Startupbootcamp FinTech partners CIMB to expand regional reach

CIMB Group CEO Tengku Datuk Zafrul Aziz shares a firm handshake with Marcus Gnirck, co-founder of Startupbootcamp to mark the banking group's new partnership with Startupbootcamp FinTech Singapore.

PETALING JAYA: Financial services technology accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech and Malaysia’s CIMB Group have announced a partnership that would give startups in the programme access to the region’s markets.

In a statement announcing that applications for next year’s accelerator programme are now open, CIMB said the partnership would increase support in offering the 2016 startups additional expertise, exposure channels, and access into the high potential markets in Asean, particularly Thailand and Indonesia.