“Malaysia is at a pivotal time in its history - both politically and technologically - and is uniquely positioned in Southeast Asia to cement its position as the region’s fastest growing FinTech hub.” Compared to their Western counterparts, banks in Asia have been slow to adapt to the digitisation of the financial space, leading to an increase in demand for similar services that cater to digital-savvy markets. Among banking executives in Malaysia, a whopping 82% believe that

This year SuperCharger will return to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for its second accelerator programme in partnership with MDEC, and Allianz. Following on from last years success — where our start-ups went on to raise over US$15m, deliver 29 proof of concept’s, and win numerous industry awards — we are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the next cohort of founders to apply. The programme will begin in August and culminate on on our demo day to be held in Novem

Temenos Innovation Jams are around the corner! Running for the third year, the Innovation Jam invites the best Fintech startups to showcase their innovative solutions in financial services. It is a must-attend event for visionary banking professionals to witness ground-breaking Fintech solutions. This year, the regional heats are held in seven Fintech hubs around the world, kicking off in Dublin on 6th of March and closing in Geneva on 17th of April. Each Innovation Jam will

This week we are very excited to catch up with Anson Suen, the CEO of FundPark, a leading Hong Kong trade finance platform that is empowering SMEs in Asia. They were one of three finalists for Jumpstarter 2017 FinTech Pitch organised by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund. Looking forward to welcoming the FundPark team to the SuperCharger program! Q: Walk me through the journey of FundPark. What inspired you to start FundPark? While working at an international bank, I noticed that SME

This week Hong Kong and other parts of Asia celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolising family, harmony and the importance of being thankful for the wellbeing offered by the year so far. Yet, while Hong Kong’s residents share mooncakes and festivities, many of the affluent city’s residents don’t get to share in its prosperity. Hong Kong ranks among the most unequal places on the planet, with the richest 10 per cent in city earning 44 times more than the poorest. Hong Kong stan

Building on the momentum of SuperCharger's 2017 demo day at HKEX, we began our expansion into ASEAN, with Malaysia as the first country of entry. SuperCharger recently closed the Malaysia application and will officially announce the 10 FinTech companies joining the cohort at the Kuala Lumpur Launch Day on September 26th. For now, we would like to share with you our story in Malaysia thus far. A. Why Malaysia There is significant headroom for growth across FinTech sub-categori

The difference between bravery and stupidity is success. https://about.me/drewgraham Banks are reluctant to experiment because the only thing that costs them more than a failed experiment is a truly successful one. As commentators, industry insiders and customers we all join in with the chorus reprimanding banks for not “innovating” but if we take a step back and consider what we want from our employers and service providers, we don’t want them to lead, we just want them to c

During RiseConf in Hong Kong in July, we interviewed a number of thought leaders in FinTech, among whom Mr. Tim Hwang, Founder and CEO of FiscalNote. Q: Tell me about FiscalNote. How did the company start and what is its mission? Tim: We are the largest privately held company in the RegTech space. We aggregate legislation and regulation, company documents, court cases from multiple countries around the world. We use artificial intelligence to structure and normalize that info

During RiseConf in Hong Kong in July, we interviewed a number of thought leaders in FinTech, among whom Mr. Shameek Kundu, Chief Data Officer, Standard Chartered Bank. Read his insights below: Q: What are the roles of humans in an age of technological change, where technology is nearly universally-present? A: Ultimately, technology is here to serve humans - how can we do things more simply, more intuitively, and provide greater convenience. I believe technology can only work

During RiseConf in Hong Kong last week, we interviewed a number of thought leaders in FinTech, among whom Mr Roman Stanek, Founder and CEO of GoodData. Q: How did GoodData start? What is the company mission and what are you trying to achieve? A: We started 7 years ago. Our mission is to help companies get as much impact from data as possible, i.e. not limit data to a few people in the C-suite, but anyone in any given company should be able to access and experience the bundle