March 2020

Ping An announced its place in the top 10 in the Global 500 2020 rankings released by the leading brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance for the first time. Ping An…

The chief executive of ANZ says the way banks handle the customers affected by the coronavirus crisis could be a redemption moment for the major lenders. The banking royal commission…

Singapore’s DBS Bank will offer a plug & play food delivery service for its small business customers to help them generate precious cash flow as the Corona Virus and subsequent…

Visa today launched the next phase of its #WhereYouShopMatters initiative, with a campaign featuring small business owners. The campaign features winemakers, coffee roasters, a fashion designer, shopkeeper, potter and baker…

Hong Kong-based financial services firm and investment bank AMTD Group, via its digital arm AMTD Digital,  is acquiring a controlling stake in Singapore insurance startup PolicyPal. After the deal, AMTD…

Rising challenger Starling Bank has taken out the ‘Best British Bank’ Award at the 2020 British Bank Awards. Tridos Bank and fintech darling Monzo came in second and third respectively,…

Standard Chartered has announced the launch of Mox, a new virtual bank brand in partnership with HKT, PCCW and Trip.com. Featuring the region’s first numberless bank card, with the backing…

02 to 08 March Week 10: a brief look back at some of the fintech news that’s not always picked up.  US bankers upbeat about future, but fear fintech A…