Fintech

Everybody knows how the staple dish for Asians is a bowl of fluffy white rice that can be sampled for breakfast, lunch, dinner—and sometimes even supper. On the other hand, rice bowl is also the term used when someone is earning their wages through a job. As such, it is only apt that the coveted […]

Given that we live in a world that’s influenced constantly by smartphones and mobile apps, we can’t deny that we often do come up with cool app ideas. We often come up with ideas that, if we actually pursued, could change the world that we live in; but seldom do we pursue them for various reasons.

Malaysia is a shopping paradise. At least 20% of urban Malaysians spend their weekends in shopping malls and when they shop, shoppers either pay by cash, debit card, or credit card. According to an official statement by CARDPOW!, generally a Malaysian owns at least two different credit cards, but has no idea what discounts are available

Tahun ini sahaja sudah pelbagai acara bercorak pencarian idea dan juga Hackathon telah diadakan tahun ini. Maybank dalam membawakan kelainan untuk program sebegini hadir dengan pertandingan mencari idea terbaik untuk industri teknologi perbankan. Perkataan ‘FinTech’ yang merupakan singkatan kepada Financial Technology ialah satu pengkhususan dalam bidang teknologi dimana teknologi yang dicipta adalah berasaskan kepada kewangan

When JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told the banks’ shareholders that Silicon Valley “[wants] to eat our lunch” – alluding to how tech startups are slowly taking away business from them – he’s not alone in that belief. Banks are feeling the heat from startups, which are working on various alternatives to traditional banking. Some

Fintech seems to be a hot topic in 2015. Maybank, one of Malaysia’s leading banks, wants a piece of it. Maybank has joined the bandwagon through a partnership with 1337 Ventures, a recognized Malaysian technology accelerator, in search of the best fintech ideas in region. Early stage startups can apply to join roadshows in Manila,

IT was just in late January that our Singapore editor Gabey Goh wrote an article about how the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) felt that corporations were the missing link in the accelerator model. According to Dr Alex Lin, the head of IDA venture capital arm Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd, startups flounder not because

Malaysia-based 1337 Ventures has struck a partnership with Maybank to find top FinTech startup talent from around the region. Applications are now open until May 29. The initiative will start with a roadshow spanning four cities in April and culminate in a three-day idea validation bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur in June, with the potential for further engagement

Maybank is teaming up with 1337 Ventures to go on a regional tour looking for promising fintech startup ideas. Startups are invited to apply to Ignite programmes in Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur this April 2015 where they will be exposed to opportunities in South East Asia and Maybank. Malaysia’s largest financial services group

IN a clear sign that more corporates are seeing value in the innovation that can come out from startups, one of the largest banks in South-East Asia, Maybank Bhd, is sponsoring a four-country roadshow dubbed ‘Ignite.’ From the roadshow, 20 startups will be chosen and flown into Kuala Lumpur (KL) with all expenses paid, to