Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Life in the era of fintech: The evolving story of ASEAN’s banks

Fintech startups are disrupting traditional banking across the globe. How are ASEAN’s banks responding to this crisis of obsolescence?

China's Central bank announces digital currency plans

"From the government's perspective, we pay more attention to its influence on financial services, monetary policy and financial stability," Wang said.

Singapore Exchange invests in Smartkarma

Smartkarma, which operates a global investment research network, is also branching into corporate solutions, as it seeks to tap top executives and investor relations, said a statement.

Bank of Thailand goes live with SimCorp Dimension

The deployment of an in-house solution together with the freeing up of valuable resources, has given the bank greater control over its data and enabled higher levels of automation.

Australian Banks Join IBM to Outstrip the Paper Bank Guarantees Using Blockchain

Australia’s top-ranking banks are collaborating with IBM and the Scentre Group for the adoption of Blockchain technology for daily functionality.

Asset management industry increases spend on digital transformation by GBP8 million a year in last year

A total of 73 per cent of asset managers view shifting customer and client expectations as the biggest threat in 2019

These tech companies are eyeing for Singapore's digital banking license

Several tech companies have expressed their interest in applying for the digital banking license, with some companies openly announcing their application

EY: Almost Two-Thirds of Asia-Pacific Consumers Actively Use Fintech

It’s a similar picture across the Asia-Pacific region, where the Index shows nearly two-thirds of consumers (64 percent) are active fintech users.

Three largest Australian banks joins IBM’s blockchain platform

Together with the Scentre Group, they’ll test Lygon, the new blockchain-based platform on a group of retail property leasing clients in a two-month program.

Xplore Wealth launches wrap platform

The firm said the new platform would complement the firm’s existing managed discretionary account capabilities and support the evolving needs of the firm’s client base.

7 Wealthtech Solutions from Europe Singapore Banks Should Know

Wealthtech encompasses all innovations and technologies that help wealth management related companies in their activity.

Covenant Capital signs up on Profidata’s e-AMIS

Covenant Capital, a Singapore-based wealth manager, has adopted Profidata’s e-AMIS platform.

Dion launches a feature-rich Corporate Actions Processing Solution

Corporate actions continue to be an area of complexity, manual processing and high risk

Dion CFO Gopala Subramanium named “Fintech CFO of the Year 2019”

The awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend those most deserving for their ingenuity and hard work, distinguishing them from their competitors and proving them worthy of recognition.

Japanese Regulator Says Libra is Not Crypto, Gives the Green Light

The law firm said that Facebook is unlikely to face much in the way of push-back from Japanese legal authorities.

Silverlake and Japanese Fintech Launch Mytheo Robo Advisor

60,000 Japanese investors as users and US$300 million in assets

Open banking era set to begin in Australia on Monday

The effective use of data and access to new value-added services will slowly become a major decision-driver for consumers when it comes to choosing or changing who ‘owns their relationship’."

Millennials key to the future of Islamic banking

Sharia-compliant banks step up investments in digital space to cater to this demographic

Kenya says to broaden cooperation with China over financial technology

Early this week, financial sectors regulators from China and Kenya held fruitful talks in Nairobi on cooperation in the fintech sector.

Singapore to issue new digital banking licences to non-banks

Banks worldwide face increasing competition from technology firms

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