Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

PR Savings Bank in Apac signs with Temenos

This signing demonstrates that our vision for banking and technology is resonating with banks.

Follow the technology: HSBC offers special loans for tech-savvy small enterprises

In October, bank loans for use in Hong Kong rose 23.9pc year on year, according to figures released last week by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Launch Local Currency Settlement Framework

Malaysia's bilateral trade volume totalled $13.8 billion with Indonesia and $13 billion with Thailand in 2016.

FinEX Asia Secures Hong Kong Advising on Securities and Asset Management Licenses

FinEX Asia aims to provide a highly transparent platform that leverages on its tech capability to bring high-quality assets to institutional and professional investors.

YBR partners with top fintech

This year Prospa made the KPMG Fintech100 list, together with ZipMoney and AfterPay Touch in recognition of technology companies pushing the envelope in financial services.

ASX pioneers blockchain technology

Australian bourse becomes first big exchange to commit to the technology

ANZ bank adds Garmin Pay to its payment repertoire

Now boasting six different payment wallets, ANZ bank has added Garmin Pay to the mix

Christopher Beukers to head Avaloq’s APAC business

Avaloq is addressing this development and now taking the next step in building a market facing organisation for the APAC region that serves these customer needs.

Bitcoin now bigger than Buffett, New Zealand

All bitcoins in circulation reach $190 billion

Japan's BTMU and NTT Data to test digital trade portal with Singapore

Paperless documentation system seeks to speed exports and reduce costs

The disruptive impact of Islamic fintech

“The strong complementarities among these technologies are giving rise to an impressive array of new applications touching on services from payments to financing, asset management, insurance, and advice.

UBS Launches Digital Hub

Swiss banking giant UBS inaugurated a new digital centre in Hong Kong. One of its aspirations is to bring wealthy clients and startups closer together to forge collaborations. Based in Kowloon the new unit known as «The Digital Hub» plans to

Bitcoin Futures Trading Gets Go-ahead

Japanese bitcoin exchange bitFlyer officially launched in the United States recently

Beware - hackers are going after ATMs in Pakistan

Banks including HBL responded by blocking users’ ATM cards as a precaution against further loss.

PwC Says Yes to Bitcoin

The Swiss unit of Ernst & Young (EY) was the first firm of its kind to accept bitcoin for both auditing and advisory services in 2016.

Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Foundation Signs MOU With Fintech Association of Japan

Fintech Association of Japan has also signed an MOU with Bahrain FinTech Bay, a FinTech hub representing Bahrain MOU.

Irish Fintech Expands Into Asia

Research published earlier this year from Munich Re puts the growth of the life insurance industry in Asia’s emerging markets at above 10 percent across 2017-2018.

Praemium signs WA portfolio administration client

Also, under the agreement with Merchant Group, Praemium would provide administration for their clients’ personal and self-managed super fund (SMSF) investments.

Asia Markets Mixed After US Records, Bitcoin Breaks $10 000

New York Traders Cheered A Forecast-Beating US Consumer Confidence Survey And News

Banks’ Desire for Integrated and Consistent View of Data - RESEARCH

The remaining 83% said that were planning to work on achieving suitably robust systems and procedures in light of mounting global regulatory challenges.