Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

NAB signs payments agreement with iSignthis

The payments firm will also gain access to the Australian and New Zealand markets. Both parties will take a share of the merchant fees involved.

Japanese Biometric Startup Feels Future at Its Fingertips

To be successful, a payment system would have to match the print against a database that may contain thousands or millions of other prints, and to keep impatient customers happy do it within seconds.

Hacker threat looms above finance-banking sector

Alarm for the local banking system

Bravura Solutions deploys AppDynamics to optimise customer experience

It gives us high visibility into the Sonata customer experience, and enables us to pinpoint issues and to respond rapidly.

Jack Ma is opening his wallet to Europe but not to Europeans

Alipay is in talks with other technical, retail and payment partners in France and Germany, as well as the UK and Italy, Ms Liu said.

Bitfinex Might Compensate Clients With Shares for Stolen Bitcoin

Bitfinex exchange decided to give all clients a 36% haircut across the board to cover for the affected bitcoin wallets.

SysArmy, Baker Tilly forge deal to boost cybersecurity preparedness in Malaysia

The partners will launch a full spectrum of integrated cybersecurity solutions to help local organisations in the initial phase of cybercrime prevention.

OCBC to help pilot three fintech solutions for wealth management, home loan services

Three of the eight startups will now line up for a three-month pilot test at OCBC and Bank of Singapore in the fourth quarter.

Uber Forced Out of China

Ride-sharing company the latest casualty of Chinese business climate hostile to foreign firms

Charles River inks Asian deal

The Charles River Investment Management Solution gives us the capabilities and scale to grow our business,” said Thanavut Pornrojnangkool

Bitcoin tumbles as hackers steal $65 million from Hong Kong exchange

In total, the mysterious hackers made off with 119,756 bitcoin, leaving Bitfinex customers seriously out of pocket.

Trading Technologies launches new platform in Australian Liquidity Centre

David Raper, executive general manager trading services at ASX, says TT’s new platform will provide the community with an “innovative means” to access derivatives products on the Australian market.

One of Australia's Top-Performing Funds Is on a Tech Spree

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.’s flagship fund is also betting on software maker Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc., owner of the Google search engine and the Android mobile operating system.

Looking beyond the hype at FinTech in Southeast Asia

It has announced a Smart Financial Centre, which includes the $225 million Financial Sector Technology and Innovation scheme and a regulatory sandbox environment to enable market entry for start-ups.

PwC Singapore launches Venture Hub, one-stop shop for investors and startups

The team will be based in city-state and headed by Patrick Yeo, PwC’s Venture Hub leader.

Bank of China to improve fintech services and platforms in Hong Kong

The bank also plans to strengthen its use of big data to eliminate suspicious activity and also to speed up its services like loan approvals.

Looking beyond the hype at fintech in Southeast Asia

Regulatory change, a deep customer mistrust, and a seriously out of tune with reality technology stack and physical infrastructure all contribute to the opportunity to build exciting new companies in Financial Services.

Fintech luring more bank customers, says UBS

Local UBS banking analyst Jonathan Mott along with analysts in London, New York and Tokyo contributed to the global report, titled Global banks: Is fintech a threat or an opportunity?

WealthTrust lunches zero-commission wealth management app

The app allows investors to invest in direct plans of mutual funds of 25 fund houses, where no commission is paid to a distributor.

Myanmar Microfinance Could See Fintech First

An initial test was conducted in June where microfinance transactions were successfully recorded in a blockchain.