Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Li Ka-shing leads funding round for Hong Kong fintech startup

MioTech uses AI to evaluate ESG investments for fund managers

Singapore digital banking race heats up with Chinese players

Ant Financial has also confirmed its bid for a digital wholesale bank licence in Singapore.

Consortium bids to be digital full bank

A digital full bank licence will allow Beyond to serve retail customers and extend loans to individuals as well as companies.

Hong Kong Institute of Bankers Welcomes Six Digital Banks

A new milestone that supports talent development in the rapidly evolving banking sector in Hong Kong

Grab and Singtel partner to apply for digital banking licence in Singapore

The core of Grab’s mission has always been to solve everyday challenges and unlock economic potential in Southeast Asia

Singapore Fintech Eyes Middle East

Our Dubai office will serve as a bridge between the Middle East and Asia Pacific

iFast leads Chinese partners with bid for Singapore digital wholesale bank licence

A group led by gaming company Razer and partners Grab and Singtel have put in their bids for one of two digital full bank licences on offer which allow for retail customers.

Disruption ahead in Singapore’s financial sector as digital-only banks loom

Digital full bank licensees here should have only one physical place of business.

Aging Japan: Banks turn to technology to tackle looming demographic crisis

Elderly -- and vulnerable -- Japanese hold half the country's $17 trillion in financial assets

Indonesia plans fixed fees for e-wallet transactions

Ant Financial's e-wallet DANA trails them, along with state-owned payments platform LinkAja.

As Chinese Digital Banks Arrive, OCBC Gets Ready

It’s attractive to us because it’s the way that we can test out in the new digital economy as to what we could do.

Tencent users report positive wealth management returns

Licaitong, Tencent's wealth management platform which sells mutual-fund and fixed-term wealth management products, said it now has over 150 million users and 38 percent of these are born after 1990.

When Is It Ethical to Not Replace Humans with AI?

There are legitimate questions about the ethics of employing AI in place of human workers. But what about when there's a moral imperative to automate?

Digital banks heighten competition in crowded sector

Besides stiff competition, the entrance of non-bank players, like e-wallets, is sucking millions from banks

Grab and Singtel team up to apply for a digital full bank license in Singapore

Grab launched in 2012 as a ride-sharing company, but now bills itself as “Southeast Asia’s leading super app”

Five Countries Where Crypto Regulation Changed the Most in 2019

“Some countries now consider them legal tender, while many viewing cryptocurrencies as commodities. Governments around the world are keenly aware of the problem that the technology is rapidly outpacing the laws that govern it.”

Beijing warns against cryptocurrency activity

Many entities have begun to use digital assets in ways the authorities say violate rules implemented in 2017

Asia is overtaking the US in cashless payment

Will 2020 mark the start of a cashless society? It may be for some nations.

Reserve Bank Of Australia Head Of Financial Stability Mentions Stablecoins

He states that future drivers can be broken into three general areas, “The first is the general increased access to, and ability to process, vast quantities of data.

Huobi Japan Secures $4.6M from Tokai Tokyo

Discussing the maneuver, Huobi Japan CEO, Haiteng Chen called the important milestone a nod of “mainstream recognition” towards the crypto space.

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