Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

The Impact of Technology on the Delivery of Wealth Management in Asia

We see the fundamental driver for technology as expanding customer expectations

Eight Virtual Banks have been approved for operation in Hong Kong

The guidelines established by the HKMA will be vital in ensuring the legitimacy of the new firms, thus ensuring as much security as possible, but also will facilitate the promotion of financial inclusion within the Hong Kong wealth management industry

Japan’s Top Regulators Sets Up Working Group Dedicated to Facebook Libra Coin

Things to be discussed during the meeting includes how the central bank will ascertain the better governance of digital assets like Libra.

A hotbed for fintech activities

Fintech companies have seized the opportunity to offer loans, payments platforms, and other services to largely unbanked and underbanked populations.

WealthTech Suite crowned “Best Wealth Management System”

The company has also been confirmed as an accredited system provider with the 2019 GoodAccredited Standard.

Blockpass Announces First-Use KYC Services to Hong Kong Brokers in Partnership with 2GoTrade

Blockpass has continued to add a number of new partnerships and integrations in recent months, including Waves, Tokenomica, Ethfinex, Polymath and Beam amongst others.

The future of banking

The new digital bank licences mark the next chapter in Singapore’s banking liberalisation journey.

Life in the era of fintech: The evolving story of ASEAN’s banks

Fintech startups are disrupting traditional banking across the globe. How are ASEAN’s banks responding to this crisis of obsolescence?

China's Central bank announces digital currency plans

"From the government's perspective, we pay more attention to its influence on financial services, monetary policy and financial stability," Wang said.

Singapore Exchange invests in Smartkarma

Smartkarma, which operates a global investment research network, is also branching into corporate solutions, as it seeks to tap top executives and investor relations, said a statement.

Bank of Thailand goes live with SimCorp Dimension

The deployment of an in-house solution together with the freeing up of valuable resources, has given the bank greater control over its data and enabled higher levels of automation.

Australian Banks Join IBM to Outstrip the Paper Bank Guarantees Using Blockchain

Australia’s top-ranking banks are collaborating with IBM and the Scentre Group for the adoption of Blockchain technology for daily functionality.

Asset management industry increases spend on digital transformation by GBP8 million a year in last year

A total of 73 per cent of asset managers view shifting customer and client expectations as the biggest threat in 2019

These tech companies are eyeing for Singapore's digital banking license

Several tech companies have expressed their interest in applying for the digital banking license, with some companies openly announcing their application

EY: Almost Two-Thirds of Asia-Pacific Consumers Actively Use Fintech

It’s a similar picture across the Asia-Pacific region, where the Index shows nearly two-thirds of consumers (64 percent) are active fintech users.

Three largest Australian banks joins IBM’s blockchain platform

Together with the Scentre Group, they’ll test Lygon, the new blockchain-based platform on a group of retail property leasing clients in a two-month program.

Xplore Wealth launches wrap platform

The firm said the new platform would complement the firm’s existing managed discretionary account capabilities and support the evolving needs of the firm’s client base.

7 Wealthtech Solutions from Europe Singapore Banks Should Know

Wealthtech encompasses all innovations and technologies that help wealth management related companies in their activity.

Covenant Capital signs up on Profidata’s e-AMIS

Covenant Capital, a Singapore-based wealth manager, has adopted Profidata’s e-AMIS platform.

Dion launches a feature-rich Corporate Actions Processing Solution

Corporate actions continue to be an area of complexity, manual processing and high risk

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