Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hong Kong launches IPO support system for start-ups

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) have launched their “Road to IPO” platform.

Super funds must do more digitally

But any digital solution must also be compliant, mobile responsive and easily integrated.

Banking On Wealth Tech

Several banks and global wealth management firms have made co-investments in wealth tech.

NAB Ventures funds US$24m to cloud fintech

Targeting entrepreneurs with fewer than 10 employees, Wave has over two and a half million small business customers in more than 200 countries around the world, including 35,000 active users in Australia.

It’s official: China’s highest-paying jobs have shifted to tech from finance

Average wages in China’s information technology industry are higher than those in finance for the first time since 2008, when data became available

Wealth management platform provider hits $5 billion in FUA

The company’s growth has been underpinned by a strong team who are focussed on delivering better outcomes for advisers, their clients, licensees, fund managers, stockbrokers and shareholders.

Malaysia Opens Fintech Sandbox

At that time BNM opened applications for parties intending to create innovative ways to improve the quality, efficiency and accessibility of financial services in Malaysia.

Singapore fintech startup Bank-Genie raises funding to help banks roll out virtual terminals

Singapore-based private equity fund SBI FMO Fund was the sole participant of the Series A round

Trust in Technology - HSBC

The government first launched the Aadhaar Project, a biometrics programme, in 2009, creating the world's largest biometric data set.

AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

Medcraft also explained that with the rise of artificial intelligence, the issue of accountability cannot be neglected

Dion and Fincast partner to deliver an integrated portfolio management and exchange trading platform

Aim to enable the financial industry to explore new, cost efficient, business growth opportunities

Digital insurance startup Acko gets $30 mn from SAIF, Accel and others

The company, which was registered in August 2016, had received $2.5 million in November through a mix of preferential and equity shares, filings to the Registrar of Companies reveal.

Singapore robo-adviser secures SGD3 Million in funding

StashAway was founded in 2016 to provide an efficient, low-cost and intelligent digital investment engine that empowers individuals of all net worth to build their wealth.

Why South-East Asia should be on every FinTech investor’s radar

Brazilian challenger bank NuBank picked up $80m in a Series D round at the end of 2016 with US VCs such as Peter Theil’s Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital and Sequoia all chipping in.

Australians quick to embrace fintech financial solutions

The report also revealed Australians are early adopters of fintech solutions; that is, anything from PayPass and Tap and Go contactless payments to digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or Android Pay.

MOU with Copenhagen FinTech

The first step of this collaborative process is to build bridges that connect Asian companies to European and vice versa.

Bitcoins gain currency, used for trading by over 200 city investors

But for a growing tribe of investors in 'cyber city' bitcoins have been a preferred mode of trading over the past year or so.

Your bank tomorrow will be paperless, frictionless, and without a physical presence

Think about it, as a customer what do you need — a bank or banking services?

Credit Suisse launches digital platform for Thai clients

The new platform gives the bank’s clients round-the-clock access to comprehensive information about their accounts, market insights and intelligence relevant to their portfolio.

Credit Suisse Marks First Year of Thailand Wealth Management

Credit Suisse clients can access the digital wealth management platform on their iPad, iPhone, web browsers, and devices operating on Google Android.