Author: Satoko Omata

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Satoko is a perpetually curious journalist who currently focusses on the crossroads where business and technology meet. Since stumbling into journalism in 2011, she has yet to find a dull day at work. It's a bit hard to track her down as she tends to travel where the story is, but come say hi if you see this rogue journo in the wild.

There’s seems to be a trend emerging in Malaysia, in 2019 we’re seeing a surge of proptech firms embracing fintech. Earlier this month, iProperty released a home loan eligibility indicator called LoanCare, an online tool that compares and calculates home loan eligibility instantly with up to 10 banks.Which in turn will give people a better chance in securing a home loan. We were informed by industry sources some aspects of the technology were support by Finology, the guys behind the comparison site, Loanstreet. Similarly, around the same time, PropertyGuru also released an online tool known as the PropertyGuru Home Loan…

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