Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Blockchain solutions firm sees SE Asia as a priority

Ripple provides frictionless transactions to send money from one country to another.

MAS-backed Platinum Analytics to set up FX liquidity platform

In the last quarter of 2018, Platinum Analytics announced it had officially launched its platform in Singapore and is already in progress to onboard its first batch of trial clients.

Chinese unicorn ups e-commerce stakes in Middle East

Jollychic uses new age technologies to improve service standards

Building a skeleton: Singapore announces an ethical framework for AI development

The framework serves to guide the private sector on the ethical usage of AI solutions.

Tencent spurs Hong Kong’s fintech ecosystem

The Chinese conglomerate is forming strategic partnerships in the city.

Vietnam's FPT teams with Allianz on digital insurance

New venture will cater to country's tech-savvy youth

Here's how fintech is taking over the world — and what's coming next

Legacy players have begun using fintech to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving financial services landscape.

Fintech companies set new funding record; Asia sees biggest jump in deals in 2018

The 120% increase in total funding was mostly due to 52 deals that saw investments over $100 million and made up for $24.88 billion, the bulk of the total amount.

MetLife Korea Launches Global Innovation Challenge: collab 5.0

MetLife Korea will determine six finalists and pair them with employee champions, who will mentor the finalists to hone their solutions for use in MetLife Korea

LINE, LVC, and Nomura Sign MOU for Capital Alliance to Explore Blockchain-based Business Opportunities

The companies plan to conclude the Final Contract by the end of March 2019,

Malaysia bank CIMB joins Philippine digital banking war

Foreign lenders bet on mobile payments in country where cash is still king

Islamic banking software a rapidly growing market

It is expected that the market for Islamic banking software will grow further at a high rate beyond 2021

Israeli online broker eToro targets Southeast Asia’s young and savvy investors with global outlook

The Ping An-backed broker is targeting young traders with its machine learning-based ‘social trading’ platform

Open Banking: Growing in customer trust in 2019 by Herbert Leonelli, Profile Software

The banking industry is looking to achieve strong customer authentication, consent and reliability as required by PSD2, Open Banking and GDPR.

Mizuho makes move on Chinese fintech start-ups

Under this MoU, Mizuho says it will provide funding, and help with overseas expansion and alliances with Japanese companies. It’s a smart move by the bank to tap into a very juicy market.

Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges seek reverse mergers in Hong Kong as IPO plans of bitcoin mining rig makers falter

Charles Li Xiaojia, chief executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, said on Wednesday that companies seeking to go public in the city should show consistency in their business models

How technology affects wealth management business value

Additionally, many firm founders and principals are approaching retirement age, not unlike their baby-boomer clients.

Can robo-advisors really compete with wealth managers?

At the end of the day, the ultimate goal for investors — individual or institutional — is to maximize their returns.

Standard Chartered Extends Initiative to Leverage Blockchain

This blockchain technology, which enables parties in the supply chain network to be connected and their trade documents to be generated digitally

Coinbase Targets High-Volume Investors In Asia And Europe, Adds SWIFT Support

The firm also said that a select number of its Coinbase Prime customers will have access to the platform’s Custody cold storage services.

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