Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Open Banking: Growing in customer trust in 2019 by Herbert Leonelli, Profile Software

The banking industry is looking to achieve strong customer authentication, consent and reliability as required by PSD2, Open Banking and GDPR.

Mizuho makes move on Chinese fintech start-ups

Under this MoU, Mizuho says it will provide funding, and help with overseas expansion and alliances with Japanese companies. It’s a smart move by the bank to tap into a very juicy market.

Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges seek reverse mergers in Hong Kong as IPO plans of bitcoin mining rig makers falter

Charles Li Xiaojia, chief executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, said on Wednesday that companies seeking to go public in the city should show consistency in their business models

How technology affects wealth management business value

Additionally, many firm founders and principals are approaching retirement age, not unlike their baby-boomer clients.

Can robo-advisors really compete with wealth managers?

At the end of the day, the ultimate goal for investors — individual or institutional — is to maximize their returns.

Standard Chartered Extends Initiative to Leverage Blockchain

This blockchain technology, which enables parties in the supply chain network to be connected and their trade documents to be generated digitally

Coinbase Targets High-Volume Investors In Asia And Europe, Adds SWIFT Support

The firm also said that a select number of its Coinbase Prime customers will have access to the platform’s Custody cold storage services.

Timing is all for Dejima’s Japan Synthetic Warrant Fund

The fund invests in long dated Japanese equity options via Asset Swapped Convertible Option Transactions.

Apple Pay goes live for CBA

Apple also takes a cut of the fees banks receive from credit card companies, known as interchange fees.

China bosses blockchain and AI patents

Earlier this month, the China Banking Association was pushing trade finance on blockchain.

Neobanking: How a new, fully digital service is threatening to disrupt Australia’s big banks

Either way, ‘neobanks’ are starting to come to Australia and will offer a whole new banking experience to those willing to make the switch.

How AI is transforming the fight against money laundering

Data scientists have made major leaps in the past decade to get us here.

Digital banking demands new skills from Relationship Managers

Today, the savvy RM can look at a client’s digital footprint to find out so much more than they are told directly.

Hong Kong banks need to adopt this key hiring practice as virtual era dawns

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority expected to issue the city’s first virtual bank license during the first quarter

IMTF’s State-of-the-Art Solutions for Digital Onboarding in Wealth Management

“Client onboarding,” he explained, “should offer the best customer experience for FIs to retain clients.

How DBS and OCBC Global Leadership Shows Singapore’s Success in Open Banking

Third-party developers can access the APIs for functions such as real-time payments.

Nine Associations Join Forces to Launch ‘Asia-Pacific FinTech Network’

Other associations in the region are invited to join the network.

Hong Kong Gets First API Exchange Platform in Open Banking Push

JETCO launches the city’s first Open API exchange; New Accenture survey indicates willingness of Hong Kong consumers to share personal financial information with third parties.

MUFG Bank readies paperless branch in Tokyo

Tablets and smart ATMs will turn transactions digital

Regulator to ease rule for wealth management startups offering robo-advisors

The deregulation is part of the government's push to give more support to financial technology firms, the Financial Services Commission said in a statement.