Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Bank Leumi, CIBC and NAB launch online portal for fintechs

This is a global online portal developed to help drive client-focused innovation by facilitating collaboration between the banks and fintechs.

China, India pushing fintech adoption growth: EY

82 per cent said they are aware of peer-to-peer payment systems and non-bank money transfers, according to report.

Tencent, Temasek invest US$35m in UK open-banking startup

The company said it would use the funding to expand across Europe

SS&C’s Global Wealth Platform crowned ‘best portfolio management solution’ at WealthBriefing Asia Awards

The award was presented at an awards dinner held at the Westin Singapore hotel on May 30th.

Mizuho understood to be rolling out Flexcube core banking tech

The bank uses a range of platforms in its international operations

HK, Singapore, Japan Associations Launch APAC RegTech Network

Under the initiative, the regtech committees of the FTAHK (Fintech Association of Hong Kong), SFA (Singapore Fintech Association) and FTJ (Fintech Association of Japan) will jointly convene regular meetings, and increase dialogue and information exchange

SSGA launches Australian market ETFs

The new suite of ETF model portfolios would be founded with an open architecture investment structure

Strands and Tech Mahindra strike digital banking partnership

By providing data-driven analytics of user behavior, the digital banking solution will enable financial institutions to create personalized and contextual offering for their customers.

HK robo adopts hybrid discretionary feature

Yunfeng Financial is also planning to add China-focused funds managed by mainland managers on their platform, according to Li Ting, the firm’s CEO.

NAB teams up with Bank Leumi and CIBC for online innovation portal

The three banks hope the partnership will spur collaboration between them and fintechs.

Alibaba Plans Bumper $20 Billion HK Listing to Boost Investment War Chest: Sources

Last week, Chinese chipmaker SMIC said it was delisting its New York shares in favor of focusing on its Hong Kong listing.

S Korean Bank Unveils ‘Country’s First Blockchain-powered Loans’

Per media outlet Paxnet, a Shinhan spokesperson said, “This new blockchain solution will let us go on to launch a range of [online] products.”

Suncorp CEO declares digital victory, quits

As BoQ merger speculation continues.

4 smart money management apps to help you invest in your future

When developing gini – the first app in Hong Kong to enable the linking of multiple bank accounts and credit cards and logging of expenses, which are presented on one intuitive dashboard – co-founder Raymond Wyand said the aim was to make fina

SBI Virtual Currencies: The Bank-Backed Japanese Exchange With Big Plans

Aside from widening its range of tradable cryptocurrencies, it also wants to branch out to institutional investors

Japan firms set up consortium to enhance climate-related financial disclosure

A total of 162 Japanese companies are now supporting the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

Standard Chartered pioneers Trade AI Engine in partnership with IBM

Augmented Intelligence engine is intended to transform the traditional trade documentary system by automating a time-consuming process

Singapore Payments Startup Partners Thai Banking Group

This relationship further cements InstaReM’s position as a leading provider for cross-border transactions.

Citic and Baidu Seek Up to $1 Billion for Online Bank

Traditional lenders have been cutting staff and downsizing their branch network amid competition from online payment giants such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. affiliate Ant Financial and Tencent Holdings Ltd.

Asia's Wealthy React to Huawei Impasse

UBS analysts expect industry earnings may drop by low single digits for Asia tech businesses and mid to high single digits for Taiwan tech businesses.

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