11/24/2015
Q&A: J.P. Morgan Bankers on Why China Tech M&A Is Hot
Online shopping giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. agreed to buy online video provider Youku Tudou Inc. and turn it into a wholly owned unit earlier this month.
FinTech
11/24/2015
Bank to wheel out mobile branch
We expect banks, particularly note-issuing banks and large retail banks, to do more in fostering financial inclusion
11/22/2015
Xero weaves its 'financial web'
National Australia Bank said last month its business bankers are plugging into Xero to provide more-accurate data, which is being used by NAB to accelerate determination of credit applications.
11/21/2015
Key tips that will keep your online banking secure
Digital banking transactions are safe or unsafe as far as the consumer or the account holder makes them to be.
11/20/2015
Singapore bourse challenges old obstacles with new bond trading system
The platform, due to launch early next year,
11/19/2015
Private banks 'must adapt' to servicing IAMs
Technology and service improvements are key if private banks are to strengthen their coverage of independent asset managers, said panelists at an AsianInvestor forum.
11/18/2015
Bank of Foxconn: iPhone Maker Is Latest to Push Into China Financial Services
Apple’s largest contract manufacturer joins Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent as it quietly ventures into lending
11/18/2015
China launches the country's first cash machines using facial recognition technology
They allow users to access their bank accounts by scanning their faces, effectively making bank cards redundant.
11/16/2015
Wynyard signs $900,000 contract with Saudi Bank
No term was given for the duration of the contract.
11/16/2015
Vigilance needed on mobile banking scams
The theme of this year’s Fraud Awareness week is small business and small businesses need to be particularly vigilant when migrating to mobile solutions.
11/13/2015
AAC Technologies: Don’t Fight Against Apple; Merrill, UBS Caught In Short
Sales at AAC jumped 54% from a year ago to 3.18 billion yuan, well ahead of street estimate of 2.69 billion yuan.
11/13/2015
Tech Mahindra Takes Grameen Koota Live with Temenos T24
Modern core banking solution paves the way for Grameen Koota to accelerate business performance and expand client base in India, helping to boost delivery of Financial Services to low-income households
11/12/2015
Citi Mobile Challenge Holds Demo Day in Hong Kong
These concepts, together with the 58 solutions presented at the three demo days held earlier, will be evaluated by a panel of industry experts and financial technology leaders.
11/12/2015
Swipe Right for RoboBanker, Your Wealth Manager and Dinner Date
Robo advisors offer a cheaper alternative to traditional wealth managers such as private banks, which many investors can’t afford.
11/10/2015
Emirates NBD partners with State Bank of India for 60-second remittances
The tie-up with SBI will help strengthen Emirates NBD’s DirectRemit platform which is set to benefit a large additional customer base in the UAE.
11/10/2015
SS&C's Geneva and Advent Portfolio Exchange Honored at the 2015 Buy-Side Technology Awards
The awards were presented on Friday, November 6, 2015, during the Buy-Side Technology Awards luncheon at Le Meridien Piccadilly in London.
11/09/2015
Banks urged to embrace new technology to move forward
Expounding upon South Korea's remarkable economic growth that pushed its status from a poor post-war country to one of the Asian Tigers now serves as a cliché; the rags to riches story of the country has been one recounted too often.
11/06/2015
Fintech group ayondo launches first product in Singapore
Ayondo partners with KGI Fraser Securities to launch KGI Contrax. Introduces social trading concept to Asia.
11/06/2015
DBS accelerator picks make their pitches to investors
The founders of 10 FinTech startups from Hong Kong and around the world met hundreds of potential investors at the inaugural DBS Accelerator Demo Day
11/06/2015
ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce
ASIC is very supportive of the automated provision of advice