Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

S. Korea to foster blockchain financial services

A government-civilian consortium on blockchain was created last month.

K-Bank leads South Korea’s entry into the Internet only banking race

Kakao Bank is the other Internet-only bank to have received preliminary approval in November 2015.

China Rapid Finance Partners with Tencent Licaitong on New Investment Products

By facilitating small consumption loans for EMMAs, CRF helps its users to build credit histories.

Chinese Search Engine Gains Online Banking License

Baixin Bank has not given a definitive timeline for when its full suite of services will be available to consumers in China.

HDFC Bank unveils its first Humanoid Banking Assistant

The bank said that depending on customer reaction they would install more such robots across its branches in the country.

China to Restrict Bitcoin Marketing, But Blockchain Firms Unaffected

Bitcoin companies in China, have previously backed out of public conferences due to regulatory pressure

Miss Kaya Launches Robo-advisor for Women in Asia and Plans Comprehensive Financial Services

Miss Kaya strives to simplify and demystify money management

ME partners with Capgemini for digital expansion

All of the infrastructure and data and ownership of assets will remain with ME, and they will provide a managed service for that infrastructure.

Samba Bank live with new core banking system, Temenos’ T24

The IBM project was carried out by another Pakistan-based system integrator and IT consultancy firm, Infotech.

Japanese company replaces office workers with artificial intelligence

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance is making 34 employees redundant and replacing them with IBM’s Watson Explorer AI

What's in store for Asia's fintech in 2017?

As a result, they are spending less time servicing their clients, who in turn look to external asset managers or in some cases, fintech platforms, to manage and grow their wealth.

O-Bank focusing on digital retail banking services

O-Bank yesterday said that it would be the nation’s first digitally focused retail bank and offer a full array of online services.

Korea Investment Partners to invest in British internet bank

With the Monese app, customers from all over Europe can open a U.K. current account within minutes without having to worry about the usual credit and residency checks.

St George Bank live with new core banking system, Celeriti

The system is no longer developed or sold and continues to exist in maintenance mode.

Foundation to Target Fintech M&A Deals

In the third quarter of 2016 Asia was the only continent to see a fintech funding increase on a quarterly basis while in both North America and Europe fintech funding declined.

KOREA: Internet-only banks to open this month

The biggest advantage of Kakao Bank is its popular platform Kakao Talk _ more than 40 million out of the total 50 million Korean citizens use the instant messaging service here.

Bankers ready for EMV technology

Virtusio reiterated that banks have the mandate to “protect depositors’ money,” that the EMV technology migration is a manifestation of “(banks’) commitment to the public.” The migration process began in 2013 for most b

China Establishes Asia Fintech Fund of Funds to Focus on M&A

Asia FinTech FOF and its attempts to establish growth in the fintech industry is another feather in China’s cap to establishing its economic dominance in the Asia-Pacific region.

Singapore tech should have much to expect in 2017

Its economic outlook isn't looking great for the new year.

Xiaomi-backed online bank to launch services soon - bank investor

It is now pinning profit growth hopes on sales from smart home devices as well as revenue from its software eco-system.