**Bitspark** is pleased to welcome the first **RemTECH Awards** in Asia. On May 8th, 2018, this event will be hosted by Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As it is the first RemTech Award held in Asia, Bitspark is honored to be an official sponsor and guest judge.

What is Remtech Awards ?

RemTECH Awards is developed by IMTC Conferences to showcase the most innovative and outstanding technological ideas designed to improve remittance services worldwide.
The RemTECH Awards' vision is to find the ideas, systems, technologies, creative possibilities of moving forward the disruption of the remittance industry by opening the event to companies, groups, collectives or individuals that are developing ground-breaking solutions that contribute to development, benefit the market ecosystem, improve transparency, speed, cost and reliability for the companies and end-users that send and receive remittances every day.

Bitspark’s Contribution

Bitspark, a Hong Kong based blockchain remittance company provides a secure web platform for money transfer businesses to send and receive payments quicker and cheaper utilising blockchain technology tailored for the MTB industry. In 2014, Bitspark conducted the world's first cash-in, cash-out remittance transaction using Bitcoin and has since enabled its products and services in eight countries including Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan and Malaysia.

IMTC and Bitspark’s partnership along with other remittance industry stakeholders such as Mohr World Consulting, Tranglo, The Platinum Network and Express Money, in RemTech hopes to foster innovation through the IMTC RemTech Awards. Bitspark is aligned with the same goal and visions as Remtech Awards which is to showcase the most innovative and outstanding technological ideas designed to improve remittance services worldwide and to find the ideas, systems, technologies, creative possibilities of moving forward the evolution of the remittance industry.

Bitspark hopes to see everyone at the event and good luck to the 2018 RemTech entries. We look forward to reviewing new and innovating ideas for consumers and businesses in remittances.

If you would like to learn more about Bitspark’s products, services or arrange a meeting for RemTech Awards Malaysia (May 8th) please contact [email protected]
Remtech Awards contact information: click here