Singapore remittance start-up InstaReM rebrands to Nium
Nium CEO envisions a world where everyone’s money is free for them to use.
Instarem
Instarem seeks banking licence in Singapore
The fintech is looking for a partner bank to do so.
Thailand’s KBank picks Instarem to power cross-border payments
Singapore-based Instarem will provide digital money transfers to select markets.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Instarem partners with First Data to enable card issuance
It will begin with corporates and fintechs in Singapore.
Instarem aims at Japan and Indonesia with $41m funding
This latest round takes InstaReM’s total funds secured to $59.5 million, with an expected IPO in 2021.
Paytech Instarem reels in $20m funding
This is the first close in its Series C round of $45 million.
Instarem buddies up with BeeTech for payments on blockchain
Will use Ripple’s network RippleNet for action in Asia-Pacific and South America.
Infographic: the evolution of international money transfers
From the barter system to Bitcoin.
Infographic: the power of $1
Instarem presents a series of infographics to find out what $1 can do for you.
Infographic: the better half of remittances
Debunking some common myths about women and remittances.
Instarem teams with Ripple for Southeast Asia payouts
Instarem to offer payouts for Ripple’s enterprise blockchain network members.
Payments round-up: 29 November 2017
No quiet days, and no respite from the action. Our latest paytech round-up stars Instarem, Form3, Starling Bank, Optile and Worldpay. Singapore-headquartered start-up Instarem has expanded into Malaysia, “solidifying its presence” in Asia Pacific (APAC). The firm already has individual and corporate customers in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. Instarem says it has licences in […]
Infographic: demystifying the cross-border remittances ecosystem
With a large chunk of the global workforce migrating to foreign countries in search of lucrative career opportunities or better living, the World Bank estimates that migrants will send up to $636 billion home in 2017, with three-quarters of that being remitted to developing countries. In 2015, $440 billion in remittances was sent back to […]
Singapore payments start-up Instarem lands in Lithuania
Singapore-headquartered start-up Instarem has entered the European paytech arena and will now provide international money transfer services from Vilnius in Lithuania. The Bank of Lithuania has issued an approval for the electronic money institution (EMI) licence. As reported last year, the bank, the country’s central bank and regulator, promised to provide preliminary answers to financial […]
Fintech funding round-up: 4 July 2017
There’s no lacking of backing. Our latest fintech funding round-up features Tide, Instarem and IntellectEU. UK-based mobile banking firm Tide, which launched in January, has raised $14 million in its Series A investment round. The round has been led by specialist fintech investor Anthemis, alongside Creandum, the Scandinavian fund that has backed companies including Spotify […]
