Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

JCB Pilot of Japan's First Fingerprint Authentication Chip Card from IDEMIA

To test improved security and usability of contactless chip card with biometric authentication

Banks and the Crypto Industry: Asia

The two biggest crypto concerns of global banks are debt liability from customers who have no protection from market volatility; and security risks associated with unregulated exchanges, such as terrorism funding, scam operations, money laundering and oth

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken quits Japan

The move will impact only residents of Japan and not Japanese citizens or businesses based out of the country, Bloomberg reported.

Online consumers in Asia buy three times more banking products than less tech-savvy peers, says McKinsey

The trend is a wake-up call to lenders to increase and improve their digital offerings, says the consultancy

Why India’s cryptocurrency exchanges may move to Singapore, Switzerland, or Malta

These “cryptocurrency-friendly” locations include Singapore, Switzerland, Estonia, Malta, Japan, Dubai, and the Cayman Islands.

Traditional and locally focused banks keep pace with 'digital wave'

Asia has attracted more funds in FinTech investments than in North America and Europe, partly driven by the rapidly expanding middle class and 'digital natives' who have enthusiasm to tap into the latest technology.

Asset manager cautious about Apple’s suppliers

The handset lens maker’s shares soared 610 percent in Taipei in the six years through last year.

Fintech players are shaking up the banking sector in SEA

There are more than 600 fintech companies headquartered in Asean and this number has been growing exponentially over the past decade.

A leading financial services institution in MENA goes live on JMR’s Genie De Banca Digital Platform

This implementation will allow the financial services firm to accelerate growth by delivering unique and innovative customer finance offerings, while creating a digital disruption in the market space.

Why China will win the global race for complete AI dominance

Kai-Fu Lee – a former Apple, Microsoft and Google executive turned investor – is placing big bets on machine learning. And China is leading the way

Capabilities key to firms’ future success

'Arms race' underway to make better sense of data

LGT Bolsters Digital Services

This is a strong investment in our customer service capabilities and the processes will enable it to scale our advisory services

RBI's move to block crypto-trading a huge blow to industry, say stakeholders

The Reserve Bank of India last week issued an order to banks barring all transactions related to virtual currencies, a move, stakeholders say, made without any consultation

Paytm all set to foray into wealth management

“One hundred percent of the initial registrations received are from retail customers and around 90% of them are from mobile phone users showing promising signs of people’s growing comfort with financial transactions on the mobile phone,”

EMQ partners Kotak Mahindra Bank to expand footprint in India

The collaboration is aimed at meeting the “growing demand for instant remittances to the country” from more than 16 million Indians residing overseas.

People’s Bank of China would Continue to rectify Crypto Activity in China

The Chinese people have been closely following the PBOC’s actions to see whether there has been a change in stance

Hedgie giant targeted by Chinese scammers

The firm is the latest in a long line of investment companies targeted by scammers.

China joins Hong Kong-U.S. battle for Chinese tech listings

For China, the hope is to see more of its tech companies list at home, where domestic investors can benefit from any success.

Japan’s Nomura AM enters mobile investing market via tie-up with Hong Kong’s 8 Securities

According to 8 Securities’ CEO Mikaal Abdula, the digital wealth management services will focus mainly on Japanese millennials as the country’s wealth shifts to the younger generation.

Banks Stand up to Digital Rivals

This is despite a decline in banks' share of assets, from 63.4 percent in 2012 to 46.1 percent in 2016, according to a Cerulli survey.