01/07/2016
Maybank Kim Eng goes live with Fidessa for regional trading
Fidessa’s trading platform was named Best Sell-side Order Management System at the prestigious 13th annual Waters Rankings awards in July last year.
FinTech
01/01/2016
Standard Chartered Bank expands digital banking presence
“There is going to be huge opportunities in Pakistani market and we want to be leader in that,” Arif said
12/31/2015
Cyber response mechanism: The 'achilles heel' of corporate India
As the competitiveness and need for excellence increases in the business arena
12/30/2015
China is taking aim at high-frequency traders
Once the realm of individual investors, financial markets are becoming increasingly automated.
12/29/2015
How financial technology will impact Singapore in 2016
Financial technology is seeing explosive growth.
12/29/2015
India Post will launch payment bank by March 2017: Prasad
The Reserve Bank of India granted in-principle approval to 11 applicants in August to set up payments banks.
12/27/2015
Myanmar's Central bank to start electronic settlements in January
The system, built by the Daiwa Institute of Research and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone unit NTT Data, resembles the Bank of Japan's BOJ-Net. Alumni of the Japanese central bank traveled to Myanmar to provide operational know-how, and around 40 trai
12/21/2015
Apple snubs 'marriage' with Alibaba to launch Apple Pay in China
Apple LSE: 0R2V.L - news has partnered with bankcard association China UnionPay to launch its contactless payment service Apple Pay in China from early 2016.
12/21/2015
Japanese Financial Institutions Partner With Technology Startups To Utilize The Blockchain
It would be a mistake to think their Japanese counterparts are far behind.
12/20/2015
China's Jimubox launches online wealth management platform
advisory platform; a multi-asset class, multi-product type online wealth management platform that will uniquely serve the next generation of Chinese investors.
12/16/2015
Android Pay coming to Australia, NAB, CBA missing
Google’s has confirmed today that Android Pay is coming to Australia in the first half of 2016.
12/16/2015
Digital currents: BNP Paribas WM’s Ernest Leung
These are all examples of the massive impact technology is having on the industry.
12/15/2015
UBS WM Australia spinoff signs on with Avaloq
The new company’s strong ambitions include the implementation of a powerful IT set-up to ensure high efficiency from the outset, while also providing the flexibility to support future growth.
12/15/2015
Online insurer ZhongAn leads Chinese rise in financial tech: study
Fintech companies are shaking up banking and other industries by allowing savers and borrowers to bypass traditional lenders
12/15/2015
GBST appoints new managing director and CEO
Allan Brackin to succeed John Puttick as chairman
12/11/2015
Hong Kong-based Swapit scores seed funding from Aria Ventures
The local marketplace, a rival of Singapore-based Carousell, plans to expand in the APAC region
12/11/2015
DBS unveils learning centre to boost Singapore’s digital banking scene
It will conduct over 10,000 training sessions each year and give employees access to a wide selection of courses, such as scenario-based leadership development programmes and digital master classes.
12/11/2015
Norwegian bank to use Infosys software service
IT major Infosys on Thursday announced its winning a five-year deal from DNB Bank of Norway to transform its end-to-end operations.
12/10/2015
Standard Chartered selects Accuity and Fircosoft for global sanctions screening
The fully integrated Accuity and FircoSoft solution offers unparalleled operational efficiency, while combining sanctions data and systems provides certainty that enhancements to either element work together effectively
12/10/2015
Fincast application designed to democratise access to institutional fund management capability
The application is the first of its kind in the market.