UOB unleashes digital bank for ASEAN mobile advance
United Overseas Bank loves the overseas.
Asia Pacific
Zilliqa and Infoteria pair up to push blockchain DApps
APAC plan to promote adoption of decentralised applications.
IBM ties up with Thai Krungsri Bank for $140m digital overhaul
Pushing Krungsri’s plans to become a tech leader.
Everex to create Myanmar-Thailand blockchain payments corridor
In partnership with Shwe Urban and Rural Development Bank.
Fintech infrastructure firm C88 gets $28m funding
Funding round led by Experian, alongside many other investors.
TransferMate finds €21m investment mate in ING
They want more SME customers and corporate clients.
SoftBank, Yahoo Japan and Paytm make mobile payments mammoth
Smartphone payment service called PayPay. Genius!
Hitachi and KDDI trial biometric payments on blockchain
They aren’t KDDI-ing with their coupon settlement system experiment.
Infosys’ Finacle core banking system gains new taker in Myanmar
Ayeyarwaddy Farmers Development Bank in tech overhaul with Infosys and ACE Data Systems.
Alipay and Tenpay fined for breaking Chinese FX rules
China wants to keep money within its confines.
FinAccel’s payment app Kredivo raises $30m
Jakarta-based firm plans expansion in Southeast Asia.
Visa and MoneyGram team up for cross-border payments
Will use Visa Direct, its real-time push payments platform.
UOB invests in cognitive banking firm Personetics
UOB will also use Personetics’ tech to extend its own machine learning capabilities.
Interview: Ching Ching Tan, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic and CFTE have launched a new “AI in Finance” course.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank goes live with DTCC’s Alert
Becomes the first Japanese global custodian on the database.
OCBC Bank turns tellers into digital ambassadors
Wants to upskill its workforce.
Blockchain network Nervos nervelessly nets $28m funding
Backed by investors Polychain Capital and Sequoia China.
Hong Kong hastens open banking ambitions
Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes API framework.
Razer expands payments reach with Singapore move
Partners with United Overseas Bank to launch Razer Pay.
Japan revamps regulator for fintech action
The Strategy Development and Management Bureau is born.
Bank of Asia finally launches in British Virgin Islands
Digital entity wants to tap into market for offshore companies.
Singapore goes AI: training, incentives and regulation
Banks in Singapore take the lead on artificial intelligence (AI) training.
Chinese fintech platform Pintec files $70m IPO
Comes on the back of revenue growth.
Myanmar’s Shwe Bank ups mobile offer with JMR Infotech
The firm will help the bank get the most out of its Oracle Flexcube system.
Hong Kong banks setting up trade finance blockchain platform
With ambitions of expansion across industries and jurisdictions.
Japanese post-pay outfit Paidy picks up $55m funding
Investment led by ITOCHU Corporation, with participation from Goldman Sachs.
AEON and Fujitsu trial biometric payments
Will start in September 2018 in Japan.
Bambu raises $3m in Series A funding
Round led by Franklin Templeton Investments.
Fujitsu fires up five-day blockchain production framework
For customers seeking or refining projects based on DLT.
Silent Eight speaks up for Standard Chartered’s regtech
Applying machine learning and NLP to name screening processes.
Case study: DBS – the edge
DBS is shaping up to be a fintech innovator. What projects is it working on?
Hong Kong digital bank Neat nabs tidy $2m funding
Will be used for new features, tools and recruitment.
Credit manager AsiaCollect picks up $4.5m funding
Investment round led by SIG Asia Investments.
Banking Technology July/August 2018 issue out now
Deep minds. For fintech that matters.
China New Era Technology Fund powers up with $15bn
China’s answer to SoftBank’s Vision Fund in Japan.
Axe Finance goes live with Skye and signs up BPI and Al Rahji
Good times for Axe Finance.
Patients are a virtue in pacey Prudential claims process
Paperless and chatbots are the cure in Hong Kong.
Ant Financial turns to Standard Chartered for blockchain payments
Standard Chartered becomes core partner bank.
MYbank plans stellar SME support
Ant Financial brand offers the promised land.
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb victim of $31m heist
Deposits and withdrawals have been subsequently stopped.
