Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Smartphone provides catalyst of change for banks of the future

Major banks have committed to a smartphone interface and already have smartphone applications available.

Capco opens Hong Kong office

Capco, the global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, today announced the opening of a Hong Kong office as the hub for its business across the Asia-Pacific region.

Bangkok Bank invests in mobile banking and payments

Thailand’s Bangkok Bank has installed a new mobile banking and payments platform built by technology company Fiserv, which it says will give customers better security and the bank a stronger presence on mobile devices.

Aviva selects Calastone for Singapore order routing services

With Aviva and Navigator joining the service, financial institutions signed up on Calastone electronic order routing service account for over 50% of all fund orders originating from Singapore fund distributors.

Adoption of e-Delivery Technologies Still Lagging Despite Client's Growing Comfort with Email Communication - Pershing

The new white paper outlines how financial professionals can increase e-delivery adoption rates despite current challenges and perceptions

NAB builds high-tech Village in Melbourne

Rather than creating a space and hoping people would come we found they wanted an area that was easy to access, relaxed and [digitally] connected

Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services signs up French software provider for India ops

Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services has engaged France-based eFront to meet the software needs required in servicing its private equity clients.

Brandworkz boosts Asia Pacific team

He has been appointed to manage and run the Brandworkz Asia Pacific business from Melbourne, Australia.

Australia; Google Glass and Apple’s iBeacon on the way to a bank near you

The news followed a statement on Tuesday morning from the bank’s New Zealand chief digital officer officer Simon Pomeroy, who said the bank was intent on getting in early on the clear trend towards wearable technology.

Your iPhone prevents you from getting a good night's sleep

You probably know the feeling of drifting off to sleep, only to detect through heavy eyelids that the bedroom has suddenly lit up

100 Bitcoin ATMs to Land in Australia Soon

The report didn’t give away many specifics about the project or the company, and the brand of the ATMs wasn’t mentioned. CEO Chris Guzowski said:

Investment Bank Defectors Fuel Startup Scene in Hong Kong: Tech

On the fringes of Hong Kong’s Central financial district, 11 stories above the warren of streets stocked with Chinese medicine, shark fins and hairy crabs, a technology startup scene is brewing.

Future of banking drawing closer as HSBC ramps up investment

The NPP is set to be a game-changer in the payments landscape, ushering in real time payments between institutions and laying the foundation for new service providers to offer services that could complement or compete with the larger institutions.

Leading Pakistani Bank Implements SunGard’s Ambit Core Banking System in Growth Drive

Faysal Bank Limited, a leading Pakistani bank engaged in Corporate, Commercial, Retail and Islamic banking activities, has implemented SunGard’s Ambit Core Banking solution to help drive operational and cost efficiencies, optimize profitability and

Wechat's 'Licaitong' attracts 800m yuan, challenging Yu'E Bao

Tencent's Wechat users transferred more than 800 million yuan to the app's wealth management platform, "Licaitong" on Jan 22, the day it was launched, Morning Express reported Thursday.

UBS Fund Services teams up with SunGard and HazelTree to provide UBS Frontier Platform

Developed in conjunction with SunGard’s Hedge 360 and HazelTree, UBS Frontier Platform will be offered in the Americas, APAC and Europe to enhance UBS Fund Services’ product suite.

China Construction Bank (Asia) becomes Multifonds’ latest Asian client

CCB (Asia) is one of Hong Kong’s leading retail and commercial banks

Principal Global Investors go live with Vermilion Reporting Suite

Fund and asset manager Principal Global Investors has now gone live with Vermilion Reporting Suite.

Demand for technology in data valuation for Asian wealth increasing - Peter Scott, Avaloq

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Agricultural Bank of China goes live with Avaloq platform in Hong Kong

Agricultural Bank of China Hong Kong branch is operating Avaloq's "Model Bank Asia"

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