Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

UOB Malaysia launches digital banking platform for SMEs

UOB said its app’s features have been developed based on the insights from the ASEAN SME Transformation Study 2022 by the bank, Accenture and Dun & Bradstreet.

HK and Singapore’s mega-rich are eyeing crypto investments: KPMG

Despite the ongoing bear market, family offices and high-net-worth individuals in Hong Kong and Singapore are keen to invest in crypto or already have holdings.

nCino and IBM Complete Successful Go-Live of Tokyo-based Kiraboshi Bank

Japanese bank teams up with nCino and IBM to enhance business financing

NAB launches app to turn phones into payment acceptance devices

This is perfect for Australians with a side hustle - think your local farmers market

Endowus acquires Carret Private in Hong Kong to become one of the largest independent wealth managers in Asia

This acquisition furthers its commitment to bring professional independent advisory services and investment solutions to the private wealth market in Hong Kong and Singapore, which together represent over 90% of cross-border wealth in Asia.

Hong Kong to Unveil Virtual Asset Ambitions at Fintech Week

The upcoming FinTech Week will feature participants from 500 companies worldwide, including 200 speakers.

Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia

This brings its total raised to $43 million, including the oversubscribed first tranche of its Series B, which was led by Tiger Global and closed in January 2022.

E-wallet fintechs prosper in the Philippines by targeting the unbanked

Covid-19 restrictions forced many people to adopt digital solutions, just as companies started offering cheaper financial products

‘Resistance to digital wealth management has almost disappeared in SEA’: Bambu CEO Ned Phillips

Bambu, which raised US$10M co-led by Franklin Templeton in 2019, is getting closer to profitability and that is its goal for now

Huobi Co-Founder Sells Full Stake

Amid intensifying regulatory crackdowns in China, Huobi left the mainland in 2021 and instead focused on expansion abroad in markets such as Turkey and Brazil.

Singtel’s Australian IT services unit Dialog reports cyber security incident

There is also no evidence of any link between this incident and the recent Optus security breach which exposed the details of 9.8 million former and current customers.

Crypto bank Anchorage pushes into Asia

“The validation from partnering with these institutions shows that Anchorage is not only a growing player in the region, but that our offerings have strong global appeal,”

Australia’s Police Bank selects Temenos Banking Cloud to modernize community banking

Temenos Retail Banking Services will replace Police Bank’s legacy core systems to accelerate digital transformation and drive efficiency

Most Family Offices in Hong Kong and Singapore Keen on Crypto

Crypto demand was strong even in the retail segment, despite the market correction this year, especially amongst investors who were younger and had a higher risk appetite.

Fintech Statrys rewarded as 'Best Payments and Collections Solution Hong Kong'

In partnership with DBS, Statrys leverages their comprehensive digital solutions for processing incoming and instructing domestic and international payments to enhance small businesses' cross-border payment experience.

TrustQuay secures Hg investment to further accelerate its vision to digitalise the Trust, Corporate and Fund Service sector

TrustQuay serves more than 360 customers and 26,000 users in over 30 jurisdictions, through eleven offices worldwide in key jurisdictions including Australia, Guernsey, Jersey, Luxembourg, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

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