08/16/2018
ASX says its blockchain will slice super costs
Announcing underlying net profit up 7.2 per cent to $465.3 million – helped along by a 46 per cent jump in the amount of capital raised by listed companies over the past year
FinTech
08/15/2018
Robo, blockchain and predictive analytics – applications in wealth management
FNZ first started in New Zealand in 2004 and is now headquartered in the UK where it is the market leader.
08/14/2018
Macau’s Dragon Coin at centre of Bangkok Bitcoin ‘scam’?
Bitcoin worth $24 million was allegedly stolen and Thai actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit was arrested and there seems to be links to the Macau casino token
08/14/2018
After CBA scandal, Australia's regtech sector is ready for take-off
There were two indications last week that regulatory technology's engines are revving up.
08/12/2018
Targeting millennials, Sun Life goes digital
In this day and age we have to be agile, you can pilot test, fail fast and move on
08/10/2018
Aminvest launches first robotics fund in Malaysia
The underlying fund, the Luxembourg-domiciled Axa World Funds Framlington Robotech Fund, launched in 2017 and has an AUM of $970.1m as of today, according to FE Analytics.
08/09/2018
RIA choices for automated advice multiply
For digital wealth management, advisors are now spoiled for choice.
08/08/2018
Indonesia retail tech start-up Warung Pintar gets US$4m from Temasek-backed funds, Line
The start-up has grown its number of kiosks from 12 in February to 319 today.
08/08/2018
Coming of age digitally
Learning, leadership, and legacy
08/08/2018
'Time Traveler' Millionaire Wants to Open Australia's First Cryptocurrency Bank
Even though industry enthusiasts are well aware of the allure of decentralization, the masses are still getting there.
08/07/2018
SoftBank's April-June profit multiplies on IT investments
The company did not provide a forecast for the full current fiscal year, citing business environment uncertainty.
08/07/2018
Iress opens software labs to users
IRESS Labs is starting with a focus on XPLAN, with 75 firms having already participated in development experiments to date and co-designed functionality already released.
08/07/2018
Plans for OCBC digital bank in Indonesia amid strong Q2 results
The higher earnings were driven by the strong performance across each of its banking, wealth management and insurance businesses.
08/06/2018
Ethics and the pursuit of artificial intelligence
Failure to propose solutions about how the ethical dilemmas raised by AI will be addressed could pose an existential threat to the human race
08/05/2018
120,000 customer details have been stolen from Two Major Thai Banks
The executives of the banks have said that there have been no suspicious transactions that took place after the hack.
08/03/2018
Experian Invests US$ 28 Million in Financial Startup
This number has increased, driven by exponential growth in the Indonesian middle class, making CekAja.com one of the fastest growing financial markets in Southeast Asia.
08/03/2018
Blockchain Holds 'Significant' Value For Financial Services
With investment on the rise, blockchain is expected to transform a wide variety of industries in the coming years
08/03/2018
Iress improves compliance monitoring for licensees
The new capability has a range of reporting tools including interactive dashboards and visuals, which allow for user-friendly analysis and triaging.
08/03/2018
StanChart explores robo-advice
Standard Chartered has been finding ways to improve its digital services.
08/03/2018
Singapore's UOB to launch digital bank in ASEAN countries
Lender surpasses expectations of quarterly profit growth