FinTech

05/10/2015

Thais lag in digital banking

The adoption of digital banking in Thailand has remained sluggish compared with elsewhere in Asia despite efforts by major banks to promote the technology as well as a soaring mobile penetration rate, says a global management consulting firm.

05/04/2015

Banks set up new wings to ride startup wave

HDFC Bank, the country's largest by market capitalization, claims to be the first to start a division to deal with e-commerce. It's a 60-member team, and HDFC says it works with 70% of the top 30 e-commerce players.

05/04/2015

Adopt robo-process to expand client base

Planners should be looking at how they can adopt robo-advice tools to attract customers and broaden their reach into new markets instead of seeing them as potential competitors.

04/27/2015

Vermilion Triumphs Again in WealthBriefingAsia Awards

Showcasing ‘best of breed’ providers in the global private banking, wealth management and trusted advisor communities, the awards were designed to recognise companies, teams and individuals which the prestigious panel of judges deemed to have

04/26/2015

Robo-advisers face cultural barrier in China

Lack of confidence in wealth advisers by Chinese investors will prove an obstacle to adoption of automated investing tools that are gaining ground among millennials in the US market