Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

India's Tax Department Collects User Data at Multiple Bitcoin Exchanges

The survey teams were reportedly armed with an assortment of software tools to capture exchange data

Japan's GMO Internet Group Will Pay Thousands of Workers in Bitcoin

The move is partly motivated by the desire to promote the adoption of Bitcoin, which is a strategic priority for GMO.

Schroders launches asset management chatbot in Singapore

Available in English, but able to understand Singlish, the bot also allows users to track and get the latest information on their preferred funds with a ‘Watchlist’ function.

Fundnel Teams Up With Thirdrock To Accelerate Asian Growth Companies

The collaboration marks the birth of a cross-referral program that brings the deal pipeline of both entities together into a data-driven funnel that quantitatively assesses applicant companies to determine the viability of each funding opportunity.

Philippines reviewing 12 applications for bitcoin exchanges

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seeking to regulate the industry, which it says is open to misuse.

PR Savings Bank in Apac signs with Temenos

This signing demonstrates that our vision for banking and technology is resonating with banks.

Follow the technology: HSBC offers special loans for tech-savvy small enterprises

In October, bank loans for use in Hong Kong rose 23.9pc year on year, according to figures released last week by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Launch Local Currency Settlement Framework

Malaysia's bilateral trade volume totalled $13.8 billion with Indonesia and $13 billion with Thailand in 2016.

FinEX Asia Secures Hong Kong Advising on Securities and Asset Management Licenses

FinEX Asia aims to provide a highly transparent platform that leverages on its tech capability to bring high-quality assets to institutional and professional investors.

YBR partners with top fintech

This year Prospa made the KPMG Fintech100 list, together with ZipMoney and AfterPay Touch in recognition of technology companies pushing the envelope in financial services.

ASX pioneers blockchain technology

Australian bourse becomes first big exchange to commit to the technology

ANZ bank adds Garmin Pay to its payment repertoire

Now boasting six different payment wallets, ANZ bank has added Garmin Pay to the mix

Christopher Beukers to head Avaloq’s APAC business

Avaloq is addressing this development and now taking the next step in building a market facing organisation for the APAC region that serves these customer needs.

Bitcoin now bigger than Buffett, New Zealand

All bitcoins in circulation reach $190 billion

Japan's BTMU and NTT Data to test digital trade portal with Singapore

Paperless documentation system seeks to speed exports and reduce costs

The disruptive impact of Islamic fintech

“The strong complementarities among these technologies are giving rise to an impressive array of new applications touching on services from payments to financing, asset management, insurance, and advice.

UBS Launches Digital Hub

Swiss banking giant UBS inaugurated a new digital centre in Hong Kong. One of its aspirations is to bring wealthy clients and startups closer together to forge collaborations. Based in Kowloon the new unit known as «The Digital Hub» plans to

Bitcoin Futures Trading Gets Go-ahead

Japanese bitcoin exchange bitFlyer officially launched in the United States recently

Beware - hackers are going after ATMs in Pakistan

Banks including HBL responded by blocking users’ ATM cards as a precaution against further loss.

PwC Says Yes to Bitcoin

The Swiss unit of Ernst & Young (EY) was the first firm of its kind to accept bitcoin for both auditing and advisory services in 2016.

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