Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Blockchain 'smart contracts' to disrupt lawyers

The innovation has been made possible because Ethereum provides developers with a more liberal "scripting language" than bitcoin.

Singapore Economy In A Rut. Policy Has Run Out Of Ideas.

It cannot target population growth, capital accumulation and technological innovation without bound. Population growth meets space constraints and population density issues sooner or later.

INDONESIA: Changing Customer Behavior Is E-Commerce Industry's Biggest Challenge

Helena said she also prefers to rather go to the ATM several times a month to pay her online shopping bills, than activate mobile or Internet banking.

Collaboration And Clients Key As RSM Launches ECM In The Cloud

Global accountancy firm embarks on major cloud-based ECM project

Japan moves to spur growth in fintech sector

The revision to the Banking Law eases this rule, pending case-by-case government authorizations, if the funds are directed toward enhancing financial services through the use of information technology.

New course for Bank of Singapore private bankers

The collaboration will be the first NTU is undertaking with a financial institution to award an advanced diploma in private banking.

Southeast Asia financial comparison startup Jirnexu lands $3M to expand to digital banking services

More specifically, the service will launch in the second half of this year and can be used to handle credit card, loans and other banking applications online.

OCBC launches voice recognition solutions for transactions

The voiceprint replaces PINs, one-time passwords, and security questions that the bank's contact centre requires.

IRESS chief Andrew Walsh slams Turnbull’s ‘empty’ ideas boom

Ten years ago the company received no revenue from exports, but now exports account for nearly half of earnings.

Customers demand digital approach from wealth managers

This use of mix is very important as generations X and Y have begun to leverage both face-to-face meetings and digital platforms with equal ease.

DBS will not relocate job 1,500 bobs to India, refutes report

A spokesman said the bank hired 600 people in Singapore last year, bringing its total headcount here to 10,300.

Hong Kong to Fortify Cyber Security After SWIFT Heist

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s latest measure plans to raise the level of cyber security at banks through a three-pronged approach.

Bank of Montreal opts for Temenos’ WealthSuite in Singapore and Hong Kong

Bank of Montreal acquired significant assets in the Asian market following a 2011 acquisition of Lloyd George Management.

Citi Launches Voice Biometrics Authentication for Asia Pacific Consumer Banking Customers

First bank to roll out voice biometrics authentication across the region targets 1,000,000 users in 12 months

Fiserv Enables P2P Payments For Bangkok Bank

With the P2P payments service, Bangkok Bank’s customers can now send and receive money using just a phone number to even consumers who do not have an account with the bank.

Banks must have high levels of IT security, says MAS

The regulator added: "This includes maintaining a high level of security for their critical IT systems, such as Swift."

Singapore banking hack attacks reveal need for secure IT

The Vietnamese central bank prevented a cyber-heist on Vietnam’s Tien Phong Bank late last year through Swift

Misys scoops double award win with Bank of Beijing and Techcombank

The project saw the bank transform its front-to-back treasury technology with Misys FusionCaptial.

OCBC is first bank in Singapore to offer banking data in open format to spur app development

He added the bank hopes to spur innovation that would ultimately benefit consumers.

Rubik to partner with MyState on digital banking transformation

Melos Sulicich, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of MyState Limited, commented, “Ensuring MyState continues to give our customers the best possible customer experience is at the heart of our principles.

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