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Is Vietnam Undergoing a Cashless Revolution?

Fintech News

Digital lending in Vietnam, Source: 2024 e-Conomy SEA, Google, Temasek and Bank and Company, Nov 2024 Additionally, the wealth and investing sector is seeing growth and evolution. Digital lending is another fintech vertical that’s rising, reaching US$6 billion in loan book balance in 2024, up 49% YoY.

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US Retail Sales Up 2.4 Pct From Nov To Dec 24

PYMNTS

percent from Nov. Data from Adobe Analytics cited by the Journal and covering the period Nov. Holiday sales rose this year compared to last but failed to meet many analysts’ expectations and were especially disappointing for brick-and-mortar operators, according to a variety of data sources. 11 and ending Dec.

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GameStop ditches its crypto wallets due to ‘regulatory uncertainty’

Payments Dive

The retailer, which is pulling support on Nov. 1, had sought to tap into gaming culture to make crypto a larger part of the company’s future.

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5 Stories That Shaped Singapore’s Fintech Scene in 2024

Fintech News

List of ASEAN-6 unicorns, Source: Fintech in ASEAN 2024, UOB, PwC Singapore, Singapore Fintech Association (SFA), Nov 2024 Featured image credit:edited from freepik The post 5 Stories That Shaped Singapores Fintech Scene in 2024 appeared first on Fintech Singapore. billion), Amber Group ( US$3 billion ), Coda Payments (US$2.5

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Federal Reserve Finds Strong Support For Its Real-Time Payments, Concerns Over Timing

Tom Groenfeldt

The Federal Reserve Board has asked for comments on the FedNow real-time payments platform by Nov. 7, although if it follows the practice from last year, it may well continue taking comments past the deadline.

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Southeast Asia’s Digital Financial Services Revenues Soared To US$ 33B in 2024

Fintech News

Revenue of digital financial services in Southeast Asia by vertical, Source: 2024 e-Conomy SEA, Google, Temasek and Bank and Company, Nov 2024 Digital lending: the main driver of fintech revenue In particular, digital lending remained the biggest revenue driver in Southeast Asia’s DFS industry. fold between 2022 and 2024 to US$11 billion.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin ATM Installations Jump By 85 Pct; Argentinian Lawmaker To Introduce Crypto Bill

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In other news, Rakuten Travel Xchange is teaming with ShareRing to provide their Japanese collection of more than 600,000 lodging facilities and 200,000 rental properties through the ShareLedger blockchain environment, according to a Wednesday (Nov. Capcom had noted in a Nov. 4 announcement that its networks had been attacked on Nov.

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