast Asia. The company’s co-founder and CEO Prajit Nanu chatted with me during a recent visit to Ripple HQ in San Francisco and shared valuable insights into financial inclusion efforts in the region, … Continued The post Talking Payments Innovation in Southeast Asia with Nium’s Prajit Nanu appeared first on Ripple.

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How BOLT’s Tokenized Ecosystem Transforms Content Streaming

BOLT GLOBAL, a blockchain-based content rewards platform, recently made several partnership announcements. First, BOLT’s user access to premium sporting streams just got a boost. The International Cricket Council granted BOLT transmission rights to the 2019 Cricket World Cup for users in Southeast Asia, where Cricket reigns as the number one watched sport.

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Ripple Insights Puts Spotlight on Why Southeast Asia is the Cradle of Payment Innovation

The financial and payment industries have seen a large amount of development and innovation in the last several years, particularly since the crypto trend erupted in mid-2017. The trend has especially picked up in Southeast Asia, which currently holds a reputation as a cradle of innovation when it comes to payments. Kapronasia's Zennon Kapron pointed […]

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How BOLT’s Tokenized Ecosystem Transforms Content Streaming

BOLT GLOBAL, a blockchain-based content rewards platform, recently made several partnership announcements. First, BOLT’s user access to premium sporting streams just got a boost. The International Cricket Council granted BOLT transmission rights to the 2019 Cricket World Cup for users in Southeast Asia, where Cricket reigns as the number one watched sport.

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Digix, TADA and Halo among first participants of Tribe’s Smart Cities blockchain program

CryptoNinjas Tribe Accelerator, a government-supported blockchain accelerator, and part of TRIVE Ventures (TRIVE), a Southeast Asia focused Venture Capital (VC) firm based in Singapore, has announced today the 10 startups which will form the first batch of Tribe Accelerator’s product development focused program.

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Southeast Asia’s Perfect Payments Storm

Southeast Asia has a well-deserved reputation as a cradle of payments innovation today. At a recent Ripple Regional event in Bangkok, Kapronasia’s Zennon Kapron provided a crisp overview of the factors driving this rapid evolution.

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Waves announces second funding round for Vostok enterprise blockchain project

CryptoNinjas Waves Platform has announced the details of the second investment round for the Vostok project, which consists of the global Vostok blockchain platform and the Vostok system integrator for enterprise and government IT systems, and already has investors from Europe, Southeast Asia, and.

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Uber-Killer Grab Prepares for War in Asia by Raising $1.5 Billion

The cash-grab brings the Singapore tech firm’s valuation up to $14 billion, according to press reports. Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab has packed its war chest with $1. 5 billion in fresh equity financing from Soft Bank’s Vision Fund this week.

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Binance Forays Into Indonesia’s Booming Crypto Scene, a Key Emerging Market

For a number of reasons, a majority of the nations in Southeast Asia have quickly become mainstays in the crypto space. Singapore, whose government has indirectly invested in Binance, is known for its array of industry startups, banks that operate in good faith with Bitcoin traders, and sector events.

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