Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hong Kong Insurance Firm AIA Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

New York-based R3, the blockchain startup heading the prominent private banking blockchain consortium has now added Hong Kong-based life insurance group AIA.

Hong Kong Struggling To Keep Pace With Regional Peers in Fintech

Singapore banks are seen as having an edge on Hong Kong when it comes to fintech adoption

Banking in the times of new tech: Key things to know

They also earn from selling mortgages and insurance to customers.

MAS to invite fintech firms to solve finance problems in Singapore

Fintech firms have until the end of July to submit their ideas and proposed solutions to any of these challenges.

Big data firm BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions raises Series A funding from Edelweiss Private Equity

Edelweiss has also acquired a minority stake in the company.

Bangladesh panel finds possible insider role in central bank cyber theft

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said the report would be made public in 15 to 20 days.

This new robo-advisory firm has a former JP Morgan chairman and an ex-finance minister on its board

Watson, who is also chair of the board, says the savings of 1 to 2% per annum delivered by the model can make a huge difference to the retirement savings.

Yes Bank partners Click&Pay for cashless transactions

Our vision is to create a vibrant merchant ecosystem where millions of merchants would be able to accept digital payments using Click&Pay.

Mizuho readies fintech war chest to escape Japan gloom

Mizuho is targeting US acquisitions in the fields of artificial intelligence and big data processing.

Blockchain 'smart contracts' to disrupt lawyers

The innovation has been made possible because Ethereum provides developers with a more liberal "scripting language" than bitcoin.

Singapore Economy In A Rut. Policy Has Run Out Of Ideas.

It cannot target population growth, capital accumulation and technological innovation without bound. Population growth meets space constraints and population density issues sooner or later.

INDONESIA: Changing Customer Behavior Is E-Commerce Industry's Biggest Challenge

Helena said she also prefers to rather go to the ATM several times a month to pay her online shopping bills, than activate mobile or Internet banking.

Collaboration And Clients Key As RSM Launches ECM In The Cloud

Global accountancy firm embarks on major cloud-based ECM project

Japan moves to spur growth in fintech sector

The revision to the Banking Law eases this rule, pending case-by-case government authorizations, if the funds are directed toward enhancing financial services through the use of information technology.

New course for Bank of Singapore private bankers

The collaboration will be the first NTU is undertaking with a financial institution to award an advanced diploma in private banking.

Southeast Asia financial comparison startup Jirnexu lands $3M to expand to digital banking services

More specifically, the service will launch in the second half of this year and can be used to handle credit card, loans and other banking applications online.

OCBC launches voice recognition solutions for transactions

The voiceprint replaces PINs, one-time passwords, and security questions that the bank's contact centre requires.

IRESS chief Andrew Walsh slams Turnbull’s ‘empty’ ideas boom

Ten years ago the company received no revenue from exports, but now exports account for nearly half of earnings.

Customers demand digital approach from wealth managers

This use of mix is very important as generations X and Y have begun to leverage both face-to-face meetings and digital platforms with equal ease.

DBS will not relocate job 1,500 bobs to India, refutes report

A spokesman said the bank hired 600 people in Singapore last year, bringing its total headcount here to 10,300.

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