As part of the AmChams of the Asia Pacific Business Summit, on May 10th Move 78 participated in an insightful panel discussion focused on fintech and digital payments. Other panellists included Anupam Pahuja, VP, India, SEA, Middle East and Africa of Paypal; Garrett Ilg, President, Japan and Asia Pacific of Oracle; Debopama Sen, Head of Treasury and Trade Solutions, Singapore and ASEAN of Citi, and our own Co-Founder & CEO of Move 78, Mariko Braswell. The panel was expertly moderated by Huey Lin, Venture Partner for GGV Capital.
Read MoreMove 78 & FRA are partnering to create an APAC Financial Wellness Initiative.
Read MoreEven before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, digital inclusion has become an area of growing national and global importance, particularly in an increasingly digital era.
RFi Group’s Anna Shaw speaks with Mariko Braswell, co-founder and CEO of APAC Move 78 about how the fintech advisory firm is driving intitiatives in the area of digital inclusion.
Currently based in Singapore, Braswell works with companies offering strategy, marketing and technology consulting services.
Move 78 leverages local and regional partnerships to meet the legal, regulatory, compliance, and talent needs of new fintech entrants to APAC.
Read MoreMove 78 recently announced a partnership with Data Republic, a data collaboration and governance platform, as it seeks to expand its services to support growing fintechs and address inclusion objectives.
Data Republic has seen their technology adopted by banks, airlines, governments and retailers in Australia, the USA and the Asia Pacific, and is helping to redefine data governance frameworks and technology globally.
Singapore and Sydney (May 14th, 2020) Move 78 Pte Ltd (Move 78), APAC’s leading fintech advisory firm, today announced that it has partnered with Data Republic, the leading platform and network for data collaboration. The partnership will provide Move 78’s clients unparalleled access to Southeast Asia’s institutional business community’s client data sets for regional POCs and business case validation.
Data Republic’s pioneering technology allows companies to collaborate on data with prospective partners, including across borders. It enables enterprise organisations to preserve the privacy of highly sensitive data, while providing access to companies to build/test live proof of concepts and pilots.
Read MoreThis post was a follow up to the informative Fireside Chat with Major General Joaquin F. Malavet (retired) and Frank T. Troise of SoHo Capital, in conjunction with The American Chamber of Commerce Singapore. The focus was today’s ever-changing geopolitical landscape being compounded by a volatile and unpredictable political environment. For many, the Great Game has shifted to Asia and this dialogue provided a terrific overview.
Read MoreOur third digital inclusion event took place in Singapore on November 9th, as a pre-event leading up to the Singapore Fintech Festival. It was an amazing, invite-only CEO dinner which the team at Union Bancaire Privee, (UBP) co-hosted with SoHo Capital. The night was led by host, Michael Blake, CEO of UBP's Private Bank, and the discussion was moderated by Frank Troise, Managing Director of SoHo Capital.
Read MoreThe idea for the inclusion discussion series was borne from several meetings and calls with philanthropists, NGOs, entrepreneurs, and regulators in Singapore, Seattle, Washington DC, San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Our goal was to create awareness for the topic in the local communities and to address local areas where inclusion would have the greatest impact.
The challenge with financial inclusion is that many consider it to be a philanthropic effort, and not a viable business proposition. This could not be further from the truth.
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