Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

ING hungry for slice of digital banking sector

ING is hoping to pool its strength in consumer banking services and financial technology

FundCount Named Best Client Reporting Solution at the WealthBriefingAsia Awards

The annual WealthBriefingAsia awards from ClearView Financial Media recognize best of breed providers that have demonstrated innovation and excellence in the global private banking, wealth management and trusted advisor communities.

Singapore, Hong Kong enterprise robo-advisers have the edge, report says

“Four players emerged as clear leaders” among the 16 robo-advisers surveyed, the company says in the report. “They’re from the enterprise group.”

How the tech tycoon you've never heard of changed the world

By the time Chang stepped down as CEO last week, at the age of 87 and after leading the company for 31 years

Whitman launches advisor-driven wealth management mobile app in Malaysia

Integrates bespoke advisory services with fintech innovation

The bright future for digital in Asian wealth management

The message is that technological solutions must enable wealth managers to be flexible and to facilitate vital and useful communication

Has Hong Kong's Legal Tech Moment Arrived?

A movement is taking hold in the city to bring legal tech into the mainstream and make Hong Kong a legal tech player in its own right. Will it succeed?

Indonesia's 'Split Decision' Over Whether To Embrace Cryptocurrency

The “split decision” between Indonesia’s central bank and its futures authority regarding cryptocurrencies reveals a challenge that a number of nations will face: how to embrace cryptocurrency without the support of the banks.

AI-based auto-documentation tool startup Cinnamon raises US$9M funding

The company intends to raise a total of US$10 million from this round and looks to close it by August-end.

Eager to Grab a Chunk of the Crypto Pie, AGM Group Holdings Acquires Two Asset Management Firms

It looks like Beijing-based AGM Group Holdings has decided that the time is ripe to get more involved with cryptos. To help accomplish that goal, the company has inked two acquisition deals in quick succession — one with Hong Kong based SIFT Capital

OCBC rolls out instant digital account-opening service

Customers first have to submit an application by simply logging in with their SingPass details.

Westpac lost files of hundreds of clients, whistleblowers say

BT Financial Group, the bank’s wealth management arm, reportedly discovered the loss while digitising its records

Pundi X readies Indonesian crypto-payment business

The crypto-payment solutions start-up is ‘pre-installing’ its point-of-sales device, in the expectation that the nation’s central bank will eventually relax its ban on bitcoin payment transactions

Hong Kong publishes revised guidelines on authorisation of virtual banks

All respondents supported the introduction of virtual banking in Hong Kong.

Fintech Startups in Asia Switzerland Should Watch Closely

Furthermore, the enticing mix of booming middle-class populations and rocketing smartphone adoption offer the greatest opportunity for returns in fintech investments.

Mizuho to switch to cloud-based market risk management system

Cloud services are set to enable Mizuho to procure the system resources necessary for large-scale calculations in a timely and appropriate manner.

PM Modi launches 3 Indian digital payment apps in Singapore

"Touching lives of common people through innovation! PM @narendramodi launched three technologies

AI: Banking's Trillion Dollar Shot

With smartphones underpinning the finance industry's tech push, Asia will likely see exponential growth in AI-based solutions.

Ant Financial to support Shanghai Pudong Development Bank's digital transformation with financial-grade technologies

The partnership with SPD Bank is just one example of how Ant Financial's technology-driven solutions are enabling financial institutions to deliver inclusive services efficiently and at scale.

Ant Financial signs third Chinese bank technology deal

The partnership will also leverage Ant’s financial-grade technologies in AI, supply chain finance, biometric identification and risk management.

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