Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hedge fund Ascapia weighing partial takeover of Datapulse

Datapulse had about 9,000 minority shareholders as of Jan 25.

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.

Standard Chartered Splashes on Digital Banking

Since then Standard Chartered rolled out digital initiatives across its wealth management and retail units and also launched eXellerator, an innovation lab located in Singapore.

Private wealth platform appoints ASX-listed corporate adviser

DigitalX noted that the global cryptocurrency market represents about US$500 billion in value, while the HNW sector represents more than US$60 trillion, presenting a significant opportunity.

Macrovue bets on 5G technology

The "vue" or theme has eight 5G stocks in the US and one each in Sweden and Japan.

Takaful Malaysia launches online sales portal

“By embracing digital tools and technology to offer up differentiated product offerings and services, we will delight our customers with a better user experience, enhanced protection products and high quality service."

Profile Software’s innovative solutions for banking and wealth industry

The company today has a presence in Europe, the Middle East, America, Asia and Africa, throughout those regions delivering innovative solutions to both start-ups and established banking and finance institutions, through direct communication or a reliable

Manny Pacquiao joins cryptocurrency celebrity exchange Gcox

GCOX allows the public to engage with celebrities through the sale of exclusive goods and services, transacted through Celebrity Tokens.

Banks race for digital technology

And smartphone ownership has exploded, with 84 per cent of mobile-phone owners in 2017 carrying smartphones, up from 78 per cent in 2016, according to Wong.

Global Banking Institutions Remain Whimsical on their Stand on Cryptocurrencies

According to the latest 10-K annual report submitted by the country’s financial watchdog – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – a majority of the banks in the U.S. have expressed concern on the use of cryptocurrencies.

Insurance CROs under pressure from digital risks

Our CRO survey found the maturity of insurers’ understanding, measuring and governing cyber risks has come a long way over the last 12 months, but the tasks are still evolving.

Research suggests malware banking apps trick one in three smartphone users

The survey also found that users are more concerned about having their bank account hacked than losing a waller or a purse or having their social media accounts hacked.

Mastercard Launches Masterpass QR bot for Messenger

This Messenger experience will launch in Nigeria, where Mastercard will pilot a new Masterpass QR bot to help business owners' move beyond cash transactions to accepting QR payments.

Bankorus caters to cryptocurrency millionaires with an AI-based investment platform

The fintech company that created China’s first robo-advisor — has announced the launch of its cryptocurrency wealth management solution.

Japanese megabanks team up on mobile payments

Interbank QR code standards expected to promote cashless society

Vietnam Forges New Market for Datacenter and Cloud Services in South East Asia

The report estimates that around USD1.4 billion has been invested in building facilities over the past two years alone across the six markets covered.

Nomura Launches Joint Research on Quantum Computing

Nomura will continue to investigate new technologies, and hire experienced people to implement them.

SMFG sees benefits of chatbot use, plans to roll out AI-driven solutions across subsidiaries

The Japanese banking giant sees enhanced efficiency when handling customer queries and faster response times thanks to chatbots.

China, India Forge Online Fund Push

Asset managers will need to track developments and look out for the right partnership opportunities

OCBC Launches Biometric Push

The e-payments can be made instantly to any bank account in Singapore

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