03/13/2020
Tiger Trade, the one-stop global trading app, launches in Singapore
This lowers the barrier of entry to help investors better diversify their portfolio, balancing their investment risk and reward.
FinTech
03/13/2020
Islamic Fintech Startups On The Rise In Southeast Asia
The services—especially peer-to-peer financing and crowdfunding—can easily be used by the world’s 1.9 billion Muslims, and the tech-savvy firms are able to compete well with conventional Islamic banks.
03/12/2020
StanChart unveils Hong Kong virtual bank Mox
Standard Chartered operates a global network of over 1,200 physical branch locations and outlets, which include several subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures.
03/12/2020
Japan's Financial Regulator Launches Global Blockchain Governance Initiative
The initiative also hopes to develop a “common language among stakeholders with diverse perspectives” and build a network of open-source information sharing.
03/11/2020
Why Most Business “Awards” Are a Scam, Preying on Pride
As a marketer for a client like this, this is the sort of thing where you bang your head off the desk
03/11/2020
Infosys draws flak over tax software glitch
Indian government wants chairman Nandan Nilekani to fix the issue as soon as possible
03/11/2020
Trip.com Group joins Standard Chartered, PCCW and HKT to announce new virtual banking service
The new virtual banking service will offer a comprehensive suite of retail financial services, as well as unique telecom, entertainment and travel products, all in one place.
03/11/2020
Thailand: New Tax-reporting Obligation for Banks and E-payment Service Providers
Reporting Obligations of a Person with Special Transactions
03/10/2020
Unlocking green finance through blockchain can help meet Singapore’s emissions goals
As Singapore pushes for bolder emissions commitments, unlocking innovative green financing solutions are more critical than ever for the country to mobilize capital for sustainable development.
03/10/2020
Zuhlke: Insider Look to Driving Innovation for Financial Services in Asia
Consumers in Asia are now much more financially informed and demanding in their needs concerning financial and banking services.
03/10/2020
FATF publishes Guidance on Digital ID
By 2022, according to a FATF release, an estimated 60% of global GDP will be digitised.
03/09/2020
MUFG's $976m investment in Grab shows Japanese banks' growing interest in region: Fitch
In addition, expanding into faster-growingGrab provides an IT platform that already enjoys substantial brand recognition and consumer uptake, said Fitch. emerging markets will lead to risks that need to be appropriately managed as these markets tend to b
03/06/2020
Blockchain Trade Finance Platform Ready in Hong Kong
Leveraging blockchain for trade finance has overcome the physical constraints we are having today
03/05/2020
Fintech startup Oriente raises $20m in debt funding for Philippines expansion
Oriente was founded in 2017 by former Skype executive Geoffrey Prentice and former executives at Chinese online wealth management platform Lufax and Hong Kong-based BlackPine Private Equity.
03/05/2020
Adzymic and iAvatarZ Digital's partnership to deliver Dynamic Creative Solutions to India
Adzymic helps brands and agencies simplify their creative management process and improve their display advertising performance.
03/05/2020
Tonik, first digital-only bank in Asean, to go live in July
Tonik expects to deliver retail banking services via a mobile app, focusing on consumer loans and retail deposits.
03/04/2020
Parliament: New cyber security label for smart devices
To be launched later this year, the scheme will initially be voluntary, administered by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore.
03/04/2020
Mambu selected by Vietnam's MSB for digital bank launch
MSB plans to launch Vietnam’s first digital bank by end of 2020.
03/03/2020
Asian Private Banker Technology Awards Hail Wealth Dynamix as the Clear Leader in Client Lifecycle Management
The Asian Private Banker Technology Awards are among the most respected in the industry, due to the detailed benchmarking analysis conducted during the judging process.
03/03/2020
Beyond Consortium Partners OneConnect
The firm provides a technology-as-a-service platform with solutions in artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics and blockchain.