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11 Most Promising Singapore Fintech Startups in NextGen Tech 30

Fintech News

YouTrip YouTrip illustration, Source: YouTrip Launched in 2018, YouTrip is a mobile financial platform based in Singapore that offers a multi-currency mobile wallet and a contactless Mastercard to make payments in over 150 currencies. The platform is designed for travelers and tech-savvy consumers alike.

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From Investing To Budgeting, How Millennials Are Disrupting Personal Finance

CB Insights

A 2018 survey by Bank of America shows that millennials’ top financial priorities were saving for emergency funds (64%), saving for retirement (49%), and saving to buy a house (33%) — not much different from the concerns their baby boomer parents had 30 years ago. Investing: Robo-advisors and micro-investing lower barriers to entry.

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How Fortnite Turned ‘Free’ Into $3B In Profits

PYMNTS

But in the year 2018, that changed – the word went from being a piece of anachronistic English to a certified cultural phenomenon (albeit spelled a bit differently) that almost no one was anticipating. The Magic of Micro-Transactions. “It’s available everywhere. Almost anyone can play it on a phone, anywhere they can play games.

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How Robots Are Shaking Up The Grocery Industry

PYMNTS

It has gained speed in 2018, showing how fulfillment — in many cases, following the lead of Amazon — is relying less on human participation as eCommerce buyers continue to change their shopping habits and expectations. consumer spending this year on food and beverages, according to PYMNTS research , up from 0.8 percent of U.S.

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1M Users & Growing: 20+ Fintech Startups That Have Crossed The 1 Million Account Mark — And How They Got There

CB Insights

Companies are developing products and services aimed at transforming the consumer experience across everything from credit monitoring to personal finance. As a result, consumer adoption is at an all-time high. fintech startups are Changing the consumer experience. get the building the bank of the future report. cbi_cta id=70404.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. In the same way that Square built a payment-centric ecosystem for brick-and-mortar SMBs and micro-merchants, Stripe has reinvented online payment acceptance.

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Vietnam’s Digital Finance Landscape: Banks Gain Ground Amidst Shifting Competition

Fintech News

In Q4 2022, Moca by Grab ranked as the sixth most used digital financial platform in Vietnam with an 8% penetration rate, results from a survey of more than 1,500 consumers reveal. These incumbents had made a strong entry, collectively achieving a 23% penetration rate and securing the fifth position, the data show.

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