07/22/2020
Japan’s Biggest Bank Launches Proprietary Cryptocurrency This Year
Dubbed “MUFG Coin,” the digital currency will be unveiled in partnership with HR firm Recruit Holdings.
FinTech
07/22/2020
MAS Seeks Expanded Powers to Address Financial Sector Risks
“To preserve trust and deter misconduct in Singapore’s financial sector, MAS proposes to expand its power to issue prohibition orders (POs),”
07/21/2020
Ant Group poised for one of 2020’s biggest IPOs
Alibaba payments arm was last valued at $150bn and plans to list in Shanghai and Hong Kong
07/21/2020
DBS PB sees a rise in digital transactions
In a media briefing the Singapore-based firm emphasised the importance of its DBS iWealth app in its future growth.
07/21/2020
MUFG Investor Services Selects Broadridge for Sophisticated Loan Tracking and Reporting Technology
Besides managing day-to-day loan administration, the Sentry Loan Portfolio Management system allows users to monitor compliance issues and reconcile and aggregate data to streamline or automate processes.
07/21/2020
HUB24 wins out over Netwealth: Ord Minnett
Ord Minnett has held HUB24 on a buy while moving Netwealth to a sell.
07/20/2020
Quest Asset Partners selects Iress to automate and simplify portfolio management
The launch of a fourth fund in May - a new long/short fund - introduced the need for a more scalable solution to its operations and in the management of portfolios.
07/17/2020
Temenos Scores Expanded Deal With Major Vietnam Bank
There are an estimated 20,000 people with more than $1 million in investible assets, and more than $210 billion held in ordinary cash accounts.
07/16/2020
Big Bang vs Modular Approach: What should you be looking for when assessing your options
The decision is usually influenced by the nature of the organization and the important thing to note is that Contemi Solutions support both the implementation approaches equally well.
07/16/2020
Tan Su Shan: «Massive Quantum Leap in Digital Adoption»
The last three months have seen a massive quantum leap in customer adoption of digital technology
07/16/2020
OCBC Links App to National Digital Identity Platform
Managed by the Government Technology Agency (GovTech), SingPass is used by Singapore residents to access government e-services.
07/15/2020
DBS Bank Taiwan launches co-branded iPass card
DBS Bank Taiwan yesterday launched its first co-branded credit card with iPass Corp.
07/14/2020
Digital Wealth Management: Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Value Creation
AI makes it possible to use algorithms to build predictive scenarios to support the investment process.
07/14/2020
Singapore Fintech Association and AMTD forge collaboration pact
Speaking on the announcement, Chia Hock Lai, President of SFA commented, “As Singapore’s FinTech ecosystem continues to grow and mature, SFA strives to collaborate with strong ecosystem players to empower our FinTech community.
07/13/2020
Start-up city: Vietnam's young invest ideas in Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese e-commerce and e-payment companies have been "flooded" with private equity in the past couple of years, said Eddie Thai, a Ho Chi Minh City-based partner at venture capital firm 500 Startups.
07/10/2020
KWM empowers graduates to lead tech transformation
The firm's 2020 graduates attend "digital boot camps" to learn of new legal technologies and then advise senior staff in their practice groups on their adoption.
07/10/2020
Would ‘Google Wealth Management’ be a threat to the industry?
HNWIs in Asia-Pacific are most likely to adopt wealth management offerings from big tech firms.
07/09/2020
Malaysia to open the doors to digital and multi-asset brokers
The changes to the licensing framework will also enable more “flexible models with efficient capital structures” aimed at attracting a bigger pool of specialised market participants, he added.
07/09/2020
Mastercard partners with tonik, Philippines' first digital-only neobank, to accelerate financial inclusion
The partnership reinforces Mastercard's leadership position as a fintech accelerator, with tonik officially licensed as a Mastercard issuer and integrated into Mastercard's global payment network.
07/09/2020
Hang Seng launches online fund service
The new platform aims to address these difficulties by providing investors with simple product information