Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Westpac backs AI for digital banking

What’s the best rate, this is what I want to achieve?

VSoft develops app for instant transfer of money

Showcasing the app here, he said the app has a one-time registration to come on board the technology platform.

How robo-advisers are seeking to change the investment management game

A bunch of them have started operations in India and have even raised venture funding over the past year or so. Startups such as Scripbox, Tauro, Wealthy.

Let's not forget that RegTech is also about cybersecurity

The disruptive nature of RegTech provides benefits such as dataset agility, faster report speeds and integration, and analytics that are capable of mining large and complex datasets, the company says

Wealth Management Hiring Skyrockets In Singapore As Fintech Push Continues

According to a report by Morgan McKinley, April saw the UK Treasury announced the launch of a ‘fintech bridge’ between Singapore and the UK.

Icici and Axis become first Indian banks to join Swift global payments innovation initiative

SWIFT is working closely with the industry to transform correspondent banking and with the global payments innovation initiative

Korea and U.K. Activate Fintech Bridge

finews.asia reported on the U.K./Singapore fintech tie up in May this year which in theory enables firms and investors from each country to gain access to opportunities and innovations in the other.

Vermilion Secures Major Asset Manager in Australia for Reporting

The Vermilion solution will primarily be used in delivering reporting to Challenger’s institutional client base.

Hong Kong:B2B fintech firm Quantifeed raises $4.5m Series A from PGA Venture Partners

According to Quantifeed, its software and financial models provide institutions with a configurable solution to suit their wealth management objectives

StanChart to launch digital banking across nine countries

The service enables customers to speak to banking consultants about finding a mortgage or signing up for a new card through their laptop, instead of having to visit a branch.

Wealth management startup seeks to expand out of Hong Kong with $4m series A

Startups like Singapore’s Mesitis and Australia’s StockSpot, which use technology to offer investmenet advice and wealth planning, are targeting the financial hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore.

Westpac Puts Robots On Trial In Digital Banking Platform

As consumers do more of their banking digitally, especially on smartphones, the bank's general manager of consumer digital, Travis Tyler, said it was looking at using "bots" to respond to customers with simple questions.

IRESS upgrades software for MLC users

IRESS has introduced changes to its financial planning software application, Xplan, to further improve speed and accuracy for advisers using MLC’s online application system.

Transforming private wealth management

What is important is that the industry is able to innovate the way it fundamentally operates - and that's still more about how we develop systems and processes to better understand people.

Yes Bank Says Yes To Gemalto’s Mobile Payments For UPI

UPI was launched in April by the National Payments Corporation of India ,and will go live by the end of this month with 15 participating banks.

Digital Channel Forcing Branch Closures

Branch tellers are being converted into relationship bankers who offer a broad array of financial products and services that are beyond simple current and deposit account products.

SBS Bank to invest in technology to 'future proof 'the organisation

There would be a focus on making things easier for those dealing with the bank and upskilling staff, Ward said.

O3b supports Digicel launch of LTE service in Samoa

O3bTrunk services also provide the basis of a resilient, high performance system that is ideal for use in disaster recovery

Apps test loyalty among Asia's affluent

On average, over half of customers in these markets prefer to bank digitally.

Emerging Markets, Including India, Will Drive Innovation In Payments Industry

"The growth of economic power within the emerging markets and their potential to leapfrog developments in mature markets will aid the creation of a state-of-the-art payments ecosystem,”

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