Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hong Kong digital asset custodian bags $6m in QBN-led round

It plans to use the fresh capital to further enhance its custody platform and hire key talent in its Hong Kong and Singapore offices.

Real-World Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Superannuation

Real-world applications of AI in Superannuation – Using chatbots to automate exception processing.

Ray Dalio: The government ‘outlawing bitcoin is a good probability’

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency in terms of market value, has “proven itself” as its blockchain hasn’t been hacked and it has a large following.

Quantifeed Partners With MUFG To Launch Investment App in Japan

The app also enables customers to fund their portfolios from ATM machines, facilitating crucial offline-to-online interaction.

Philippine Central Banker Targets Street Stalls in E-Money Push

Philippines lags region in bank deposit access, e-money use

Banks’ fintech threat far from done

The abrupt end to Australia’s neobank experiment hasn’t diminished the threat fintech poses to traditional banks, according to Reinventure co-founder Simon Cant.

HSBC Malaysia bags Digital Bank of the Year award

The bank said it had revamped its traditional service delivery models, developing fully digitalised programmes and solutions.

Banks ramp up investments in fintech solutions

Out-of-the-box thinking driving institutions to look at digital partnerships and new technology

China Merchants Bank Selects Appway to Drive Compliance Efficiency for Singapore Branch

China Merchants Bank's Singapore branch offers financial services across multiple business lines, including Corporate Banking, Financial Institution Banking, Treasury, and Private Banking.

Citi wins custodian contract from Singapore fintech BondEvalue

New York-based Citi had over $24.9 trillion of assets under custody and administration globally as of December 2020.

Experiences and Business Prospects for Fintech Projects in South East Asia

Government-level support of the industry, fairly flexible financial laws and Internet connectivity, and hence improved financial literacy actually pay off.

Asia Pacific banks are ready to take advantage of truly digital cores - delivering competitive advantages beyond cost

New research from IDC and Thought Machine reveals Asia Pacific markets most ready for core banking transformation – outlined in new Digital Core Banking Opportunity Index

Contemi Solutions Awarded Bronze Medal for Its Sustainability Efforts

The leading FinTech provider recognized by world's most trusted business sustainability assessments provider.

Ant’s Alipay Rolls Out Investment Advisory Platform in China

All of the companies won licenses from the Chinese securities regulator to offer investment advisory services in 2019.

Standard Chartered and Bloomberg to introduce Electronic Trading Workflow for Korea Treasury Bonds

To mark this launch, the first fully electronic trade was successfully performed on Bloomberg between two major international participants in Korea Treasury Bonds - Standard Chartered and a global buy-side investor.

Citi named custodian for BondEvalue fractionalized bonds

Bank to provide asset safekeeping and servicing solutions for Singaporean digital exchange

Hong Kong-based fintech Apoidea Group eyes on regional expansion with plans to double headcounts two years in a row

With technology being the firm's DNA, Apoidea plans to strengthen the team by bringing in candidates with outstanding technical capabilities, such as front/back-end engineers, DevOps engineers and data scientists.

Japan eyes central bank digital currency experiments in 2021

The governor, however, clarified that the BOJ will not be issuing a CBDC any time soon

ZA Tech Global Grows Reach in Southeast Asia

The two sides have already launched its first product in the country – an affordable and essential critical illness plan that is available through Grab.

India to ban Bitcoin?

Source suggests trading and holding cryptocurrencies will become illegal