03/18/2018
Thailand To Introduce New Cryptocurrency Laws
The second regulation that Thailand is introducing is the revision of the country’s Revenue Code which concerns taxation related to cryptocurrencies and ICO’s.
FinTech
03/16/2018
Japan's megabanks all-in on automation to save labor, cut costs
MUFG's Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ introduced RPA systems starting in 2014.
03/16/2018
Citi Launches Chatbot in Singapore
Singapore bank OCBC introduced AI-powered chatbot «Emma» in 2016 to respond to customers’ queries on home and renovation loans, and has since raked in more than S$100 million in home loans.
03/16/2018
NAB launches super virtual assistant
He said millennials and older Australians will likely be the first to embrace Talk to MLC.
03/16/2018
Korea to partner African Development Bank on technology development – Deputy PM
In his remarks, the AfDB President said insufficient information and inadequate communication about African investment opportunities needed to be fixed.
03/15/2018
ERI & Sequrest: A partnership for a full range of cyber security solutions
The Sequrest cyber security platform can viewed as another modular add-on, ensuring ERI customers benefit from complete protection against growing cyber threats.
03/15/2018
Paytm launches 2 new services under wealth management offering
Paytm launches Gold Gifting and Gold Savings Plan as part of its wealth management offering, Paytm Gold
03/15/2018
Japanese Officials To Ask For Crypto Rules At The G20 Summit
The new push is aimed at implementing common international guidelines for the fast-growing market.
03/14/2018
Dublin-based insurance software company FRS opens in Hong Kong
"This marks a exciting time for the company as we expand further to service our clients in Asia’s thriving life insurance market”.
03/14/2018
Wirecard Expands its Business in Asia and Gains Mizuho Bank as a New Customer for Acquiring and Issuing Services
Jeffry Ho, Regional Managing Director at Wirecard, says: "It is a great pleasure for us to work with one of the largest financial institutions in the world and support them with our infrastructure and expertise."
03/13/2018
MetLife invites insurtech startups to compete for $100,000 contract
The move follows two collab programmes in Singapore (2016) and Japan (2017), which attracted 250 applications from insurtechs in more than 35 different countries.
03/13/2018
Denmark’s Saxo Bank sees white-label partnerships as main growth driver in Asia
The Hong Kong unit of the Copenhagen-based bank will add A shares and yuan bonds this year as part of its multi-asset online trading platform for clients
03/12/2018
Digital disruptor opens new money transfer service to China
The expansion follows Azimo’s recent launch of fast weekend transfers to a number of countries including Nigeria, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Colombia, allowing money transfers to reach recipients in less than an hour even at weekends.
03/09/2018
Netwealth partners for engagement
The partnership follows in a long line of successes for Netwealth in recent weeks. In its recent half-year results, the platform reported having doubled its managed account funds under management.
03/08/2018
Ripple develops blockchain-powered payment app with 61 banks to speed up transactions in Japan
Ripple said Wednesday that the app, called "Money Tap," will first go live in the fall.
03/08/2018
Digital banking platform for wealth managers and private banks developed
CA-PBS was created in 1992 at the heart of Indosuez and has since been a pioneer in outsourced banking services.
03/08/2018
Objectway Conference 2018: Breaking the wealth management digital deadlock
A show of hands early in the proceedings revealed that a good proportion of those in the room were from UK-based companies.
03/08/2018
Hong Kong Next In Line For Faster Payments
The infrastructure will link into 20 banks and eight electronic payment operators, with payers able to use mobile phone numbers or email addresses to make payments in the Hong Kong dollar or renminbi.
03/07/2018
Hedge fund Ascapia weighing partial takeover of Datapulse
Datapulse had about 9,000 minority shareholders as of Jan 25.
03/06/2018
Crypto assets rewrite estate planning
Former financial planner and partner of cryptocurrency brokerage firm Bitcoin Trader, Warrick Pleash, says a catch-22 is that without instructions as to the location of the crypto and its digital key, those assets could be lost forever.