Tag "HelloGold"
What Can Entrepreneurs Learn from HelloGold’s Failed Consumer Business
During the cryptocurrency frenzy of the mid- to late-2010s, the HelloGold gold savings app was launched in Malaysia to a curious public. Allowing savings in gold for as low as RM 1, many wondered if this alternative business model would
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HelloGold Shutters Its Consumer Business — Users Have Until 2 Feb to Withdraw Funds
Malaysian-based fintech HelloGold, a savings app that blended gold trading with blockchain technologies, has become the latest casualty of adverse market forces and will be closing down its core business in Malaysia and Thailand. Users are given until 2nd February
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HelloGold Expands Blockchain Gold-Savings Platform into Africa
Gold-based savings platform HelloGold has announced their expansion into Africa, with the help of a digital financial inclusion group Baobab as their partner. Baobab serves a similar goal to HelloGold, which is financial inclusion for those in Africa and China via
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5 Top Funded Fintech Companies In Malaysia—Here’s What We Noticed
We have some ways to go before catching up to the top fintech nations, but the scene in Malaysia is growing nicely. At the time of writing, we already have, as far as we can find, 5 fintech companies that
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HelloGold Secures Series A from 500 Startups
Southeast Asian fintech firm HelloGold has secured Series A funding from Silicon Valley venture capital firm 500 Startups. The funding will be used for the integration and testing of blockchain elements on the HelloGold mobile app. Providing a Shariah-compliant platform
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Winners for Malaysia’s First Fintech Award
It’s been a great journey being part of Malaysia first Fintech Award we’re proud to have been one of the 4 judges appointed to help recognize the achievements and the progress of the fintech industry in Malaysia, the award was
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ICOs in Malaysia: An Overview
ICOs are becoming all the rage these days, with startups from around the globe adopting it as a method of fundraising. In Asia this is especially true for Singapore who recently emerged as the third largest ICO hub in the world and
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Malaysia’s HelloGold Wins “Most Innovative Islamic Product Award”
HelloGold, a Malaysian based fintech firm that blends gold trading with blockchain technologies was announced as the winner of the the Critics’ Choice Most Innovative Islamic Retail Product Award. Organised by the UK-based financial intelligence house, Cambridge IF Analytica, the award
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12 Hottest Fintech Startups in Malaysia
Often in conversation with industry players in Malaysia, the sentiment is that Malaysia is lacking in activity within the fintech space and the the fintech startups in Malaysia are still pretty nascent. The general impression from the market is that
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Fintech Malaysia Report 2017
Note: We’ve update this report, the 2018 edition of the Fintech Report can be found here In the context of conversations surrounding fintech opportunities in South East Asia, Malaysia is often overlooked in lieu of Singapore. While it is
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