11/07/2017
China Everbright Bank Opts for Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting
This unique service is maintained by Wolters Kluwer experts who actively monitor regulation in approximately 50 countries, helping to ensure the solution is current at all times.
11/05/2017
Asia’s role in the digital currency revolution
While some jurisdictions such as Singapore have open-door policies, others such as Vietnam favor regulation over innovation
11/05/2017
BancNet implements stricter accountholder verification
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas requires banks to implement multi-factor authentication for sensitive transactions on online channels such as enrolment in transactional e-services, payments, remittance and fund transfers.
11/03/2017
Robo-investor AlgoMerchant begins trading after $2m-plus funding
AlgoMerchant said it collaborates with freelance quantitative traders
11/02/2017
Bank of Thailand Selects SimCorp Dimension as Its Investment Management Platform
This agreement further strengthens our position as the leading provider of investment management solutions for central banks and sovereign wealth funds.
11/02/2017
Japan: A Forward Thinking Bitcoin Nation
Right around the same time, however, there were some new developments in Japan.
11/01/2017
Israel Fintech Firms Head To Japan For Business Opportunities
Delegation Meets With Japanese Companies To Show Them Their Wares In Effort To Boost Cooperation
10/31/2017
New app to enable free and instant payments to consumers and small businesses
10/31/2017
Financial Regulators In Australia And Switzerland Have Agreed A Deal Designed To Support Innovation
10/31/2017
Chain ID will see its launch in November via Android and iOS apps ahead of a rollout of desktop versions.
10/30/2017
The greatest potential is likely to be in sectors where workflows involve lots of different parties with no trusted central entity, and where current practices are quite inefficient.
10/30/2017
The ITM also aims to create 3,000 net jobs in financial services, and an additional 1,000 net jobs in the FinTech sector annually.
10/30/2017
Those who continue accepting payments in cryptocurrency face heavy fines.
10/30/2017
The financial authority and the banks want to create a system that enables consumers to open accounts at different financial institutions.
10/30/2017
It already employs a robot in some of its branches to advise customers on asset management queries.
10/29/2017
Japanese Conglomerate Launches Eight Cryptocurrency-Based Businesses
The group is simultaneously developing eight businesses including hedge fund management, mining, and a derivatives market.
10/29/2017
Vietnam-based Exchange Remitano Talks the Future of Cryptocurrencies
Ethereum is unique in that it allows escrow platforms and smart contracts. Ironically, the Ethereum Blockchain resembles a traditional bank or escrow model–it’s just the virtual, more accessible version.
10/27/2017
GPS robo-adviser launches
Technology is a big part of our business
10/27/2017
AI Firm Squirro Launches in Singapore to Target Financial Services Market in APAC Region
The Singapore office will be Squirro’s fifth opening, with offices in three European locations and its US HQ in New York.
10/26/2017
I think we have to separate Bitcoin from the Blockchain.