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HK-UK Fintech firms bridge international banking for startups

Hong Kong-based Fintech Neat has partnered with UK’s Railsbank to make international current accounts available to small businesses.

Defi revolutionizes lending practice in Southeast Asia with state-of-art blockchain-based credit platform

Defi is a highly anticipated project which makes authentic and reliable credit risk data available to lenders.

Singapore fintech Silot raises US$8 million Series A for intelligent banking

The money will be used for R&D in its core product as well as a longterm plan to enter the Japanese market.

Citi Joins UBS in Setting Up Singapore Currency Trading Hub

Citi’s system is also expected to support 13 deliverable emerging-market currencies.

Objectway gets mentioned again by Gartner

Objectway is mentioned as a representative vendor for client-facing mobile apps.

SEI expands with BMO into Asia

SEI’s new strategic partnership with BMO Private Bank Asia builds upon an existing 21-year asset management relationship with Bank of Montreal Nesbitt Burns in Canada.

SBI and Hitachi Launch Joint Venture

The JV - SBI Payment Services Pvt. Ltd. - to boost digital payments

Canopy’s Founder & CEO Extols the Virtues of Account Aggregation and the Data Revolution

Sharma founded Canopy in Singapore five years ago and reports that the company is currently processing data from around 65 custodians and reporting on upwards of USD20 billion in assets.

Global Fintech Investments Doubled In 2018: Report

The analysis included global financing activity from venture-capital and private-equity firms, corporations and corporate venture-capital divisions, hedge funds, accelerators, and government-backed funds.

CIO of Japan’s GPIF praises AI technology

The initiative allows GPIF to explore possibilities on how to utilize AI technologies for the long-term asset management of the pension fund.

Singapore's Investment Management Association opens startup accelerator

This makes the DAP an initiative that is powered by the industry, for the industry.

China fund managers rush to capitalise on Shanghai's new tech board

The Shanghai Stock Exchange's "technology innovation board" is due to launch in the coming months, or even weeks, with trading and listing rules published only as recently as Friday.

Saxo Bank Provides Easy Access To Mainland Chinese Bonds

Saxo Bank offers full digital access to mainland China bonds via a simple «click to trade» functionality, a first in the market.

Bahrian invites India to leverage new policy on crypto and blockchain

The offer extended by the EDB is not specifically focused on the crypto and blockchain related businesses, but extends to other industry and business collaborations as well.

Symbo Launches Digital Insurance Platform in Singapore

These include data utilisation, workflow automation and upcoming blockchain-based solutions.

Bahrain invites Indian fintech firms to set up base

Bahrain provides a plethora of opportunities to Indian fintech firms for open banking, blockchain, crypto assets, robo advisory and remittances.

Downside of Technology for Advisors: Increased Cybercrime

But there’s a problem, the firm notes: “Our data suggests that despite acknowledging clients’ rising level of concern with regards to cybersecurity, so far the industry has underestimated — if not dismissed — these risks.

DBS new digital platform simplifies investments for first-time investors

The platform allows investors to vary the proportion of equity, fixed income and cash invested into unit trusts selected by the bank's investment team.

Quantum Energy Asset Management & R.E. Lee International Capital unveil $100 million fintech-focused hybrid fund, QEX Fund SP

Mr. Tham is joined by QEAM's Chief Operating Officer, Fen Chao Yong.

Blockpass announces integration with Hong Kong-based asset manager Legacy Trust

Digital identity verification solution Blockpass announced the integration of its KYC Connect solution into the Legacy Trust customer onboarding procedure.

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