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Neil Martin

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Neil Martin is the editor of NextMoney. He is a financial journalist who writes on fintech, financial services and automation. He also wanted to be a backing singer for a R&B band, but he can't sing, so took up road cycling instead. Please feel free to follow him on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Medium. And email him if you have a story, or thoughts on fintech in general: neil@nextmoney.org.

Global payment processing solutions market value surges ahead

The value of the global payment processing solutions market is expected to reach US$98.01bn by 2027, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% between 2020 and 2027. The big…

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GoBear raises $17m

Singapore-based GoBear has raised US$17m from Walvis Participaties and Aegon. The financial services platform for insurance, banking and lending products will use the money to help its move into being…

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Apollo 11, the financial crash, Covid-19 and the underbanked

So what do the Apollo moon landings, the 2008 financial crash and Covid-19 have in common? It all becomes apparent as NextMoney Editor Neil Martin explains his love of conspiracy…

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HSBC is coming Home says Source

HSBC is said to be switching resources back to Asia as its major restructuring plans, originally announced last February and paused after Covid-19 struck, are back on with renewed vigour.…

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Standard Chartered backs fintech nursery

The University of Hong Kong has created a fintech academy with the help of HK$60m from Standard Chartered Bank. The full title of the new initiative is The University of…

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Revolut hires former Railsbank COS to steer its business expansion in Asia

Revolut has hired its Sinagpore senior team which will lead the fintech’s big push into Asia. Topping the bill is James Shanahan who slots in as Singapore CEO. His latest gigs…

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Unbanked in Myanmar get boost from Ant Wave

Wave Money and Ant Financial are teaming up to help the unbanked in Myanmar. The two companies have formed a ‘strategic partnership’ to promote financial inclusion for the unbanked and…

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ASEAN Cross-border chat

Stand by for the next talk on cross-border collaboration between the ASEAN region and India, UK, Denmark and Sweden. It takes place on Tuesday, 26 May, at 5pm Singapore time.…

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Crypto

Anquan and WEG Bank to develop blockchain applications for financial services

Singapore-based Anquan Capital has teamed up with German bank WEG to develop blockchain applications for banking and financial services. Anquan was founded in 2015 to incubate and take-to-market technology companies…

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Business

COVID-19 to have profound effect on payment cards market

It’s reckoned that 110 million more contactless payment cards will be issued this year, beating pre-COVID-19 forecast expectations. Driving the market is the belief that contactless is considered the more…

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