Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Earning trust a big challenge for fintech start-ups

Mr Phillips added that start-ups can partner with industry players with an existing customer base in order to shorten the process of building trust.

InvestHK turns spotlight on city as Asia's Fintech hub with launch of first Fintech Week Hong Kong

"Hong Kong welcomes Fintech startups and SMEs."

Paytm Partners with Induslnd Bank to Offer Financing Options for Booking of Two-Wheelers

The company has tied up with IndusInd Bank to launch two wheeler financing and plans

Technological, Economic and Demographic Shifts Will Transform the Wealth Industry By 2021, Says Roubini ThoughtLab

Fast-moving investment providers are already driving top- and bottom-line growth by going digital.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place

The Asian private banking industry needs a new formula via digitalisation and an unrelenting focus on customers' needs and experiences, as it strives to adapt and evolve in how it interacts with clients, according to senior industry practitioners.

Private banks and wealth managers are increasing their spending on technology

“Innovation is serendipity, so you don’t know what people will make.” – Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web

Bank-Genie Selected as a 2016 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winner

Singapore based FINTECH STARTUP selected as TOP 100 Asia winner at RED HERRING Awards ceremony at Makati/Manila

Standard Chartered and SuperCharger seeking start-ups for fintech accelerator

The first round of the accelerator was launched in January 2016.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi inks deal with IBM to trial blockchain

Both companies will use blockchain to automate business transactions and execute contracts, with the Japanese bank planning to use the technology to manage deals within its business next fiscal year.

PNB MetLife looks to expand its digital channel presence

Plans to engage customers through games and storage services

Fintechs struggling to attract graduates, who still favour traditional banks

One experts says graduate roles at banks have fallen by 5-10 pc this year compared to last year as they are also finding it harder to retain staff

Independent Wealth Manager in Singapore First

Clients’ assets and funds will be cleared and held with Pershing, part of BNY Mellon.

SocietyOne freshens executive team

SocietyOne, which has a string of high profile backers, claimed the rise in defaults remained well below the industry average of 2-3 per cent.

For fintech, challenges and opportunities lie ahead

The industry’s growth, however, has sparked a controversy.

Infor appoints Ashish Dass as Vice President & Managing Director for South Asian Subcontinent

Ashish Dass as Infor Vice President and Managing Director for the South Asian subcontinent

Ripple Adds Several New Banks to Global Network

These leading banks are taking advantage of Ripple’s distributed financial technology to drastically reduce the time and cost of settlement while enabling new types of high-volume, low-value global transactions for their customers.

Technology in financial sector: Intelligent banking to firewall online threats

Rising reliance on technology for financial services is a promising development for consumers but inadequate safety measures against cyber crimes may spoil the party.

Deloitte Digest for Technology Executives

The rise of cognitive agents Will humans prefer to talk with machines?

Fintech Tie-up for Singaporean Wealth Manager

TrackWealth’s consolidation feature is built on the highly secure and patented eWise Aegis solution.

Fintech Spurs Innovation in Asian Wealth Management

At one end of the spectrum, financial technology—fintech—is spurring innovation that is disrupting traditional banking and wealth management

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