Asia’s tech news #109: Sustainable fintech, Bengaluru Tech Summit, X-Pitch 2021…

WK Wright
4 min readNov 18, 2021

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Asia’s tech news #109: Australian sustainable fintech, Bengaluru Tech Summit, Taiwan’s X-Pitch 2021 winners, New Zealand Startup Investment…

India: Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021 — Nov 17–19, featuring keynotes from Australian, Israeli Prime Ministerswww.theweek.in

Some of the sessions include “Deepening India — Australia ties in technology and innovation” by Australia, “Healthcare and Medical Technology” by Germany, “Digital Health in Finland: Developing…”

Sustainable Fintech Demo Day 2021 from StartupBootcamp and Fintech Australia set for Dec 9www.startupbootcamp.com.au

Startupbootcamp is proud to present 10 startups from our Sustainable Fintech 2021 cohort. Join us and our partners including Bupa, Australian Super, Capgemini, EY, DiUS and AWSas we showcase…

Taiwan: The winning startups of the recent X-PITCH 2021 event via e27e27.co

Over a thousand people were tuned in to X-PITCH 2021, the X Games for Startups. TOP 150 semi-finalists — who are selected from 3,680 startups in 42 countries — were present at the Grand Finale…

Australia: Main Sequence, CSIRO VC fund, aims for celebrity co-investment in renewable energy…www.businessinsider.com.au

The fund says the entire project, dubbed “Voice Capital”, is underwritten with a promise of authenticity, playing matchmaker for celebrities and the causes they advocate for by welcoming them…

Indonesia: Religious leaders forbid country’s Muslims from using Bitcoin and cryptocurrencieswww.thejakartapost.com

Fatwas have no legal effect in Indonesia, but the declaration could potentially convince many Muslims to avoid cryptocurrencies.

IGNITE 2021 Cyber Conference / November 16–19
IGNITE 2021 Cyber Conference / November 16–19

Philippines: CellPoint Digital payments ups Cebu Pacific airline partnership, adding real-time…www.indianweb2.com

The new alternative payment methods boast wide-ranging end-user benefits, including enabling split payments between travel fund vouchers and cash, and converting local currencies in real-time….

India: The growth of ‘fintech for teens’, apps taking the place of traditional bank accountsgadgets.ndtv.com

FamPay, Junio, and Walrus are among the Indian app-based platforms that are attracting teens by offering them the ability to have their own prepaid cards and store money online. A large number…

Australia: Construction Startup Competition 2021 in the US selects Presien and ProcureProwww.worldcement.com

Presien — AI vision systems to free heavy industries from the risks that threaten the safety of their people and business. ProcurePro — Digital subcontractor procurement platform to close the digital gap…

New Zealand: October 2021 edition of Startup Investment magazine from pwc available, online or downloadwww.pwc.co.nz

We talk to established ventures UBCO and Dawn Aerospace about their growth journeys, investigate the founder / investor relationship of impact investing and explore the potential of New Zealand’s gaming sector.

Download: November 2021 edition of Banking Technology, from Fintech Futures, looking at influencers…www.fintechfutures.com

Around two years ago, Finastra’s owner Vista Equity Partners tried to offload up to 50% of its stake in the banking tech vendor, reportedly valuing the company at $10 billion at the time. However…

Malaysia Fintech Week 2022: January 24–28
Malaysia Fintech Week 2022: January 24–28

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WK Wright
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