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The head of M&A for PayU, a Naspers subsidiary, talks to FinanceAsia about its vision to create a world without financial borders and the companies it is investing in to achieve this lofty ambition.

VTB’s head of digital transformation highlights the danger of losing a generation of customers to Chinese fintech startups.

Virtual banks have come on in leaps and bounds this year, but traditional banks believe that investment in technology and a personal touch will see off the newcomers.

GrabPay’s has begun rolling back subsidies for merchants, suggesting that breakeven for the division may be closer than investors expect.

Where is momentum coming from in the fintech sector? Ping An's chief innovation officer talks about how he balances external investment with the internal R&D process.

Funding for Taiwan’s Appier hits $162 million as the AI software company looks at workforce and geographic expansion.

As fintech continues to boom, OneConnect has filed for its US IPO. But given how much it depends on Ping An for business it will be hard to shake off the image that it is still Ping An's baby.

Central bankers from China, Hong Kong and Thailand plan to issue their own digital currencies, spurred by the threat to their monetary policy. They were previously too complacent, says the IMF.

TransferWise has coupled with companies in Indonesia, the Philippines and Bangladesh to expand its service to more than 150 million mobile wallet users.