08/08/2018
Indonesia retail tech start-up Warung Pintar gets US$4m from Temasek-backed funds, Line
The start-up has grown its number of kiosks from 12 in February to 319 today.
FinTech
08/08/2018
Coming of age digitally
Learning, leadership, and legacy
08/08/2018
'Time Traveler' Millionaire Wants to Open Australia's First Cryptocurrency Bank
Even though industry enthusiasts are well aware of the allure of decentralization, the masses are still getting there.
08/07/2018
SoftBank's April-June profit multiplies on IT investments
The company did not provide a forecast for the full current fiscal year, citing business environment uncertainty.
08/07/2018
Iress opens software labs to users
IRESS Labs is starting with a focus on XPLAN, with 75 firms having already participated in development experiments to date and co-designed functionality already released.
08/07/2018
Plans for OCBC digital bank in Indonesia amid strong Q2 results
The higher earnings were driven by the strong performance across each of its banking, wealth management and insurance businesses.
08/06/2018
Ethics and the pursuit of artificial intelligence
Failure to propose solutions about how the ethical dilemmas raised by AI will be addressed could pose an existential threat to the human race
08/05/2018
120,000 customer details have been stolen from Two Major Thai Banks
The executives of the banks have said that there have been no suspicious transactions that took place after the hack.
08/03/2018
Experian Invests US$ 28 Million in Financial Startup
This number has increased, driven by exponential growth in the Indonesian middle class, making CekAja.com one of the fastest growing financial markets in Southeast Asia.
08/03/2018
Blockchain Holds 'Significant' Value For Financial Services
With investment on the rise, blockchain is expected to transform a wide variety of industries in the coming years
08/03/2018
Iress improves compliance monitoring for licensees
The new capability has a range of reporting tools including interactive dashboards and visuals, which allow for user-friendly analysis and triaging.
08/03/2018
StanChart explores robo-advice
Standard Chartered has been finding ways to improve its digital services.
08/03/2018
Singapore's UOB to launch digital bank in ASEAN countries
Lender surpasses expectations of quarterly profit growth
08/02/2018
Technology becomes a theme driving real estate in Asia
Tech companies are the major office take-ups. The co-working space operator is another driver for office space demand.
08/02/2018
Why capital guaranteed investment solutions are catching on
Under the current market conditions, a single-asset guaranteed fund offering 100% capital protection would find it difficult, if not impossible, to generate additional net returns.
08/02/2018
AI and the hope of what it can deliver
Banks and financial institutions are increasingly looking to AI and expecting that the technology will be able to deliver the ‘holy grail’ of protection
08/01/2018
Fintech, infrastructure financing key topics at Brunei roundtable
The roundtable, themed Capital Markets, Finance and Investments: Global Trends and How Technology is Driving Growth, was held at The Empire Hotel and Country Club in Brunei on July 30.
08/01/2018
Singapore's Temasek and GIC prowl Asia for the next Alibaba
State investors step up investment into cafe chains and fintech in China
08/01/2018
Enhanced Customer Onboarding is a Wealth Management Priority
o effectively address competitive challenges, Wealth Management firms tend to deploy technologies that stipulate the uniqueness and personalisation of their customer service.
07/30/2018
The importance of digital communications for wealth managers in Asia and beyond
Clients that prefer an online experience and are used to accessing information at the touch of an app - or click of a mouse are likely to be frustrated by paper documents and emails containing PDFs. Yet that is exactly how many wealth managers continue to