Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

The $900m Aussie fintech winning big from wealth management

This is not your usual fintech. With over 1,300 staff located in 12 offices across eight countries, this ASX200 company saw its share price more than double in 2018.

HSBC to Enable Blockchain-based FX Settlement Platform for Clients

Although the FX trades settled by blockchain represent a “small” proportion of HSBC’s currencies business, it marks a significant milestone in the use of blockchain by a mainstream financial institution.

Security token trading platform Cezex preps Asia launch

CEZEX will offer a licensed, regulated platform for trading multiple traditional asset classes represented by a digital asset with fiat/crypto currency pairing trading which include currencies, security tokens and derivatives.

China Cybersecurity and Data Protection: 2018 Regulatory and Enforcement Review

In this e-bulletin we highlight the major regulatory and enforcement developments during the year in four key areas

8 Regulations That Could Shape Fintech in Asia This Year

The following is a list of initiatives, regulations and standards that have been listed in the World Payments Report 2018, by Capgemini and BNP Paribas.

Twitter Explodes at Indian Bank's Clampdown on Bitcoin

A letter from the Kotak Mahindra Bank to one of its account holders giving notice of the clampdown leaked onto the social media.