Schroders chatbot is GO in Singapore
Self-learning chatbot for sweet asset management.
Asia Pacific
Daon and Tradelink bring biometric tech to Dah Sing Bank
Dah Sing Bank will leverage Daon’s IdentityX platform to offer both fingerprint and facial authentication.
South Korean crypto exchange Coinrail derailed in hack
30% of the coins have been lost and Bitcoin’s value drops.
Standard Chartered Hong Kong to apply for virtual banking licence
To grab a share of the digital and financial inclusion markets.
Kakao Bank’s chatbot will answer up to 80% of requests
Kakao Bank’s new chatbot hopes to address the increasing customer demands.
Alternative investor DarcMatter and crypto fund #Hashed team up
Alternative investment platform DarcMatter teams with South Korea’s crypto fund #Hashed.
Micro-lending case study: Mynt
Philippines’ largest telco moves into micro-lending space.
SuperCharger’s latest programme raises $14.4m and inks 47 deals
SuperCharger accelerator results in 47 deals after 12 weeks, and a lot of funding.
Ant Financial lands $14bn investment for Alipay’s global march
Both domestic and international investors are participating in the investment round.
India and Singapore sign fintech MoU amidst ongoing joint projects
India and Singapore are making each other eyes when it comes to fintech partnerships.
Banking Technology June 2018 issue out now
A sublime eternal tune to the rhythms of fintech.
OCBC Bank in Singapore’s first instant account opening
You can now open an account with OCBC in Singapore in less than five minutes online.
BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank launch co-developed chatbot for traders
BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank launch chatbot for trading on the HKEX.
Finovate in 2018: a search for fintech’s frontier
Where is the future of fintech?
Instarem buddies up with BeeTech for payments on blockchain
Will use Ripple’s network RippleNet for action in Asia-Pacific and South America.
Ant Financial powers Shanghai Pudong Development Bank’s digital overhaul
Helps with risk management, AI, supply chain finance and biometrics.
China surging in payments technology: lessons for the West
What has driven the explosive growth of Asian paytech from giants such as Ant Financial and Tencent? And what’s next?
Julius Baer live with Temenos wealthtech
Private banking group has completed its migration.
OCBC goes all Touché feely for biometric-based payments
All at the touch of two fingers.
Ant Financial lights up China Everbright Bank’s digital revamp
Overhaul includes cloud platforms and mobile architecture.
Maybank makes a Grab for cashless payments in Malaysia
Bank and ride-hailing service team up.
Tokyo fintech business camp calls for start-ups
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants you.
MUFG and Akamai plan new blockchain payments service
Aim to offer new network from fiscal year 2019.
IBM’s quantum computing crusade calls on Japan
Working with MUFG, Mizuho and more.
DBS jumps on Carousell for mobile payments ride
Invests in classifieds marketplace’s latest fund raising round.
Indonesian B2B fintech start-up readies for launch
Serial entrepreneur plans yet another company.
OCBC Bank unleashes $20m workforce digital programme
$20 million, three years, and 29,000 employees.
Mitsubishi, MUFG and Standard Chartered in payments pilot over RippleNet
First time for a Japanese company to conduct cross-border payments over RippleNet.
VPBank vavooms with new digital credit card
Vietnamese bank’s consumer finance division offers MPlus+.
Jeneration game for fintech with new $800m fund
All right, my loves? Bonus news from Hong Kong-based investor.
Six and the Citi unveil API partnerships in Hong Kong
Covering cards, customers, money movement, onboarding, and pay with points.
Maybank to invest $7.6m in digital upskill of employees
Maybank launches “FutureReady” digital upskilling programme for all employees.
Global Findex 2017: financial inclusion on the rise but gaps remain
Globally, 69% of adults – 3.8 billion people – now have an account at a bank or mobile money provider.
Myawaddy Bank signs for Infosys Finacle core banking tech
This is the second core banking tech deal for Finacle in Myanmar.
Banking Technology May 2018 issue out now
All encompassing. Right place, bright time.
US sanctions impact on Hong Kong fintech
The stakes could not be higher.
Singapore to fast track applications for fintech inventions
Approval can now be granted in as quickly as six months.
CFTE launches AI in Finance online course
Giving financial professionals a good grasp of the emerging tech shaping the industry’s future.
UAE and China to create new “Belt and Road” exchange
It will serve as a key international capital-raising platform for Chinese firms.
Top fintech stories this week – 20 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
