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Vietnam’s Zalopay Eyes Expansion Beyond E-wallet Into Lending, Investments

Fintech News

The company has capped interest rates between 8% and 13% annually to provide accessible and responsible financial solutions. Zalopay, launched in 2017 by VNG’s Zion Company, initially focused on e-wallet services, such as bill payments and money transfers via QR codes. million) from the sale.

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Sacombank Reportedly Planning 33% Stake Sale to Raise Up to US$880 Million

Fintech News

The sale faces significant hurdles due to regulatory limits on foreign ownership in Vietnamese banks, capped at 30%. Since 2017, the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) has managed these non-performing loans, holding a 33% stake as collateral.

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With 218M Active Users And 17M Merchants, PayPal Predicts A Strong Finish For 2017

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Venmo accounted for $9 billion in mobile payments volume in Q3, nearly doubling volume from this time last year. Venmo has processed about $30 billion in total payment volume in 2017 so far. Total payments volume rose 31 percent to $114 billion. As of the close of the market today, PayPal’s market cap is $80.86

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2018 Was The Best Year On Record For New US Unicorns

CB Insights

More US startup unicorns were born in Q4’18 than in any other financial quarter in history, capping off the best year on record for unicorn births in the United States. In 2018, 53 new companies hit a $1B+ unicorn valuation, up 83% from 2017 figures and 26% higher than the previous record in 2015. years — down from 7.8

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Australian Home Loans – Why Analytic Pricing is Essential in 2019

FICO

The inquiry was initially set up to monitor the implementation of the Commonwealth Government’s Major Bank Levy in May 2017. It also allows banks to change their pricing dynamically, as regulatory caps or risk controls are met. Regulatory monitoring and caps on credit growth provide a different challenge.

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Paya CEO On Going Public And The Middle Market’s Business Payments Opportunity

PYMNTS

GTCR, which acquired Paya in 2017 and remains the company's largest shareholder today, encouraged the company to accelerate product and technological development, a capability supported through operating as a private firm. Transaction volume for organizations in product areas like durable goods and PPE were up too, unsurprisingly. "We

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Bitcoin Tracker: Another Day, Another All-Time High

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It’s a crazy amount of growth — up a full 81 percent since the beginning of 2017 and nearly triple (299 percent) the value at this time last year. The digital currency’s market cap stood at just under $30 billion with some 16.3 The total crypto-market cap has grown from $27.8 million in circulation.

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